Neon glittered eggs

For this year's Easter tree, that I am in the process of making, I need some new eggs to hang on it. So I have started glittering plastic eggs in this years colour palette of grey, peach, copper, coral, bright green, neon pink and neon yellow.



Glitter eggs
Tools and Materials

• Hanging plastic eggs
• Gold egg hangers
• Neon Glitter
• PVA glue
• Neon paint
• Neon pink bakers twine
• Small paint brush

Glitter eggs, How-to step by step


Start by carefully removing the plastic stopper from the plastic eggs. Then brush PVA glue on to top of eggs. Sprinkle coloured glitter onto glued area of eggs. Tap gently to remove any excess glitter, and leave to dry. Push egg hangers into hole at top of eggs and thread bakers twine thread through loop in egg hanger, and knot to secure. Brush PVA glue onto rest of eggs and spoon glitter onto eggs, covering entire surface. Tap gently to remove any excess glitter, hang and leave to dry.





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Hand-made chocolate egg

I have never made a big chocolate egg... until now! But when a certain little person said they would love a blue egg for Easter, their wish was my command!

Chocolate egg
What you will need:

• Large egg mould
• White chocolate drops
• Aqua chocolate food colouring
• Green dusting powder

Instructions

1. Temper (melt) white chocolate
2. Stir in blue chocolate food colouring a little at a time until you have desired colour. Stir well so colour is even
3. Fill mould full of melted chocolate, let it sit for a few minutes.
4. Then pour the liquid chocolate out. Some of the chocolate will have solidified on the inside of the mould
5. Leave to set. Refrigerating speeds up this process and can make it easier to turn out
6. Carefully release the eggs from the plastic moulds

I filled mine with coloured candy and a little white rabbit then wrapped it tightly in cling film and tied a pretty ribbon round it.

For now the bunnies are looking after the egg!

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Glitter eggs

For this year's Easter tree, that I am in the process of making, I need some new eggs to hang on it. I have recycled my previously painted eggs from my Easter 2010 table by covering them in glitter to match this year's Easter colour scheme of mint, peach and gold.

Glitter eggs
Tools and Materials

• Hanging plastic eggs
• Gold egg hangers
• Glitter
• PVA glue
• Gold embroidery thread
• Small paint brush

Glitter eggs, How-to step by step


Start by carefully removing the plastic stopper from the plastic eggs. Then brush PVA glue on to top of eggs. Sprinkle coloured glitter onto glued area of eggs. Tap gently to remove any excess glitter, and leave to dry. Push egg hangers into hole at top of eggs and thread gold embroidery thread through loop in egg hanger, and knot to secure. Brush PVA glue onto rest of eggs and spoon glitter onto eggs, covering entire surface. Tap gently to remove any excess glitter, hang and leave to dry.






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Sequin Eggs

Yesterday I showed you my inspiration for this year's Easter Table. Today I am showing you the sequin eggs I have finished so far! I have yet to decide whether to add some ribbon loops to them and hang them from my Easter tree or fill a glass vase with them. Oh, decisions, decisions!

Sequin Easter eggs
Tools and Materials

• Polystyrene eggs
• Brass sequin pins
• Flower Sequins
• Round sequins

Sequin Easter eggs, How-to step by step

Start by pushing the pin through the hole in the top of the sequin, then push pin with sequin into egg. Start by pinning along the slightly visible line going round the centre then continue to pin the sequins in rows till entire egg is covered in sequins.





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Egg topiary tree

Easter Egg Topiary

I fell in love with the Pottery Barn Easter egg topiary tree from my Easter tree post. Unfortunately, as I live in the UK there was no chance of getting one. During a visit to Hobby Craft I noticed they were selling pots of small plastic eggs so I purchased two of them with the idea of making the tree in the same colours as my wooden bird houses. It took some working out, but I am pleased with the result.

Egg topiary tree

You will need
36 small plastic eggs
polystyrene cone
paint
wire
plant pot
cream roving
needle felting needle
small wired paper flowers

How to

1. Using an embroidery needle, punch a hole in either side of 35 of the eggs.
2. String 3 eggs together using wire, and make into a circle, twisting the end of the wire to secure. Fold twisted wire so it points inwards.
3. Repeat step 2 with 7, 9 and 11 eggs.
4. Paint eggs in desired colours, leave to dry.
5. Paint plant pot and leave to dry.
6. Place the circle of painted 11 eggs over a polystrene cone, then the circle of 9, circle of 7 and so on.
7. Glue one painted egg at the top.
8. Place a small strand of cream roving over the wire in between each egg. Using a needle felting needle, push roving into polystyrene cone at the top and bottom of each egg. This will secure the eggs in place and cover the wire.
9. Push wired flowers into the gaps.
10. Place egg covered cone into plant pot.

I used the following colours Woodland Glade, Willow, Ice Pink, and Amethyst (all Focus matt emulsion), which you can buy in small tester pots.

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Creative Egg cups

Flower arrangements in eggshells

Eggshell votives

Ceramic handmade egg cups

Hand painted polka dot wooden egg cups

Polka dot egg cups

Egg Cups

Miniamo egg cups

Egg Cup-Ceramic

Jolly egg cups

Farmer's Egg Crate

Design a wooden egg cup

What Easter breakfast table would be complete without egg cups for your freshly boiled eggs! As I didn't have any egg cups that went with my colour theme I recently purchased the design a wooden egg cups and have started painting them in the pastel colour paints I used to decorate my Easter bird houses last year. This year I am having guests for afternoon tea at Easter so I was thinking of putting chocolate eggs in mine, but I also love Martha's idea of putting flowers or candles in the empty egg shells.

I hope to finish painting my egg cups soon and I will post the pics up here.

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Decorating eggs

Natural egg dyes

Paper napkin decoupage eggs

Glitter eggs

Pretty patterned Easter eggs

Glitter sticker eggs

Beaded eggs

Velvet trimmed eggs

Striped crepe paper eggs

Tissue paper eggs

Leaf printed eggs

Lace eggs

Above are some of the ways you can decorate eggs for Easter. I'm favouring the pastel painted ones with a white motif for my plastic eggs.

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Easter tree hanging ornaments

Easter felt birds

Hanging sugared eggs

Easter Baubles

6 Luxury beaded eggs

Decorated egg set

Speckled hanging eggs

Knitted Fairisle Hanging Eggs

Ceramic Eggs

Ceramic Easter egg ornaments

Glass Easter Egg with Gems Ornament

Chocolate Easter egg ornaments

Following on from Friday's post, Easter trees, I thought I'd share some of the lovely hanging eggs you can buy to decorate your tree with.

Last year I hung felt birds on my Easter tree. This year my tree will be made from cherry blossom and pussy willow branches. I have a set of plastic eggs from last year that I want to hang from the tree, but I'm still contemplating how to decorate them! Tomorrow I will share some of the ideas I have found on decorating the eggs.

Ribbon hanging plastic eggs

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