I have recently starting pulling my beets from the garden, as they are ready, and soon will be frozen. While cutting up some of the beets to cook, I couldn't help but notice how they stained my fingers a bright pink color. I realized beet juice would make a good natural paint for paper beads. Recycled paper beads colored with 100% natural beet juice? Sounds good to me!
I decided the best way to extract the juice was to boil the excess beet parts in a small bit of water. It worked like a charm, creating a nice pink color when painted on white paper. I may have to experiment more with this, possibly getting different shades of pink from the beets. I really like how these turned out.
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