The only wood eggs I was able to find at our local craft stores were chicken eggs - but they did the trick! In the future, I will definitely be searching for larger eggs on the internet so I can use designs on a bigger scale. I knew I wanted to use these specifically for Easter, so I painted the eggs in bright spring colors. With a total of 15 eggs, I painted them in series of three (3 pink, 3 purple, 3 yellow, 3 blue, 3 green). Easy part done!
Hardest part - deciding what to put on the eggs! I used scrapbook paper already in my stash and most of the paper had large patterns - not right for chicken eggs! Once I had a plan, I just started cutting and pasting the paper onto the painted eggs. Sticky and fun - this would be a blast for older children. As my last step, I decided to apply a top coat of clear acrylic matte medium - it made the eggs shiny and appear like glass rather than wood. Very cool!!!
Here are my happy and springy finished eggs:
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