Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Collect the onion skins

Every year in January I start collecting onion skins.


The reason I am doing it is that by Easter time I will have collected enough onion skins to use them for decorating Easter Eggs. The method I use is an old Polish folk method of decorating the eggs using hot wax and dying them using boiled onion skins. The decorated eggs look stunning on Easter table and can be eaten eventually.

I will explain the method in full detail in the end of March / beginning of April. If you would like to have a go at it, start collecting the onion skins now.

Happy collecting :)
Yolanta
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Posted by Yolanta at 07:32
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  1. Singoalla12 January 2011 at 11:29

    Hi Yolanta,
    I will start to collect already, allthough
    I think I will get too much as I use a lot when I cook.I love Easter decoration and looking foreward already to start.
    By the way, where did you learn to make granny squares. I tried this summer but did not succeed at all.....
    Love,
    Elisabet

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  2. Yolanta12 January 2011 at 15:46

    Hi Elisabet.
    I use a lot onions when cooking too. If you collect a lot of the onion skins you can make the dye which is very dark red color.

    I didn't know it was called granny squares. I learned to do them so long ago that I don't remember who taught me.. When I finish my bedspread I will post exact instructions how to do it and explain how to do granny squares.

    In the meantime, I guess you could find this information in a book. For example "Crochet inspiration" by Sasha Kagan is a very good book.

    Love to you
    Yolanta

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  3. Singoalla13 January 2011 at 13:44

    Hi thank you for crochet information.I think I will give it a try again next summer. It´s so pretty.

    Also want to thank you for your comment in my blogg and putting it in your happy to make group. Maybe more people will find my now!!

    love,
    Elisabet

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  4. lakshmi14 January 2011 at 05:25

    This is amazing! I suddenly realize, I am going to learn neat things through this group!

    Thanks, Yola!
    <3

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  5. Yolanta14 January 2011 at 05:27

    I certainly hope so Lakshmi :))

    Love
    Yolanta

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  6. Singoalla20 January 2011 at 12:25

    Hi Yolanta , I saw this and thought of you. It´s pretty, isn´t it?

    http://foothillhomecompanion.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-i-did-last-weekend.html
    love from
    Elisabet

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  7. Yolanta21 January 2011 at 10:09

    Thanks Elisabet!

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  8. Singoalla22 January 2011 at 11:53

    Hello Yolanta, I have thought and tried to put a translator to my blog , but I was not capable....I think I will try again as I now have readers from abroad. In my latest entry in my blog i have a giveaway. It´s to attract more people to the blog by giving something if they leave a comment and become a follower. Then later i will draw ramdomly a winner. Participate if you want!!!

    Have a nice weekend!!

    Love
    Elisabet

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