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Easter Egg Decorating

4/10/2020

Dying eggs at Easter time has always been one of my favorite things about Easter. Even though it's a little silly activity for adults but I still get so much joy out of it. I've tried traditional dye kits, food coloring, painting, Washi tape and a multitude of different ways to decorate eggs. This year I wanted to show you a couple really neat ways I found to create beautifully marbled eggs. I'll do a supplies list for each method. Both are super fun and super messy! (Excuse my green fingers! I had just played with dye tablets!)

Nail Polish Marbled Eggs

Supplies:

Hard boiled eggs
Small glass bowl filled with room temperature water (it's VERY important the water is room temperature. It won't work if the water is too hot or cold.)
Nail polish (any colors you like)
Toothpick or skewer
Plastic spoon
Plate or muffin tray for drying

Fill a small bowl with room temperature water. Drop droplets of nail polish into the bowl. You can use one color or five! It's up to you. Take your toothpick or skewer and swirl the nail polish droplets around.

NOTE:
* If you have trouble with the nail polish sinking or not spreading correctly, the temperature of the water is too hot or cold.
The bowl I used was way too big. In hindsight, a small bowl would've made it easier and the nail polish wouldn't have dissipated as fast.

Gently drop your egg into the bowl and roll it around. You'll see the nail polish starting to stick to the egg like a "skin". Use a plastic spoon to remove the egg and place it on your drying rack. I used an old muffin tin but you can just set them on a plate with a paper towel. Once the're dry you're done!

NOTE:
* I used a metal spoon and it just caused me to have to get nail polish remover to get the dried nail polish off of it. With a plastic spoon you could just toss it.

Shaving Cream Marble Eggs

Supplies:

Hard boiled eggs
Shaving cream or whipped cream
Food coloring
Toothpick or skewer
Flat bottom pan or dish
Plate or muffin tray for drying

Spray shaving cream or whipped cream in a flat bottomed pan or dish. Spread it out into a fairly even 1/2 in thick layer. Drop droplets of food coloring in various places around the bowl. I used 2 colors, blue and green, the first time and then added 3rd color, yellow, for the second egg. Using your toothpick or skewer lightly swirl the colors together. If you mix them too much they start to mix into brown. So emphasis on the "lightly"!

NOTE:
* If you have babies who are still in the phase of putting everything they touch in their mouths I would definitely opt for whipped cream! It works just the same but is safe in case tiny hands get in the mouth or eyes.

Once you have your swirls take your egg and gently roll in a straight line from one side of the pan to the other coating it in the colored shaving or whipped cream. Place your egg on it's drying rack and allow it to sit for about 20-30 min. The longer it sits, the more vibrant the colors. Simply wipe the egg off and you have a beautifully marbled egg!

NOTE:
* I let the first one sit for only 10 minutes and the color was very faint. So i reapplied and let it sit for another 15 and it turned out great.
If you have a drying rack, use that. On the back side of my egg is a nice oval from where the egg was touching the paper towel.

I hope you enjoyed these. Feel free to comment with questions and let us know how they turn out! Have a blessed Good Friday!

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Spring Wreath

4/7/2020

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Supplies:
19” steel ring or embroidery ring
Greenery (I used eucalyptus bush)
Flowers (I used lavender and random ones I found around the house)
Hello chipboard or wood sign (see step 1 for which you should get)
Twine
Floral wire
Wire cutters
Paint
Scissors
Mod podge or hot glue (optional)
Floral tape (optional)

Step 1.
Paint your sign. I used “hello” in chipboard. (I have a covered porch) I recommend to use wood if your door doesn’t have cover for when it rains. If the chipboard gets wet it will swell.
You could also use the first letter of last name or another word!
Set aside and let dry.

Step 2.
Get your steel ring or emboardiary ring and greenery. Arrange how you want it to look first. Once you decide start to tie it to ring. I used eucalyptus bush and I cut each stem off from the bottom. I used the longest stem for the base.
Since I used the the steel ring I had to use twine for the base greenery stem. It helped hold it and not slide down. (There is green twine if you want but once the other stems are in place you won’t see it.)
I tied it every few inches at the branch part so it had support to not fall. After you get the first stem held secured then get the next stem.

Step 3.
Get the next stem. I used another long stem to make it look full.
I placed right on top the other one. I then used floral wire. Again tied it every few inches under branch and make sure your tie is somewhat tight. It will give some, and you don’t want it hanging too much.

I had The part of the wreath that I was tying hanging off the table to make it easier to tie and not move

Once you are done tying that stem, hold upright to make sure it stays in place. If it doesn’t, then you need to add more wire in other places

Step 4.
I added one more stem, but it was about half the length of the other two. I secured it the same as step 2.

you can add more stems if you want. I was going for more of a simple delicate look. (That’s why I chose the steel ring and this greenery also)

Step 5.
At the end of the greenery I added floral tape to cover the cut stems. It helped some for the weight and keeping it in place, but it’s not needed if you don’t have any.

Step 6.
I then got two short pieces of greenery and added them going the other way at the end of stems. Again I tied the first base piece using twine

Step 7.
Once all the greenery is securely on the ring get pieces of the flower you want to use.
I used lavender and bunched it in three’s and random flowers I had around the house.
I did use floral tape at the end of the stems to keep them together. It made it easier for when I tied them to the ring.
I then sporadically placed the bunches. Once I laid them all out and decided where they looked best (I picked the spots that looked like there were gaps in the greenery and/ or that just needed some extra fullness),
I then used floral wire to securely tie to the ring like I did with the greenery. Make sure the end of the stems of the flower are placed in the greenery and not on top.

I did place two different flowers (for more fullness) on top of where the greenery went two different ways to hide those stems.

Step 8.
Get your dry painted sign or letter. Get twine and place in two loops of sign. I did two separate twine pieces for the “h” and second “l” of Hello. (I wanted it to slant a bit.) If you don’t have any loops to place in you can hot glue the twine to the back of the letters. I then brought the twine together and twisted a small piece of twine around and around. The end piece of that twine I used mod podge to keep it in place. You can also use hot glue.

Step 9.
Tie the twine to the top of the ring. Mine was not right in the middle so you could read the sign. Going to more of the left it added weight to that side. Note. You can use ribbon if you don’t like or have twine.

Step 10.
I did have to add some twine on the ring in place of where it was being hung on the door hanger. It helped the ring stay and not slide since the greenery is heavy.

Step 11.
Hang wreath and enjoy spring time!

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Easter Egg Decorating

Nail Polish Marbled Eggs

Shaving Cream Marble Eggs

Spring Wreath

Step 1.
Paint your sign. I used “hello” in chipboard. (I have a covered porch) I recommend to use wood if your door doesn’t have cover for when it rains. If the chipboard gets wet it will swell.
You could also use the first letter of last name or another word!
Set aside and let dry.

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Easter Egg Decorating

Nail Polish Marbled Eggs

Shaving Cream Marble Eggs

Spring Wreath

Step 1. Paint your sign. I used “hello” in chipboard. (I have a covered porch) I recommend to use wood if your door doesn’t have cover for when it rains. If the chipboard gets wet it will swell. You could also use the first letter of last name or another word!Set aside and let dry.

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Step 1.
Paint your sign. I used “hello” in chipboard. (I have a covered porch) I recommend to use wood if your door doesn’t have cover for when it rains. If the chipboard gets wet it will swell.
You could also use the first letter of last name or another word!
Set aside and let dry.