I had the honor of joining Triad Smarty Pants on the news to share some Spring related crafts that you can do with your family. Here is a clip of the 5 segments on Fox 8. Check out Spring Craft segment #4 - scroll down, it is NOT the Southern Ideal clips but the Spring Craft clips.Decoupage Easter Eggs
Embellish your Easter Eggs with some festive and seasonal images. For more dimension…go 3-D!
Supplies Needed To Decoupage Easter Eggs
- Decoupage glue – I use Mod Podge
- Easter Eggs (I used the ornament kind found at Home Goods, TJMax, Joann’s, etc. because they were pre-painted. But, if you are feeling adventurous, you can get plain ones to paint yourself)
- Foam brushes
- Small scissors
- Decorative Paper: Scrapbook paper, wrapping paper, color copies, magazines, fabric etc. (I used butterflies found on the internet and printed them on a color laser)
- Wax Paper
- Sponge, soap and water
- Glitter and Q-Tip (Optional)
Step 1
Protect your work surface with wax paper. Use the small scissors to cut out your image, I love manicure scissors because they are rounded. Do not leave any border, cut along the outline of your image.
Hot Tip: Turn the paper when you are cutting verses turning the scissors. It makes it easier.
Step 2
To attach a flat butterfly: Once cut, lay your image face down on the wax paper. Coat the back of your image with decoupage using a foam brush. Place the image on your Easter egg face up. Smooth out any air bubbles. Protect with a couple of coats of Mod Podge, allowing it to dry in between coats.
Step 3
Move over Avatar we are going 3-D!
How to attach a 3-D butterfly: Once cut, Fold the cutout along center. I usually make two folds leaving about 1/8” of the center so there is more flat surface to glue. Apply glue to the flat, folded surface and adhere it to the egg. If you want to make it double sided, just glue two butterfly images back to back then do the same fold and glue process. Let dry.
For a little more bling, add some glitter before you adhere the image to the egg. Coat the edges of your image with Mod Podge using a Q-Tip for more precision. Sprinkle with glitter and shake off the excess.
Let dry.
Hang your eggs or display them in baskets to enjoy. I hung mine on a beautiful heather plant I got at Fresh Market.
Happy Easter,
~MB
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