Paint the eggs with acrylic paint.
I had different sized eggs and chose soft, pastel colours for each one of them.
Glue on some glossy pearl flat back rhinestones with P.V.A (Polyvinyl acetate) glue as most other adhesives tend to eat into polystyrene.
PVA glue does not dry as fast as other adhesives therefore the bigger and heavier flat back rhinestones may slide down the egg. So, while waiting for the glue to dry, prop up the egg so the flat back rhinestones are on the top. This may seem a little time consuming but if you know what design you want for all the eggs, you can begin on another egg while waiting for the one before to dry. The best thing about PVA glue is that it dries clear so worry not about the gunky white stuff you see.
Keeping to my pastel theme, I added some 3mm and 4mm glossy pearl flat back rhinestones to my designs.
And there you have it! Homemade Fabergé Easter eggs!
They may not be priceless heirlooms...but they are affordable and they come with a meaningful message, for on the other side of the eggs, flat back round pearls form the words...
After all, Easter isn't just about eggs ;-)
Happy with the outcome, I decided to experiment to see how the eggs would look in a basket with some Cadbury mini eggs that I had in hand. I folded some paper to form an inner base for the basket.
Happy with the outcome, I decided to experiment to see how the eggs would look in a basket with some Cadbury mini eggs that I had in hand. I folded some paper to form an inner base for the basket.
Cut some crepe paper to form a 'nest'.
Put in the chocolate eggs and arranged the polystyrene eggs in the basket. Nice? Not yet...
I got some grosgrain ribbons and twirled it around the handle. There...much better! Now it really looks festive! And judging by the response from my 4 year old daughter when she saw it....fun and yummy too!
In case you're wondering why 'Love' is on the smallest egg...I figured you don't need to be the biggest when you're the greatest ;-)
Now all I need to do is head down to the shops to get more chocolate eggs to really fill up the basket.
Have a great time preparing for Easter!
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love - 1 Corinthians 13:4-13.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love - 1 Corinthians 13:4-13.
(Note: This post is taken from our Facebook page notes written in March 2011)
