When thinking of Easter, eggs play a very significant role in the thought for me! Sure, yellow chicks, ham dinner, pretty dresses and rabbits are all a part of it, and now that I am an adult, the religious aspect of it is very important to me; however, from childhood until now, eggs have always had an important place in the celebration of Easter. Whether it was begging my mom to purchase the Paas dye decorating kit, or hunting for the colored plastic eggs that the Easter Bunny had hidden, there was something exciting about EGGS!
One of my favorite memories is when I learned the technique of Resist by using a white crayon on a white egg! How mysterious it was to place it in the colored dye and then seeing the word or decoration on the egg after removing it from the cup! It was Magic! I still love doing that around Easter time with my kids!
Besides dying eggs and hunting for them, I challenged myself to come up with some new ways to decorate them this year. Here’s a list of some possibilities, and a look into my crafting window:
• Decoupage
• Paper Mache
• Styrofoam• Wooden Eggs
(All of these are available at your local craft store)
My first attempt was to decoupage paper mache eggs. I used a variety of pastel colored papers and a mess of decoupage glue. I like the look, even though it was a very sticky process. They are textured, yet shiny! I did learn that the smaller the paper is torn, the cuter the egg seemed to turn out.
My second attempt was with Styrofoam eggs. I purchased a bulk package of sequins and a box of tack pins and pinned each sequin onto the eggs. I love the outcome, but it was a little treacherous poking my fingers constantly with the small pins, and very time consuming… thus, I give you only two examples! I like how they are unique and don’t resemble an ordinary Easter egg. I think they would be adorable hanging from a little egg tree to help decorate the house for the holiday.
My third attempt was gluing buttons on the surface of a wooden egg. Not hard to do, and Oh, so cute! This technique was really fun and I love the results! These are my favorite and were a great way to uses up some of the masses of buttons that are part of my embellishments collection!
If you have the patience and the knack, painting on eggs can also be quite nice. The eggs can be made of paper mache, plastic, or wood, and from experience, acrylic paint dries the fastest. I painted several eggs and used some adhesive gems to create a little sparkle. I look at painting as therapeutic, so this is one of my favorite techniques.
What will I do with these lovely differently decorated eggs, you ask? I will fill a lovely basket with them (possibly one that I get from my talented friend,
Kara who does the Nifty Thrifty Blog and made beautiful baskets for her current post) and use them as a table accent at Easter dinner this year! If nothing else, I will stare at them with great delight and take pride in trying new techniques!
Have a Blessed Easter~
Karen (Kabby)