These pretty swirled patterns are made by passing an egg through a bath of enamel paint suspended in water. The process is easy and the pleasantly unpredictable results are always a surprise.
• If you wish, paint the eggs before marbleizing them; be sure to let them dry before dipping them in the marbleizing bath.
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
1. Decide the color or combinations you want to use—you may use one or more colors of paint for each marbling bath.
Step 2
2. For each bath, fill a roasting pan with about 4 inches of water. Put on the rubber gloves. Add about 1 teaspoon of each color paint in the chosen combination. Swirl the end of a skewer through the paint.
Step 3
3. Place an egg on the end of a skewer. Swirl it around through the paint and water. When the paint has adhered to the egg in a marbled pattern, remove the egg from the skewer to an egg carton and let it dry.
Step 4
4. Repeat this process for each egg, using the different color marbleizing baths as you wish.
Step 5
5. To dispose of paint responsibly, pour each bath slowly through a coffee filter, letting the water drain down the sink and capturing the paint. Throw away the paint.
