DIY Easter Egg Craft Ideas
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So, a while back, I shared about some really fun, diy Easter eggs using vintage hankies, washi tape and stickers. Because they were so easy to make, I thought I'd do another post on creating more beautiful eggs. This time, I used a variety of unconventional items to create these eggs. Read on to find out how to make them!
Faux Lemon Eggs
What you'll need:
yellow acrylic paint
wooden-handled sponge brush
green felt
hot glue gun
gold paint pen (I used the DecoArt pen and LOVED it!)
Easter eggs (I used the white eggs with the matte finish.)
First, paint the eggs yellow. Set aside to dry, and heat your hot glue gun. (Here's a tip for a drying station....Take an empty paper-towel roll and cut about 1-2" strips. The eggs can sit in each round strip to air dry.) While they're drying, cut small "leaves" with your scissors. Place a tiny dab of hot glue on the top of the egg, and immediately place one of the leaves on top. Repeat this step to add another leaf on top. Once the yellow paint is completely dry, use a black sharpie and draw the eyes and mouth onto the egg. You're done!
Baby's Breath Eggs
What you'll need:
paper mache eggs
white paint pen
baby's breath
hot glue gun
Here's how to do it: First, heat your hot glue gun. Once your glue gun is hot enough, carefully cut about 1" strips of baby's breath off the stems and hot glue the tips onto the top of the paper mache eggs. Last, take your white paint pen and carefully draw the eyes and mouth onto the egg. That's it!
Watercolor Eggs
Here's what you'll need:
watercolor paint
watercolor brush
small cup or bowl of water
white eggs (with a matte finish)
paper towel
Here's how to make them: First, lightly dampen your paint brush and watercolors. Next, paint one color onto one section of your egg. Clean that color off your brush by dipping it in the cup of water. Press the brush onto your paper towel to soak up the excess water. Next, paint another color onto another section of the egg. As you paint, these colors will slightly bleed into each other, but that's a-okay. And that's the beauty of watercolors! You'll definitely want to let them air-dry. (For an easy idea on air-drying eggs, check out the "diy lemon eggs" above.) ;) After you've painted your eggs, before they're dry, they'll look like a mess. But trust me....once they're completely dry, these painted eggs will look absolutely beautiful!
Faux Concrete Eggs
Here's what you'll need:
2 wooden-handled sponge brushes
black chalk paint
white chalk paint (I used the DecoArt Americana brand for both of these chalk paints, and I LOVE them!)
dry paper towel
plastic eggs (matte finish)
I've played with the faux concrete method recently, such as in these diy concrete pots, and I've really loved how great they look! And this method is super easy to do!
Here's what to do: First, using your sponge brush, paint a thin layer of black paint onto your egg, one section at a time. Immediately after, grab your paper towel and briskly wipe off some of your black paint. Continue to repeat this process until you've gone around the entire egg. Next, brush a thin layer of white paint onto your egg, one section at a time and over the entire egg. Immediately after, briskly wipe off sections of the white paint. That's it! You'll have these beautiful, faux concrete eggs in no time!
DIY, Floral Napkin Eggs
Here's what you'll need:
pretty, floral napkins
DecoArt mod podge in the matte finish
wooden-handled sponge brush
scissors
plastic eggs (in the matte finish)
paper plate
These eggs are beautiful and so easy to make! First, start cutting out the floral pattern out of your favorite napkins. Next, pour about a quarter-sized amount of mod podge onto a paper plate. Using your sponge brush, paint some mod podge onto your egg. Immediately after, place your floral piece onto your mod-podged egg. Repeat this process until you've covered the egg to your liking. Once you've finished decorating the egg with florals, brush a thin layer of mod podge around the egg to seal it. That's it! See how easy that was?!
Gold-Painted, Metallic Eggs
Here's what you'll need:
DecoArt Glass Paint Marker
plastic eggs (matte finish)
Y'all! I absolutely LOVE this gold paint pen!! It leaves a shiny finish and goes on so easily! Another thing...you can also use this pen if you'd like to permanently write onto a mug, for example. I have heard that a lot of those Pinterest projects don't work using a sharpie, but I've also heard that this pen is the answer! Okay...onto the DIY eggs. ;) I painted some geometric shapes on one egg, a cross on another, and "hello" on the other. You'll definitely want to follow the directions on the pen's packaging before you get started, but I was very pleased with how they turned out!
So there you have it. Six different DIY Easter eggs for you to make with family and/or friends. Which one's your favorite? I'd love to hear about it! Comment below, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It always makes my day to hear from my sweet readers! Have a wonderful day!
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