eco dyed easter eggs

the incredible, edible egg... why mess it up with synthetic colorants! this year i went eco + dyed our eggs naturally. mother nature gave us such beautiful colors to choose from. with the help of this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SinJ8t4YoUk here's how i did it:

- hard boiled white free range eggs 

- white vinegar {2 tablespoons for every quart of water}

- egg cartons for drying

- added paper embellishments with tiny dots of glue

- natural egg dyes 

red - beets or cranberry juice produce a dark reddish hue

pink - frozen cherries produce a very light pink

yellow - 3 tablespoons of tumeric produce yellow

green - spinach leaves produce an earthy green

blue - a head of red cabbage creates blue