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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Use what you have Easter craft!



A few days ago I felt very inspired to make some decoupage Easter eggs. I ran around like a chicken with her head cut off (no pun intended) gathering eggs, paper, modge podge, trim and sat down to start my little masterpieces. I quickly found that modge podge does NOT stick to Styrofoam eggs. Bummer.

Thankfully, CVS had an enormous supply of those plastic eggs you can put treats in so I snagged some of those for 50% off and got to work!

I found scrap book sheets at Michael's I loved so much I purchased them to make these eggs but the really fun thing is that you can use virtually any sort of paper you like. So grab some plastic eggs and get gluing!

Here is what you need:

ModgePodge Glue (I recommend glossy unless you have a gloss medium you can put on after using the matte)
Gloss medium if using matte glue
Craft paint brush
Pretty Paper (try old letters, magazines (Anthro catalogues are GREAT for this), left over scrap book paper, wrapping paper.)
Fabric trim or ribbon
Small plastic Easter eggs
Stickers, acrylic paint, gems, and/or any ephemera that inspires you!
Glue gun


Steps:

1. Mix a little Modge Podge with a little water. The consistency should be like half and half.
2. Rip paper into dime, nickle and Quarter size shreds and lay strips in water/glue mixture.
3. Start pressing the largest glue soaked paper pieces around the center seam of the plastic egg (where the egg would break apart if you were to put a treat inside)
4. Gradually introduce smaller and smaller pieces of paper layering towards each end of the egg. Use the smallest pieces at the rounded "tips".
5. Allow to dry pressing down wrinkled areas intermittently. Paint on your gloss medium if you used matte glue and want a glossy finish.
6. Once dry, starting at one end of the egg glue ribbon or trim around the egg lengthwise.
7. Apply gems, flowers, ephemera, painted acrylic designs.

Tips:

*If you don't want to go to the craft store, dig through your closets and use what you can find. Buttons, old jewelry, fabric samples, and yarn could all be used to embellished these beauties.
* To give a little consistency to your eclectic collection stick to a color scheme or repeated motif. I chose scrapbook papers in similar tones with vintagy images on them. My trim was all selected from the dollar section of the craft store. Even though all my eggs are different they do have some commonality to tie them together as a group.
*Consider placing one at each place setting at your Easter brunch! Or set up a craft table with these supplies and avoid awkward conversations with relatives! No one can ask you when you are getting married or when you are going to have a baby if they are too busy crafting!
*Fill with jingle bells, sand or beans before covering to create a fun, musical, easter basket filler for kids (and fun adults).
*Part of the "charm" of this project is that it doesn't have to be perfect! Allow yourself room for the grace of creativity and your own intuition and your final product will be beautiful and unique!

6 comments:

  1. Love this craft! Thanks for sharing, and have a blessed Easter! :)

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  2. I haven't decorated eggs in a while. My boys are grown but I love the idea of using what you have. Thanks and I hope you had a wonderful Easter.
    Chic Modern Vintage

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  3. Those are so cute!!!!
    I'll have to give them a whirl next easter:):)ps...i'm having a little give-away on my blog! Stop on over if you have a minute:)

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  4. I spied your pretty pistachio mixer in this fun kitchen and thought I'd share it with you:

    http://blog.urbangrace.com/2011/kitchen-intervention-2/

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  5. Where are the photos of your beautiful Dining Room??? :)

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  6. Hey Lindsay, be sure to enter my Shabby Apple dress giveaway! :)

    http://lovelylittlenest.blogspot.com/

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