What you will need is:
- Boiled or blown eggs
- Multi colored crayons
- Grater
- A large pot or jar
- Clear acrylic spray paint
Marbleize Eggs Using Crayons
Chose different shades of one color and grate the crayons onto a piece of paper or a plate. You can combine different colors, but the result does not look as professional as mixing shades of one color.
Heat a pot of water to almost boiling point. The water should be hot enough to melt the crayons.
Pour the water in a shallow container, drop the grated crayons in the hot water and allow them to almost melt.
Drop an egg into the container and gently stir it. As the colored water swirls around the egg you will see the marbleized pattern beginning to take shape.
Scoop the egg out of the water and allow it to dry.
Once the egg is dry polish it with a soft cloth.
Brush on a clear coating of acrylic to preserve the design.
Marbleize Eggs using Food Coloring
What you will need is:
- Boiled or blown eggs
- Food coloring
- Vegetable oil
Fill a pot or bowl with vegetable oil.
Put a few colors of food coloring in the oil.
Use a knife or orangewood stick to draw patterns in the drops of floating food coloring. Be gentle, you don’t want to overdo do it. By over stirring the colors the oil will become muddy.
Lower the egg in the bowl and gently swirl it. The dye will attach itself to the egg in an uneven pattern creating that marbleized effect.
Scoop the egg out and let it dry before painting it with clear acrylic cover.
Marbleized eggs can be presented on a paper or lace doily on a serving platter, a glass jar or on a bed of straw. You can even place the marbleized eggs back in the egg tray the came in. The tray can be decorated with straw, moss, or pieces of a cut up doily.
Please note that working with boiled eggs is easier than handling blown eggs. Even though blown eggs have a longer life span, they are a lot more fragile than boiled eggs.