Dying Easter Eggs with Onion Skins

Several years ago, I picked up a pamphlet on dying Easter eggs with natural dyes; beets, blueberries, turmeric, etc.  I tried a variety of ways, but came up worth one that I lOve and its the only one I continue to this day.  For several weeks of Lent, leading up to Easter, I save my onion skins in a bag.  Then on Good Friday, I use them to dye the eggs into a beautiful marbled eggs.  All you need is a little cheese cloth and a few rubber bands. 
Take a raw egg and wrap the onion skins around it (this is trickier than it sounds).  I usually have to piece several onion skins around the egg, but I get the entire egg covered.  Then wrap the cheesecloth around it and place several rubber bands around the egg.  Frequently, I adjust the skins & sometimes the cloth when I'm doing this.  Place the eggs into a pot with cold water & bring to a boil.  Once it boils, remove the pot from the heat source and let it stand 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes, remove the wrapping and the onion skins from the egg.  Once dry, rub a small amount of olive oil on the eggs to create a sheen.  You'll be amazed at how simple and beautiful these marblized eggs are.  I read that this was a technique that was from years ago, but when I asked my parents if their mothers used onion skins, they said no.  Regardless, it's a beautiful way to dye Easter eggs.