Do you have a ton of plastic Easter eggs left over every year? Why not make them permanent spring decorations in your home?

Best way to do this? Cover them!

What You Will Need:

• Plastic Easter Egg Castaways…go turn over those toy boxes and retrieve them from the bottom OR head to your nearest dollar store where they are likely to have a big package for $1.
• Mod Podge (decoupage medium)
• Foam or Paint Brush
• Paper plate or newspaper to protect your work surface.
• Fabric Scraps–this is also a great way to upcycle those old t-shirts, dresses, blouses, curtains, etc.
• Ribbon
• Tacky Glue
• Any other embellishments you can think of. I usually ransack my craft closet and end up with a pile like this one:



and it just keeps growing and growing and growing…

 

1. Cut diagonal strips of fabric. Each will take around 12-14 strips. They do not have to be even or pretty–just make a pile.

2. Coat an egg (around the seam of the opening in the middle first) with a thick coat of Mod Podge. Wrap the fabric strips until the entire egg is covered. You will want those strips going in all directions which means your hands will get dirty and sticky and you will have to continue adding Mod Podge to the edges of the fabric to make sure everything sticks down well. I would have taken a picture of this part but Mod Podge will not come off of a camera easily. Sorry!

And my husband says I will never use 200 rolls of ribbon…ha!

3. Continue covering as many eggs as you would like with each of the fabrics. Let dry overnight.

Don’t worry! They will dry clear and slightly shiny!

Tomorrow I will show you how to display and decorate your fabric eggs!

Angela DeRossett is military wife, homeschooling mother, and an advocate for autism research. Angela can be found blogging at Homeschooling the Chaotic Family and Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy.