Easter Egg Decorating

My favorite new trick  is how to "hard boil" the eggs. I didn't boil them at all but baked them.

Put eggs in a cupcake pan 
Cook at 320 for 30 minutes 
Let eggs cool before moving them to the fridge or decorating . I put them in a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes. The one thing I can't figure out is that when I make them this way there are always some brown specks on some of eggs.  I'm not sure if it is from where the egg touched the pan or something else.

We tried out three different ways of dying the eggs-

Shaving cream - Tie dye eggs  
Fill a pan with white shaving cream 
Add food coloring 
Swirl with a toothpick
Put egg in and cover with mix- Leave for a while - The directions said 3-4 minutes but we kept ours in for at least 10 
Rub off shaving cream with a paper towel
Verdict- the color and design were very light, it was pretty messy but fun. Some of them turned out great but most were too light. 
Oil & Water- Tie dye eggs

Start with a bowl of hot water, enough that it will completely cover the egg 
Add a splash of vinegar

Add several drops of food coloring into the bowl
Then add two tablespoons of oil

Drop the egg into the bowl 
Add a few more drops of food coloring directly onto the egg

Take your second color and drip directly onto the egg

Remove the egg and use a paper towel to pat dry - and then watch as the beautiful pattern emerges
Verdict- We didn't get the super cool tie dye effect that the photo showed. Ours looked pretty much just like we used the regular dye mixture and dipped them in two colors

Rubber band dye for eggs

Wrap rubber bands around the eggs

Leave eggs steeping in dye for a minute (or desired length of time) 

Unwrap band, repeat and begin process again until you have desired effects you are looking for
Verdict- This was our favorite, it was pretty easy and we got some really cool eggs 

Here are some pics- 
Do you have any great tips or fun ways to decorate eggs? We would love to know so leave a comment below.