Message from Maggie:  I brainstormed on the perfect easter place setting.  I decided to kill two birds with one stone and use the ombre easter eggs I’ve been dreaming of as place cards and use this opportunity to tell you about the vintage forks we used as place card holders at my wedding.

Ingredients:

• Eggs
• Easter egg dye kit
• Alphabet stamp kit
• Stamp ink
• Vintage forks (Note:  I got most of mine at thrift shops)
• Pliers

Instructions:  

1. Place eggs in a large pan.
2. Cover them with cool water by 1 inch.
3. Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat.
4. Let sit 12 minutes.
5. Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking.
6. Let cool completely.
7. Prepare Easter egg dyes by following package instructions.
8. Place an entire egg into dye and hold for around 30 seconds and remove.
9. Place 2/3 of the egg into dye and hold for around 1 minute and remove.
10. Place 1/3 of the darker end of the egg and hold for 1 minute and 30 seconds and remove.
11. Let eggs completely dry in their container.
12. Place first initial of a name in the ink and stamp the dyed egg.
13. Using a pliers, bend the two center tines backwards.
14. Using a pliers, bend the bottom of the outside tins upwards.
15. Place forks on table in back of each place setting and place egg on the bent forks.

Cost:  

This project was cheap!

• My sweet dad bent about 200 forks for my wedding to serve as place card holders so I had these, but you can find them at the thrift for about 25 cents a fork.
• For about $4 you can get two dozen eggs
• For about $4 you can get a dye kit

Instructions:

1. Place eggs in a large pan.
2. Cover them with cool water by 1 inch.
3. Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat.
4. Let sit 12 minutes.
5. Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking.
6. Let cool completely.
7. Prepare Easter egg dyes by following package instructions.
8. Place an entire egg into dye and hold for around 30 seconds and remove.
9. Place 2/3 of the egg into dye and hold for around 1 minute and remove.
10. Place 1/3 of the darker end of the egg and hold for 1 minute and 30 seconds and remove.
11. Let eggs completely dry in their container.
12. Place first initial of a name in the ink and stamp the dyed egg.
13. Using a pliers, bend the two center tines backwards.
14. Using a pliers, bend the bottom of the outside tins upwards.
15. Place forks on table in back of each place setting and place egg on the bent forks.