I was in IKEA recently and at the check out area they had these bins of colored paper mache eggs. The outside paper is very gaudy and shiny. So I scored the paper lightly with an exactly knife and peeled every bit off that I could. There is a very nice tiny pale green print on the interior as you can see. I then painted it with glue and rolled it in glitter by Martha Stewart. I sealed all that with some spray acrylic sealer, although I can't say if it helps hold the glitter on or not. Then I added ribbon, trim, flowers and leaves, beads and pearls. Everything is glued on the lid so you can still open it and put a small gift or easter candy inside. Just thought I'd let you all know in case you have an IKEA near you and would like to give it a try. Covering them with strips of an old book or newspaper with glue or patterened paper would be very vintage looking too. And there are many many vintage Easter images on the internet and Pinterest you could use as well. If you'd like, go to Pinterest and look at my Easter and Spring board for all the ones I've saved. Have fun!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Easter Egg Pizzaz
I was in IKEA recently and at the check out area they had these bins of colored paper mache eggs. The outside paper is very gaudy and shiny. So I scored the paper lightly with an exactly knife and peeled every bit off that I could. There is a very nice tiny pale green print on the interior as you can see. I then painted it with glue and rolled it in glitter by Martha Stewart. I sealed all that with some spray acrylic sealer, although I can't say if it helps hold the glitter on or not. Then I added ribbon, trim, flowers and leaves, beads and pearls. Everything is glued on the lid so you can still open it and put a small gift or easter candy inside. Just thought I'd let you all know in case you have an IKEA near you and would like to give it a try. Covering them with strips of an old book or newspaper with glue or patterened paper would be very vintage looking too. And there are many many vintage Easter images on the internet and Pinterest you could use as well. If you'd like, go to Pinterest and look at my Easter and Spring board for all the ones I've saved. Have fun!
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I check out your blog every day. I love your work and my heart jumps when I see a new post! Love the eggs and everything else you do. I admire your creativity in being not just a papercrafter, but an everything crafter.
Lynn
Beautiful. Love how you decorated your eggs :-)
Hugs, Anne
Love how you decorated this eggs. Gorgeous :-)
Hugs, Anne
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