Easter crafts - decoupage eggs
Hi crafters! If you are looking for a crafty way to brighten up your home decor over Easter then decoupage easter eggs are a great idea. They don't take too much time or effort, they are fun to do and they look really pretty. I started out with some polystyrene eggs that I bought from Sainsbury's (polystyrene is very lightweight so good for hanging wherever you like really, but you could also use plastic or wooden eggs, or real eggs but they're not going to last very long). I painted each egg with a base layer of white paint to give a smoother surface and something for the papers to stick to a bit better than bare polystyrene. Next I tore up the decoupage paper into small pieces. I am using these beautiful decoupage papers from Craft Consortium . Usually the recommendation is to use postage stamp sized pieces, but as the egg is curved and I didn't want the pieces to wrinkle too much I used smaller bits. I put glue underneath and then added the paper on top an