Decorating Easter Eggs, Again!

It was last April when I promised myself that it would be years before I decorate Easter eggs again. You see, over the last decade, I’ve decorated so, so, so many Easter eggs in all kinds of styles and colors. I have enough eggs to hang on Easter trees, to fill bowls on coffee tables, buffets and consoles; to decorate the Easter table; to offer plenty as gifts to friends, teachers and family members; and to dedicate at least five blog posts on showing you ideas you can do at home. So when I packed away my Easter decor last year, I convinced myself that I was definitely done with the Easter egg decoration thing.

But when I opened that same box last week, I found two dozens hollowed and sanitized white eggs, undecorated, left from years before. I just couldn’t resist. For me, there is something relaxing and calming about decorating Easter eggs that makes me find excuses to make more.

And that’s just what I did.

Once again I used the decoupage technique which is very easy and gives such a fine and delicate result.

You can find all kinds of pretty paper napkins to use for your decoupage projects, but I loved these colorful and happy flowers planted in Chinoiserie pots. Each little Chinoiserie pot has a different style and color – so cute!

The napkins are from Caspari and you can find them here.

I always like to add a little ribbon to my Easter eggs, just in case I decide to hang them on an Easter tree. This year, I also added a double ribbon on each side of the egg. This side double ribbon is a great idea, as it makes the eggs look fuller and more colorful.

To make your own decoupage eggs, you will need hollowed eggs (I’ve been using this egg blower which makes the process so easy, but if you don’t have one, you can follow my tutorial, here.) Alternatively, you can use boiled eggs – in that case, you will not be able to pass a hanging ribbon through the egg).

Then, simply use motifs cut from a paper napkin and glue them with Mod Podge directly on the egg. I have a full tutorial, here.

To create a hanging loop, use a thin and long needle to pass a 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) polyester ribbon through the egg.

Make tight knots on the top and bottom parts. Last, using a white glue stick, affix the side ribbons, as shown here:

They are lovely, don’t you think?

If you want to offer them as a gift, a good idea is to pack them in an egg carton. You can buy those online or just remove the labels of the egg cartons you get from the grocery store when you buy eggs. You can also decorate your egg cartons, as I’ve shown on this blog post.

I wish you a wonderful Easter! Till then, stay safe!