Eggs 7--Coffee Filter Eggs

Today's eggs are brought to you courtesy of coffee filters. I found a huge sale on coffee filters at the dollar store. I wanted to do a tie dye type of effect by dipping the coffee filters in the dye and then wrapping them around the eggs to dry.

These didn't turn out exactly the way that I expected them but they were a wonderful surprise anyway.

Supplies Needed:
Egg dyes (I used both food coloring and coloring paste)
Cheap Coffee Filters (I found some to be more fibrous than others so use the cheap ones)

Step One:
Fold the coffee filter in a random fashion. There is no rhyme or reason here.
Partially dip the filter in one color. (best if the darker color is used first)
Entirely dip the filter in a second color. (best if a lighter color is used)

Dyed Coffee Filters

Step Two:
Unfold the coffee filter.
Separate the layers of the coffee filter
Place egg inside coffee filter and wrap the filter entirely around the egg
Set aside to dry--I let mine dry overnight

Step Three:
Unwrap the dried egg.
You can leave as is (with a white background)

Optional: Overdye in a color of your choice (I think a vastly contrasting color works best. Run the overdyed egg under water to remove most of the color and hand dry with a paper towel.

Note: If you leave the egg in the color wash too long, the original design will disappear. Therefore, it is better to simply add a basic color wash (i.e., a short time in the dye) and then remove most of the color.

Second Note: Once the coffee filters have dried you can use them in some other crafty paper project. Don't throw them away!

Here are the Coffee Filter Eggs (bottom row) and the Pollack Eggs (top row).