•Easy Taped Easter Eggs
Create a collage of showstopping patterns by cutting out
small pieces of washi tape. Press the tape onto the eggs, making sure to remove
any air bubbles, in geometric patterns before dipping into dye. Remove a few of
the tape pieces before dying the eggs a second time. The result? Ombre eggs as
pretty as a painting.
•String-Wrapped Easter Eggs
Tie eggs tightly with string, then plunge into colorful dye
baths. Let them dry before removing the string to reveal white lines. To make
stripes that are a lighter shade of your desired color, dye eggs first, then
add the string and dye again.
•Chirping Chick Easter Eggs
These so-cute (and so-creative) Easter egg chicks are
surprisingly easy to make. Dye white eggs canary yellow, let dry, and glue a
quill feather to the top. Cut out a beak from orange paper and glue it on. Use
a marker to make two dots for eyes, and place your feathered friend in a piece
of cracked eggshell set in a nest of raffia.
•Fabric-Dyed Easter Eggs
Wrapping an Easter egg in textured fabric before dyeing
makes an intricate pattern that looks like hand-painting. To create this look,
use fabrics such as lace, cheesecloth, or netting. Wrap a square of your chosen
fabric tightly around the egg, twist to close, and secure with a rubber band.
Dunk the egg in food-safe dye, using the fabric tail as a handle.
Easter Egg Tip: For best results, use a new piece of
cheesecloth for each egg. Other fabrics can be used multiple times.
•Glitter Easter Eggs
Add a little sparkle to your holiday with this simple way of
decorating Easter eggs! To make this easy Easter egg idea, simply mix glue with
glitter that matches your dyed egg and paint on with a small paintbrush. The
glue will dry clear, leaving just the glitter visible.
•Band Egg Design
Decorating Easter eggs has never been easier. Create a bold
look with graphic stripes on dyed eggs with rubber bands. Wrap eggs with wide
rubber bands (the ones often found on broccoli at the supermarket) before
dunking them in dye. Wash rubber bands well between uses to avoid transferring
dye.
•No-Fuss Painted Eggs
Anyone can easily re-create this egg design with a bit of
paint and a few different brushes. Once your dyed eggs have dried completely,
dip a thin-tip paintbrush in one color of paint and add a few dots. Let dry for
a few minutes, then rinse your brush to add a different color of paint. Play
around with brush size and paint color to create a stylish egg design.
•Pretty Ribbon Easter Eggs
After dyeing Easter eggs, give them a quick and stylish
band. Cut a 1/2-inch-wide strip of patterned paper long enough to wrap around
the middle of the egg. Use a border punch on the strip edges for a fun design,
and adhere the ends using white glue. Attach an adhesive paper flower to the
band for an extra dose of spring charm.
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