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Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality

Ruby Reason

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1. I'll share this idea with my daughter, I've done some natural dyes before but mostly on cloth.

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:37 AM

Mar 2012

Since I'm not the Pagan in the house, my daughter is, could you give me a brief explanation of Ostara. Is it the predecessor to Easter? Unrelated? And does it have a specific date or dates that it is observed?

By the way, I've never tried poking a hole in the shells before boiling, but if you salt the water then the egg does not escape through the cracks (resulting in egg soup). But we have found that the cracked shells will often let in the dye and leave a very pretty pattern on the egg itself!

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How To Use Natural Dyes to Color Your Ostara Eggs [View all] icymist Mar 2012 OP

I'll share this idea with my daughter, I've done some natural dyes before but mostly on cloth. Ruby Reason Mar 2012 #1

Hi Dear Heart, Here you go: icymist Mar 2012 #2

Thanks you. Ruby Reason Mar 2012 #3