Thursday, March 25, 2010

it's a mutual love affair....

i tried to be good
i tried to be all natural
i tried to dye my eggs with only food and spice items
but
it wasn't great
and
it took forever and made such a mess
~~
okay
the boiled chili powder created a neat color
as did the blueberry juice
but
the boiled spinach
well
the smell of that
made me hungry
~~
so i mixed up the paas with lemon juice
added rubber bands
for pretty lines
dunked just enough to add a bit more color to what i already had
and
ta-da
eggs for easter
of course
then i needed photos
of the finished product
so
the old brownie
{actually it's a kodak duraflex}
came out to play


i had forgotten how much i love that old camera
since
winter obviously put a cramp in our relationship
{honestly it's all my fault...as i kind of forgot about her}
but
things are looking up

i wish you could have been here
to see all the flirting going on
*

29 comments:

deb did it said...

Beth, you are the only person I know who can make dyeing Easter eggs SEXY!! They are beautiful, and oh, how I wish I could have enjoyed a threesome with you and Brownie! Now that is one sexy toy!

Traci said...

Beautiful colors and love the shot of your brownie...sorry I missed the fun! And your lily shot in your previous post is gorgeous!

Kim Mailhot said...

Lovely soft egg colors - like a chicken would choose if she could give her eggs a make over, I think...
Beautiful shots, Brownie and Beth !

slommler said...

Love that camera. I got my hubby a Holga for his birthday and we are going to test drive it soon. LOL! Your eggs are sexy in the photos.
Well done!
Hugs
SueAnn

Elena said...

LMAO!! OK, only you my dearest Beth can make an egg look glamorous. You need to work in advertising...hell, I'd buy the egg. Great shots! Awesome camera!

Scott (AKA Bull Rhino) said...

I might have been embarrassed to see all that flirting. But the eggs are lovely. I love the subtle colors and the images from the old girl (That's the brownie ;) )

Caroline said...

OMG...looove the eggs! Such a delicate color! And the images of the brownie! WOW!

mrs mediocrity said...

Oh so pretty...love the egg colors, and the photos. Can you say brownie envy?
Good for you for trying to go natural, spinach, never thought of that...it must be lunch time, my stomach is growling!

jill said...

lovely!

Marilyn said...

I love the photos your Brownie took, just beautiful. Love the eggs too. I think I will dye my eggs this year with tea. The tea gives soft natural colors.

S. Etole said...

and where was the bunny while all of this was going on ...

TechnoBabe said...

Wow, that old girl can still perform!

Jakki said...

very pretty...i havent died easter eggs in awhile...I might have to do a few myself!

Char said...

what fun. i wish they sold just the shells so i could dye them. because i love egg salad and never get to the dye.

Kim Klassen said...

you are just too good...too much...tooo tooo fabulous!

love all the images.. and of course the words...

♥kim

Dee said...

pretty eggs...love the camera. :)

Marion Williams-Bennett said...

I love that you went to the old, tried and true friends to capture these beautiful results! The paas and the old Brownie, combining to make an amazingly beautiful images.

Renews my faith in the value of our tested tools!

deb said...

I'm in love with these images. Simple. Soft.

and that elastic idea. who knew.

thanks

Barb said...

My Grandson is fascinated with your beautiful eggs - he's 5. Now he'd very much like to try the rubberband trick.

Jennifer said...

your eggs are beautiful. i love them.

Meri said...

Next - Ukrainian eggs. Wax, dye, and a lot of time on your hands will get you spectacular results.

Oliag said...

Just love these soft mellow egg photos Beth...glad you have rediscovered the duraflex toolllthose shots oare beautiful...I especialy love hte last shot though...

drollgirl said...

these are the most lovely eggs i have ever seen! kudos to you, your photography, and your eggs! :)

Barefoot from Heaven said...

Owwwwwww Beth these eggs are turning out wonderful. Love the colors.


But did you take thes pics with the oldy???
Hugs Dagmar

Jeanie said...

These are simply beautiful -- I love the soft colors -- not so garish as Paas! And really, quite a time consuming endeavor (which is why I'll probably use Paas!)

Really, they are QUITE beautiful!

Jenny said...

Ahhh, photos made with film. Imagine?

georgia b. said...

these are all beautiful shots, miss beth!

julochka said...

they look great! but you have to tell more about how you did them!! and did you try onion skins? people always say to try onion skins. they're even more lovely ttv. :-)

Green Girl in Wisconsin said...

Holy cow! We need to dye eggs! thanks for reminding me!!!!