If you look forward to dyeing eggs every Easter, but like to avoid chemicals too, try these simple dyes made from food items. We used white eggs, but you can use brown, too. Just keep in mind that the colors will be darker and perhaps brighter.
DIY Holiday Gift: Homemade Grenadine
Here's something you may not already know (and if you did, please excuse our ignorance): real grenadine is made from pomegranates. Not fake cherries! Who knew?! Ok, maybe you did. Now, the grenadine you're probably used to- the thick, bright red, syrupy stuff that Shirley Temples are made of, is full of ingredients that sound more like a chemistry experiment than a sweet addition to a cocktail.