Better late than never I suppose! I was really pushing it this year to get the childrens keepsake
Easter eggs decorated in time for Easter! It is a family tradition each year that I make some sort of
keepsake eggs for them. The children look forward to them and each year they bring out their past years eggs to display. Each year I gift them a new
Easter egg to add to their collection. Eggs from the past years have included hand
sequinned eggs and also
hand painted eggs. This year I opted for a quick way to decorate the eggs since I was so pressed for time.
Here is a
DIY egg decorating tutorial for decorating your own eggs and a list of supplies that I used, but use your imagination and choose what you like!
Large Wooden
Ostrich Eggs with Flat Bottom
Folk Art Acrylic Paint
Martha Stewart Glitter Paint
Jolee's Butterfly Stickers
Collage Pauge Matte Finish
E6000 Glue
Recollections Adhesive Faux Pearls Flat Back
Crystal Clear Glitter
Krylon Glitter Blast Sealer
Sandpaper
Foam Sponge Brush
Sand the eggs with sandpaper to ensure a smooth painting surface. Paint the eggs using a foam sponge brush applying a couple of coats of the
Folk Art acrylic paint until complete coverage has been achieved. Allow paint to dry between coats and sand slightly between coats for a smooth surface. Next I painted surface with the
Martha Stewart Glitter Paint to add a bit of glittered shimmer. Allow to dry thoroughly.
If your stickers have any mounting tape adhesive on the back remove them so that your stickers will lie flat on the eggs. Apply a small amount of
Collage Pauge to the eggs wherever you would like to place the Jolee's stickers and also apply a small amount of Collage Pauge to the back of the sticker and apply the sticker to the egg. Press the sticker firmly onto the egg. This may take a while to get the sticker to adhere. Once adhered to the egg, apply several coats Collage Pauge over the stickers allowing to dry between coats.
During the final coat of the
Collage Pauge and while the egg is still wet with the decoupage medium sprinkle the crystal clear gitter over the egg covering the entire surface. Be careful in handling the egg taking care to not remove the glitter during handling. If some does get removed allow the egg to dry and reapply more decoupage glue and more glitter on the places that have lost the glitter through handling. Allow to dry overnight. Seal with several coats of
Krylon Glitter Blast Sealer, allowing to dry between coats.
If you wish to add the Recollection Faux Pearls add a dab of the
E6000 clear glue to the back of the faux flat back pearls and press firmly in a pattern of your choice. Allow to dry. The faux pearls already have a sticky back but the
E6000 glue should hold the faux pearls more securely. It's strong stuff!!
Enjoy your
decorated eggs! Great for collecting or
Easter gift giving! And a sweet little keepsakes for the children!
Did YOU do any
Easter crafts this year? I would love for you to share!!
*Always follow manufacturers safety directions for their products! Be safe!
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