How Do You Make Speckled Easter Eggs?
It is a lot of fun to make speckled Easter eggs. This variation on colored Easter eggs results in beautifully decorated eggs, but the process is very messy. Follow these easy steps to speckle contrasting colors on dyed or natural hard-boiled eggs for Easter. Hard boil the eggs as you would for your regular Easter eggs. Decide whether to color the eggs. Speckled Easter eggs are attractive in their natural color, but are also very pretty if you dye them and speckle the eggs in a contrasting color. Cover your work surface with newspaper. It’s a good idea to cover yourself too. Place Easter egg dye or paint into small containers such as cut off paper cups. Dip an old toothbrush into the Easter egg dye, food coloring or paint. It’s best to use a color that contrasts with the egg color. Use your thumb or finger and run it over the top of the toothbrush bristles. This will splatter the dye or paint onto the eggs in small droplets of color. Wash the toothbrush, or use a different old toothbrus
