Add a twist to your Easter festivities by making these Marbled Easter Eggs using food coloring, oil, and water. It’s a unique way to color Easter eggs and a great way to bring out your crafty side!

Creating Beautiful Marbled Easter Eggs Using Oil – A Step-By-Step Guide

Are you ready to create Easter egg magic?! Just follow the steps and tips below to make fabulous marbled Easter eggs.

Step 1: Prepare the Supplies You Need for Making Marbled Easter Eggs

Here’s a list of egg decorating things you’ll need to create your own DIY marble dyed eggs.

• Boiled Eggs, warm or room temperature
• Boiling water – enough to create at least 1/2″ depth per bowl/container
• Cooking oil – vegetable oil, canola oil, olive oil, etc…
• White vinegar
• Food Coloring – basic McCormick food coloring works great
• Small bowls – one for each color
• Measuring spoons/cups
• Paper towels
• Mixing spoons
• Optional – small paint brushes
• Optional – gloves

Step 2: Learn the Basic Technique of Making Marbled Easter Eggs with Oil

Before I get to the steps of marbling the eggs, here are a few tips and techniques to ensure the best marble patterned Easter egg results:

• Any type of cooking oil can be used – vegetable oil, avocado oil, and olive oil and all worked the same.
• Regular food dye or gel dye can be used. For gel dye, make sure to dissolve it completely before coloring the eggs.
• Your bowl must be only full of enough boiling water that when an egg is set in it, the water only covers about a third of it. This is an important step to ensure the best marbling result.
• Make sure to agitate the dyed water and oil before placing the egg into it.
• Don’t let the egg sit in the dyed water and oil mixture. Keep the egg moving with a spoon and immediately remove and pat dry. Letting the egg sit in the colored water will allow the dye to deposit on the entire egg and it will become one solid color.
• Lighter food coloring may need up to 20 or more drops or color, while dark colors may only need 10-15 drops.
• Brown eggs can be used, but the marbling won’t be as intense.

Step 3: How to Marble Eggs

Now that the basics are out of the way, let’s get to the ‘how to’ of marbling Easter eggs!

First, add 1/2 cup of boiling water to a small bowl, along with 10-20 drops of food coloring, 1 1/2 tsp. vinegar, and 1 T. of oil. Make sure to add another tablespoon of oil to a separate small bowl to paint onto the eggs. Set these aside.

Next, randomly swirl oil onto the egg with a paintbrush or use your finger, making sure not to cover the entire egg with oil. This is an important step to create a barrier from the dye and will help ensure a nice marbled look.

Next, and another important step in making marbled Easter eggs is to agitate the dye mixture BEFORE swirling the egg in it. There should be lots of small globs of oil floating on the surface of the dye mixture.

Then, quickly swirl the egg in the mixture, making sure to CONSTANTLY move it around. DO NOT let the egg sit or it will become one solid color. Dying the egg will only take 2-3 seconds. If the egg is left in too long, it will become one solid color.

Finally, when the marbling appears, take the egg out and pat dry with a paper towel. Repeat these steps for all the remaining eggs you want to color.

Experiment and Create Different Patterns & Designs on Your Marbled Easter

• marble egg in a light color, wipe it dry, add oil to the outside again, and roll it in a darker color. This will create a unqiue and layered marbled look.
• Create a solid and marbled egg by following the marbling instructions, but let one side sit in the dye for a few minutes.

I hope you have fun dying eggs this Easter – Marbled Style!