Paper Maché Easter Eggs

A cute place to hide your jelly beans! 

Have a fun time making these fun Easter Egg treasures. They will be a family favorite for year to come. 

First step is to gather your materials.

You can buy the paper maché eggs here on Amazon. Here is the link. You can also go to your local craft store and see if they have something similar. 

Second step is to paint the surfaces. 

Paint the inside and outside any color you like! Any crafting acrylic will work fine. If you would like to order paints on Amazon, here is a link to a brand we like and use often. So many colors available : )  You will only need a small 2oz bottle to cover many eggs. We chose to coat the inside with bright orange, pink and green. Then we painted the outside in a warm creamy color. Pastel colors will look lovely too. 

Third step is to embellish eggs with DieCuts

Now it's time to apply your Organic Botanical DieCuts. You can apply them however you wish, but we are loving the look of cutting the DieCut in half and putting one half on the top part of the egg and the other half right below it on the bottom part of the egg. Simple dip the DieCut element in water to activate the paste on the back and then apply. Gently press with a clean cloth or paper towel - first aborbing any ecce water and then patting down the DieCut until it lays flat. After a minute or so, go back and pat them down again to make sure they are laying flat. Let dry. 

Fourth (optional) step is to coat your eggs. 

If you wish, you can now coat them with a decoupage glue. You don't need to, but lots of our customer like the look of the coating. For the project, you can use any of the Mod Podge glues. Here is an Amazon link to our favorite one. If you would rather shop local (which is alway great) you will find Mod Podge at your local craft stores. We are happy to see the decoupage glues in most Ace Hardwares too. 

Lastly.... Fill them with treats and trinkets!