Display easy-to-make elegant eggs in a bowl or add hangers to use as ornaments.
Finished size: 4" Eggs
Skill: 1 Time: 1 Cost: 1
You will need (for each):
• 4" craft foam egg*
• Two coordinating ribbons: 1 yd. 5/16" sheer, 2 yds. 1/4" satin
• Matching pastel tissue paper
• Paintbrush
• Matte decoupage medium*
• White tacky craft glue*
• Optional: tape measure
Craft pins, jar, pencil, small scissors, tape measure, wooden skewers
*The following products were used for this project: Aleene's Tacky Glue • Plaid Mod Podge matte medium • STYROFOAM brand craft foam.
Note: For product information, see end of article.
• Print and cut out pattern here.
STEP 1: Preparation. Use pattern to cut out six pieces of colored tissue paper for each egg. To hold egg while gluing, insert a wooden skewer into center of bottom (large end) of egg. Make a hole with pencil to mark center of egg top. Make a pencil dot to mark six equal divisions around middle of egg, slightly more than 1 3/4" apart.
STEP 2: Cover eggs. Working in sections, spread a thin layer of white tacky craft glue on egg surface from pencil mark to skewer. Lay section of tissue paper gently onto glued surface and smooth down with a dry, soft brush or fingertips (Photo A). Use small scissors to make small snips along edges so tissue will lie flat against egg. Glue remaining tissue pieces onto egg in same way, overlapping edges of sections slightly and snipping places so they lie flat. Place skewer side down in jar to dry. To seal, coat egg with decoupage medium. When dry, remove skewer by twisting gently.
STEP 3: Add ribbon. Wrap sheer ribbon around egg at section marks, beginning at skewer hole, up over top of egg, and back down opposite side to skewer hole. Cut ribbon. Place a dot of glue into skewer hole and tuck ribbon ends inside with skewer tip (Photo B). If needed, use craft pins to hold in place. Wrap remaining sheer ribbon around remaining section marks in same way. Wrap satin ribbon around egg on each side of sheer ribbons (Photo C). Glue ends into skewer hole in same way.
STEP 4: Finish. Tie a small ribbon bow. Glue and pin bow to top of egg.
Sources:
Aleene's
duncancrafts.com
Plaid Enterprises
(800) 842-4197
plaidonline.com
STYROFOAM
styrofoamcrafts.com
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