每年到了四月，住在西方国家的小朋友总是有吃不完的兔子巧克力跟水煮蛋，因为 Easter 复活节到了！复活节原本是纪念耶稣基督的复活日，但后来民间纪念复活节的习俗却不完全源自于基督教，而为什幺是「兔子」？wiki 上说兔子表示多产，彩蛋代表兔子的蛋 (兔子是胎生ㄟ)，象徵新生命，风俗嘛，无需太严肃探究合理性，就像我们吃汤圆、粽子、月饼，也都有其典故所在。非常感谢巴西辣妈 whosjaja 跟我们分享她详细的製作过程，虽然台湾很少有人过复活节，但天天有人买茶叶蛋吃，所以复活节彩蛋的製作创意，咱们也很适用的喔！

whosjaja: get ready, the totally organic dye project for last minute crafters. i hope you are ready with the preparations, you will need:
-white eggs (raw) 生鸡蛋
-an old pair of tights 一双旧丝袜 (要乾净的喔)
-onion peels 洋葱皮 (或是茶叶蛋滷包)
-herbs or mini plants, leaves 具特色外观的叶子
- strong yarn 强韧的纱线
- a needle 一根针


whosjaja: first put all the herbs (little leaves, flower, plants) in a bowl with cold water, also all the onion peels in another bowl with cold water, leave the peels there soaking. 叶子跟洋葱皮都先浸泡在冷水中。


whosjaja: take one leaf or plant out of the water and lay it with the face side on the egg, it will stick on egg because it's wet. 前叶面水分较多，才能有效贴紧蛋壳。


whosjaja: cut a piece of tights and pull it over the leaf around the egg stretching carefully the tights. 放慢动作将丝袜紧紧包覆着整颗蛋表面。


whosjaja: and tie it on backside with a strong yarn. 结尾处再以纱线绑紧。


whosjaja: use the needle to straighten the plants if necessary. 过程中如果叶子被丝袜压挤到，再用针慢慢挑出完整的叶形。


whosjaja: do the same with all eggs. 有点费工喔，不妨找几位亲友一起加入，速度会更快。


whosjaja: transfer the peels and the already colored onion water in a pot and carefully add the eggs into this mix. let all this cook for about 10 minutes. 洋葱皮在此主要是染色功能，你也可以用茶叶蛋滷包，煮个 10 分钟，蛋壳变色就差不多了！因为今天不是要教大家如何滷茶叶蛋，而是要分大家分享如何在蛋壳上滷出创意，所以 10分钟差不多，滷太久叶子会烂掉，造型会出不来喔。


whosjaja: under cold water cut the tights and take off the plants from the eggs. aaaand - surprise! 有没有看到色差呢？


whosjaja: it looks so pretty, especially where the filigrane delicate plants were. 很漂亮吧！蛋壳上呈现出优雅的植物浮水印，还真有点捨不得吃它呢。


whosjaja: if you like it glossy, you can grease them with a little butter while they are still hot. 如果你想让它们看起来更油油亮亮更美味，记得趁热时涂些奶油喔。


whosjaja: arrange them in a bowl or basket. 摆盘很重要喔，拜託大家找块好看的餐垫，都花时间 DIY 了，再垫报纸整个就没 feel 啦。


whosjaja: i used my special palm leaf and moss, but it looks pretty with other natural elements like straw or grass too. 这幺具有南洋风的餐盘要去哪买？其实这是风乾后的棕榈叶喔，一切取自天然，这也是乡村风的精神喔。


whosjaja: happy easter! 复活节快乐！


无论现在是不是复活节，这招都很适用，其实生活中加点巧思，真的很简单，也不用花大钱，咱们就可以轻鬆享受居家生活的乐趣啰！