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The Magic of the Easter Egg

The magical Easter Egg has become a universal symbol of Easter and thus the popular Easter Egg hunts that are held all around the world!

This unique oval shaped egg takes the stage every Easter as young and old alike drag out the utensils to began the annual project of decorating their Easter Eggs!

The "EGG" has been decorated in every way imaginable!  It has been dyed, colored, painted and adorned in every way humanly possible to create the most beautiful Easter Egg of all!

And yes there are even contests to determine who has managed to create the winning Egg! 

Some like to just grab the Egg Decorating kit from the local discount store and get the job overwith quickly...ahhh...but others go to great pains to come up with the most unique offering of the season.

Egg decorating is actually considered by some to be an art form and adorn their eggs with jewels, braids and other beautiful objects.  And don't forget the famous Faberge eggs that were designed by Peter Carl Faberge in the 1800's!  Now that is certainly an example of turning an egg into gold!

But whatever your delight is in the decorating of Easter Eggs it is always a joy to hear the laughter and join in the festivities as the bright eyed happy children dressed in their Easter frocks and fancy pants run to find the eggs with high hopes of finding the always sought after "Golden Egg"!

The Magic of the Easter Egg

If you are tired of the same old primary colors for your Easter eggs and want to get a bit creative here is a color chart to help you make a wide variety of colors to dye Easter eggs.

Following the instruction on the chart below to mix each color. Mix the number of drops of each food coloring with about 2 - 4 ounces of vinegar for dipping.

EASTER EGG COLORING CHART

Lime - 24 yellow, 4 green
Purple - 15 blue, 5 red
Cantaloupe - 24 yellow, 2 red
Jade - 17 green, 3 blue
Plum - 10 red, 4 blue
Spearmint - 12 green, 6 yellow, 2 blue
Raspberry - 14 red, 6 blue
Maize - 24 yellow, 1 red
Watermelon - 25 red, 2 blue
Teal - 15 green, 5 blue
Grape - 17 blue, 3 red
Fuchsia - 18 red, 2 blue
Orange Sunset - 17 yellow, 3 red
Jungle Green - 14 green, 6 yellow

 

                     May each and every one enjoy a Happy and Blessed Easter with your loved ones!

Debbie Hutchins Realtor Re/Max First choice

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Debbie Hutchins a Certified Residential Specialist has been a licensed Realtor since 1987 Serving the Greater Birmingham Area and specializing in Shelby County Debbie is available to assist you with your real estate needs.  We hope you have enjoyed reading and hope you will come back!  You may also subscribe to "debs doodles" and have it delivered to your email! And as always, you are welcome to search the MLS through Debbies Re/Max website.    All phone calls are welcome!    You can reach Debbie via her cell phone at 205-368-2474

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Comments(7)

Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Debbie,

Very informative post.   I would even say Egg-xcellent!   Happy Easter!

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Apr 11, 2009 09:53 AM
Laura Gray
RE/MAX Realty Group - Gaithersburg, MD

Debbie - If only I could figure out how to get the colors to dry before the eggs get eaten !!

Apr 11, 2009 01:24 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Well Debbie I am printing this out and putting it away for safe keeping in my box of "how to's".  My children have out grown the Easter Egg era of their lives and hopefully I still have some years before there will be grand babies, but when that happens I'm going to hide beautifully colored eggs for them thanks to you.  This year... there will just be plain ole' deviled eggs.

Apr 11, 2009 02:49 PM
Debbie Hutchins
Birmingham, AL

Hi Gerry! - Ha Ha sounds like a passing grade to me!  I wish you a Happy Easter also!  Do you hide Easter eggs up there in the snow?

Laura - I know!  There is nothing like good ole boiled eggs sprinkled with a little salt and who can resist whipping up a nice bowl of egg salad when the hunt is over!

Tammy - I am with you girlfriend!  I have my heart set on some of those grandchildren to enjoy the fun of the holidays with!  Spoil em and then give em back!  That is my motto....but in the meantime I will just enjoy a nice Easter Brunch at the local restaurant and let them make the deviled eggs!  Happy Easter!

Apr 11, 2009 03:58 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

It is so much fun to color easter eggs.  Now, I know how to get all the colors I want.  I hope you have a pleasant day and thanks for the tips.

Apr 12, 2009 01:30 AM
Liz Loadholt
Liz Loadholt- AgentOwned Realty- Covering SC - Mount Pleasant, SC
Realtor--Broker-in-charge - Trainer--Relocation Director Covering SC

Debbie --- thanks for sharing  --- I love to die Easter Eggs with Eliza (granddaughter) and neighbor's children. We all die them together and then we have Easter Egg Hunts.  This time, the children decided that they should hid the eggs and Nana hunt them.  We had a great time.

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Apr 12, 2009 07:12 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Hi Debbie!  I hope you have had a wonderful Easter and found lots of eggs!

Apr 12, 2009 11:42 AM