This could also have been called “Not Your Mother’s Easter Eggs.” Nothing against YOUR mom, of course. You know what I mean.
I was in the grocery store and saw Family Fun magazine’s Easy Crafts for Kids. I thumbed through it for a minute and saw that they had a little section on different ways to decorate Easter eggs with your kids. You know… put rubberbands around them before dying them, roll them across bubble wrap which has a layer of craft paint on it, etc. One of the suggestions was to do this:
Put glue dots all over the egg and then douse in glitter. It looked adorable! And it got me thinking (p.s. I love my daughter’s chipped fingernail polish and digging-for-rocks-dirt-under-nails look).
I then came home and got cracking on making some spiffier eggs. Spiffy is my Dad’s favorite word, and for good reason. Say it out loud. Spiffy. SPIFFY. SPIFFY!! See?
So I had a TON of those dense styrofoam eggs I had gotten on clearance last year after Easter.
They are cute, traditional and look adorable in glass vases. I decided I could sacrifice a few to give them new life and make them EGG-stra special (couldn’t resist, sorry). I’m sure any of these things could be done on actual hard-boiled eggs as well.
To begin with I painted the eggs some bolder/fresher colors.
Sticking the wooden skewer in them was a life saver. I also spray painted some to see how the shinier look would be. Both ways worked great. It all depends on the look you’re going for. The skewers were also nice for letting them dry. I figured I’d either cover the holes later or no one would see them when they are nestled down in a basket anyway. Doing this with hard-boiled eggs is not recommended. 🙂
When the paint dried, the bling-ing began….
Bling Treatment #1
Metallic Flower
Need: metallic craft paint, wooden skewer, various craft/scrapbook gems (I’m sure you have some in your stash)
Dip the blunt end of your skewer in the paint and dot it on the egg 5 times to form a flower. With the paint still wet, add a gem to the center.
Repeat until you get the look you want. Different paint and gem colors create totally different looks.
Bling Treatment #2
Metallic Paint Dots
Need: Metallic paint, wooden skewer
Same idea as the flowers but even easier & faster! Just dip the blunt end of the skewer in the paint to make cute dots all over.
Bling Treatment #3
Simple Vinyl Designs
Need: vinyl designs from Silhouette or other cutting device.
A simple monogram is classy.
Adorable bunny shape.
Although, next time I would probably cut him a little smaller as it was tough smoothing him out around the curve of the egg. It’s still not totally smooth actually.
One of Silhouette’s borders wrapped around the egg is TDF.
Bling Treatment #4
Vinyl plus Gems!
This was the obvious next step, right?
And after a couple hours of really fun crafting you end up with this!
I love my new spiffy eggs.
Will you be spiffy-fying or is traditional the way to go? Any other ways to spiffify? Please share!
Linking Up to:
Love the eggs…and love the word ‘spiffy’…
I love love love your eggs. I spiffed some up myself thisyear. check it out
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So adorable & gorgeous!!
why do I have the feeling that you’ll be at 1000 followers in a months time?
I never thought I’d ever say I was jealous of someone’s Easter eggs…but lady, I am seriously wishing I had a bowlful of those lovely eggs on my table! Time for a trip to the craft store, methinks.
I want these!! Each and every one of them!
I am linking this to my FB page!
Love ’em! I spent a frustrating 45 minutes today trying to modpodge some eggs and lost all hope. You have renewed my interest, THANK you!
Dot
These are darling! I love them. Thanks for sharing.
Jen
Very Cute! Time to get the eggs out and start decorating! Thank you for the inspiration!
What beautiful eggs!! I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight at http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Wow! These are great! I may just have to go out and buy me some eggs to decorate!
Love these! Beautiful!
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These are SO CUTE! I think I’m in love! Congratulations on your blog! You are AMAZING! YAY!
Oh my flip! Love em. Adding that to our list for next week…
How great! These are so fun. I like them much better than eggs my mom picks out.haha
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These are gorgeous! I have been looking for some new egg ideas. I love yours! Found you on TT&J
Favorite Easter activity ever! I’ll be getting a set for me and a set for the kids, so I won’t get grumpy when their flowers are lop-sided. Great post!
They look so cute! The coral one is my favorite, but they all look great. Love the bright colors, not just using pastels. Refreshing.
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I LOVE these eggs! But if they look that cute, I don’t want them on hard boiled eggs that will be cracked and peeled! I think I will be watching for some eggs like yours inexpensive but can keep for a LONG time! Thanks for sharing!
these are WONDERFUL!!! I have been looking for a special egg to make for easter and I think that this is going to have to be it! (and I also totally love your daughters dirt digging nails!!!)
These eggs are SO beautiful! I love the gems and glitter. Can’t wait to try this out with some of the post-Easter sale eggs I purchased last year.
Oooooo me likey! lol Love all of your great ideas! I’m your newest follower ~ please drop by sometime and say hi!
Ooooohhh… pretty! I’ve been meaning to do something like this. Thanks for sharing!
I love your new spiffy eggs too! Great ideas – we’ll have to try them this year! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful! They were nice before but they are definitely nicer after the makeover. Pretty, colourful and very cheerful! 😀
Katie
http://www.katiescreative.blogspot.com
Ok, lovin’ your eggs….wanna come do some at my house {smile}.
Thanks so much for the inspiration.
LOVE THE EASTER bling eggs, to darn cute. Great job. Winks- jen sharing this link on my CraftOManiac FB page. 😉
Oh my goodness – these bling easter eggs are so cute! I am loving them!
I am having an “every crafty blog” linky party and would love for you to come and join!
Oh my gosh, so cute! I don’t generally decorate much for Easter, but I NEED to make these ASAP!
Oh my heck, I NEED those eggs. Absolutely gorgeous. Those are truly stunning. Thank you for sharing such an awesome idea.
Oh, and I had to laugh, every time I have my daughter help me hold something when I take photos, I end up staring at them in Photoshop thinking OMG CHILD YOUR NAILS!!! 🙂
Spiffy for sure better! Those are sooooo awesome!! Found your blog through the blog hop at ECE. I’d love it if you stopped by my blog sometime http://www.wannabecrafty.com. Cute blog header, BTW
Love the eggs!! I wonder if the kids will let me be that creative? I think I’m asking for a giant mess!
I’d love it if you’d check out my Party on Tuesdays: http://itssewforyou.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-sew-fun-tuesday-6.html
Love your post!! I’ve featured you on our Springtime Favorites!
http://kirstikoo.blogspot.com/2011/03/springtime-favorites.html
These eggs are absolutely adorable! Fantastic job on them. Would you mind if I posted this project on my blog?
Love it! And can’t wait for more!
those are gorgeous, AND spiffy! love easter!
I think these are so pretty! Thanks for linking them up to Think Pink Sundays! I featured them today. 🙂
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These are the cutest eggs I have ever seen! They should be in Family Fun magazine. Uh, know what I am doing today????
Great fun! Looks like you had an awesome time.
Already have my eggs blown out – and ready to decorate this week, and then you linked this up on my party! YAY for some new decorating ideas!
I am featuring you tomorrow so come get a button if that’s your thing!
Smiles,
Melanie
Reasons To Skip The Housework
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those are beautiful!!!
Hello! My name is Aubrey, and I would love to feature this post on my craft blog, blackpersephone.blogspot.com. Please let me know if this would be alright with you. Thanks!
Aubrey
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I hope you don’t mind, but I’m featuring these on my blog tonight. 🙂
Jen
Hi there! I think this idea is darling and was hoping that you might add it to my Easter and Spring Linking Party to share with my readers. If you are interested, you can go here http://bakedbyjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-linking-party.html to enter. Thanks!
These eggs are adorable. I just popped over from I {Heart} Nap Time and I already like your blog. I love the inspiration I can get all over the internet too!
These are stunning thanks for sharing! Smiles~ Noelle
Hey girl, your eggs were a hit girl. No wonder, they are amazing. I love the bling, the monogrammed letters, the bunny, pretty much everything. Oh and your choice of colors is so pleasing too. Love it all.
I loved it so much I FEATURED you, I know I’m late letting you know, but I hope it still puts a smile on your face.
Come grab a button girl, and display it proudly!
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Thanks girl 🙂
Hugs,
Bella —- your HAPPY newest follower, because hello, I want to copy you too, lol. Love ya!!
Beautiful work!
LOOOOOVE it all girl! I’ve got to find some sort of crash course for my silhouette.
Blessings,
Missy
These are so beautiful! I really love them! What kind of paint did you use to paint them? I think I’ll try my hand at it this year 🙂
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Hope this is okay, love the idea!
Hi, I’ve been crafting for 40 years and I’m excited to have found you. Love your eggs and they enspire in.
Hugs, Stiches
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