Vintage egg styling | Crafts for Kids
we're bathing in almost Easter sunshine here...Autumn at it's coastal best...clear, blue & warm...
as it's nearly Easter, i thought to day we could share a some of the *Make-It-Monday* goings on
in our little beach house...
an Easter-Make-It-Monday that is sweet enough to have in the house over this holiday whether you have bambino's or not...
a bit of egg styling...
this is a little idea we came across via Martha- some times she strikes on a bit of lovely that is right up my doily-loving alley...
lace-printed eggs for Easter...
they are stylish enough for the mama's in the house & bright enough for the kiddos in the house...
thank you Miss.Stewart...
with simple pantry ingredients & a carton of fresh eggs- this was an after HW project in our house...
tools of the Egg styling trade here are:
carton of eggs hard boiled
food colouring
white wine vinegar
doilies or old lace off cuts
elastic bands
egg carton to hold the dyed eggs till they dried
{Martha actually suggested a piece of wedding gown if, you know,...it hadn't quite worked out as
you expected!}
ok...this is the simplest, most satisfying of little projects!
wrap the hard boiled eggs in small doilies or scraps of lace {or your wedding dress!}...& secure at back of the egg with an elastic band...
it is essential that this is done as snuggly as possible- the tighter the lace, the clearer the pattern on the
finished egg...
dunk the eggs in a ceramic bowl consisting of the food colouring, a good dash of white wine vinegar & water to cover the egg...
we left ours for a good 15 minutes to play with the dog...turn on the bath...unpack the school bags blah blah blah....
& we returned- we simply snipped off the elastic bands...gently unwrapped the eggs...
& just sat back looking at these...
gorgeous doily printed Easter eggs...
i'm not sure who was more delighted Miss.Audrey at 6...or me!