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If you are looking to do something a little different this year with your Easter eggs, how about trying natural dyes?  Here are a few colors you can get from Batter Homes & Gardens:

Pink

1 cup pickled beet juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar

Lavender

1 cup grape juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar

Brown

1 cup strong coffee and 1 tablespoon vinegar

Blue

Cut 1/4 head of red cabbage into chunks. Add cabbage to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 tablespoons vinegar. Let cool to room temperature. Remove cabbage with a slotted spoon.

Bluish-Gray

Mix 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 cup water. Bring to room temperature. Remove blueberries.

Dark Pink

Cut 1 medium beet into chunks. Add beet to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 tablespoons vinegar. Let cool to room temperature. Remove beets.

Yellow

Remove the peel from 1 orange. Add peel to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 tablespoons vinegar. Let cool to room temperature. Removeorange peel.

Note:  For the darkest colors let them sit in the dye in the fridge over night.