I spent the morning dyeing and decorating eggs with my 33-year-old nephew and sister-in-law in Sofia for Orthodox Easter (which is this weekend). I learned a very cool trick with parsley leaves. You boil the egg in salt water and when it is ready you spread out a parsley leaf on the side of the egg. Then you wrap the egg with an old nylon stocking and secure it with a twisty tie. When you dip the egg in the dye you will get a negative image of the parsley which looks very cool. You let the eggs dry completely and then you cover them with a thin film of oil to make them look shiny. I had so much fun doing this!
