-Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
Meg Beshey, museum assistant at the Blanden Art Museum in Fort Dodge uses acrylic paint to decorate an Easter egg. -Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
Easter eggs can be decorated in a variety of ways including with melted wax, a flame, paint, glue and more. The hand painted eggs in the center bowl are from Portugal and were a gift from Meg Beshey’s father to her mother. -Submitted photo
Boiling red onion skins and red vinegar was supposed to make for a red tint to an Easter egg. In this case, Meg Beshey said changed the eggs to a green color with a marble look.