![]() So now I skip the cooking-and-cooling prep work and dip raw eggs into the dye bath instead. The fact is, raw eggs take dye just as well as hard-boiled eggs do. And I don’t love the idea from a salmonella perspective, either. There are a few hacks out there, but it’s impossible not to feel lightheaded or winded after a few strong puffs. But, as many pysanky-makers would agree, blowing out an egg is really hard! You have to pierce the shell on the top and make a small hole on the bottom using a safety pin, and then put your mouth on the top and literally blow the insides out of the bottom pinhole. First, I tried blown-out eggs-a centuries-old technique used to preserve decorated eggs that gained an even larger audience as a hard-boiled alternative in the DIY world. When I opened my carton-packed fridge while working on my first Easter story, I knew I had to find an easier method than boiling 120 eggs before dyeing them. The raw eggs come out with the same beautiful colors but none of the unsightly cracks that are often a byproduct of boiling the eggs. Decorating so many eggs over the years has definitely taught me a trick or two, but this tip was born out of necessity and has become my favorite waste-reducing time-saver: You don’t actually need to hard-boil your Easter eggs. ![]() When I’m testing different dye techniques or experimenting with color palettes, dyeing a dozen eggs goes really fast. So even though most people grab a dozen eggs to dye at Easter, I’m used to filling my basket with 10 dozen or so-and that’s just on my first trip. I quickly learned that practice makes perfect-since very few projects go smoothly or look camera-ready on the first try. I’ve spent the majority of the past 15 years creating budget-friendly DIY projects, pinnable entertaining ideas, and holiday-themed crafts that have been featured on your favorite magazine covers and morning shows.
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