Decorating Easter Eggs

A few tips for your Easter Eggs.

You can decorate hard-boiled or hollow eggs, but only hollow ones can be saved for future use.

 

Tools and Materials

Ink-jet printer
Clear decal paper
Craft scissors
Eggs
Spray varnish

1. Print clip art onto decal paper.
2. Spray the paper with two coats of varnish; let dry after each coat.
3. Cut out individual decals, staying as close to the designs as possible. Soak them in a bowl of water for about a minute.
4. Remove a decal from the water and slowly separate it from its backing, sliding it onto the egg as you go. Smooth with your fingertips. Gently press a paper towel against the decal to absorb excess water.
5. Let dry a few minutes; repeat with additional decals. Try multiples of the same design, or a collage of different images.
6. Let dry overnight, then spray with a coat of varnish.

To make Easter eggs truly enticing, stripe them with a few loops of thread.

One simple way to give Easter eggs a crafty, homespun look: Add a bold stripe to dyed eggs with neon thread.
Hold the loose end of a spool of thread against the egg with your finger, and wrap the spool around the egg, securing the loose end with the loops as you work; tack periodically with Mod Podge. Once you've achieved the desired coverage, snip the thread from the spool; tuck the end under, and glue in place.

From Marthastewart.com/ Posted by Mags