34 cent bag of small plastic Easter eggs, one challenge. Find 10 different ways to decorate them using only what you have in your house. You got it!!
I got a little carried away and technically there are 11 ways!
Starting tip:Paint your eggs open in half so you can put them on your finger to paint and they can sit on the ring to dry.
Nest tip: Get creative using scraps of paper, burlap, or twine and items that you already have sitting around.
1. Let’s start simple with an Antiqued White Egg. Pull out your craft paint and give it a couple coats of vanilla. Let each coat dry. Take your sponge brush still wet with vanilla and dip it into tan. Dob it around to get on your paper to get excess paint off and then dab around the surface of the egg. Once there are spots of tan covering the surface, Use the flat side of the brush to give the egg the texture of a real eggshell. Just press it lightly against the entire surface of the egg a bit at a time.
3. Paint Speckled Robin Eggs-Paint two coats of muted colors like cream, light blue and tan with a sponge brush. Use a paint brush or toothbrush to splatter paint uneven speckles in an opposite color.
Place small glue dots (the ones you buy at the craft store) all around your egg then dip them in glitter.
7. Sequin Covered Egg-Wrap a strand of sequins around your egg hot gluing as you go.
Well that was one Saturday filled with some Easter “eggs”citement! Anyone need some eggs? 😉
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Steph says
umm… seriously… way cute idea. I have NEVER seen anyone decorate plastic eggs. You are a serious genius.
Jen says
Hmm. My favorite would have to be the twine and the sequens. Awesome post!
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
Mod Podge Amy says
AWESOME ideas!
Amanda K says
Those all turned out so great! I will have to try and make a few – but considering that Easter is in 5 days – maybe they will be next years decoration!
Sorry about Sunday again. I feel badly that we missed dinner and then we didn’t even come and get any – it sounded so yummy but I was so sick from traveling and Quinn has an awful ear infection from some strange virus – so it is probably better that we holed up in our home for the past couple days!
Sharon@KeenInspirations says
So many eggs…so little time! 🙂 I found many ways that I wanted to try decorating plastic eggs but haven’t really had time to get past the ones I painted antique white. Maybe next year…Yours turned out cute! My favorites are the speckled ones.
Julie Bagamary says
Great tips. I decopaged one with old postage stamps then varnished over it.
michelle@somedaycrafts says
I love these ideas! We featured you over at Someday Crafts, come on over and grab a button!!