I just want to be clear that I did not come up with this idea, I just changed a few things to make it easier for me and thought I would share! I'll have a link to the original one that I got the inspiration from down below in case you want to check that one out too.
You will need;
- plastic egg[s] [light colours are best]
- glue gun and glue stick
- metallic paint [gold and / or silver]
- paint brush
- paper towel or newspaper
NOTE: Using a white glue [like elmers, etc] doesn't work. It runs very easily, especially considering the egg has a bent shape, it takes way too long to dry and it doesn't give the puffiness that the hot glue gun does. I have nothing against white glue, it's just not very appropriate for this DIY. :)
If you want the inside of the egg painted [if you're planning on putting chocolates or small gifts inside] you can do that either first or last, it doesn't really matter. And I honestly think this would be perfect for an Easter proposal if you were to put the ring inside the egg and have a scavenger hunt type search for it. Talk about a magical egg!
STEP ONE -
If you think it will be easier you can cut the little bit holding the two parts of the egg together so that you have two completely separate parts, but you don't need to do that if you don't want to.
I'm not good at free styling designs so I sketched on the egg with a pencil.
Using your hot glue gun create or trace the pattern you would like. I find this DIY works best with spiral or floral designs, but I think it might even look cute using a classic egg design.
Using your hot glue gun create or trace the pattern you would like. I find this DIY works best with spiral or floral designs, but I think it might even look cute using a classic egg design.
STEP TWO -
Once the glue is dry [which is in less than a minute], you can start painting. You'll want to use a fairly small brush to be able to get in all the creases and crevasses. And BONUS, there is no need to use a plat or cup or anything to pour the paint onto, just squirt a bit straight onto the egg and add more as you need it [if you consider that a bonus].
One coat is enough if you don't mind some faint colour poking through. It looks pretty cool, but I wanted the full metallic colour, so I did two coats for the silver and four coats for the gold [ it was on a darker colour egg so it required more paint].
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| one coat |
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| two coats |
three and four coats
These eggs would be great to hide in a tree or in a bush with a special gift inside of them.
I used the lid from my carrot containers [the ones I used in my treats / gift posts] and I realised if they were painted white they would make a great stand for the eggs, unfortunately I didn't have any white paint on me when I thought of this, but just imagine how cute it would look.
Check out the original, where I got my inspiration here at MagiaMia !
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Comment below where you would hide the egg, what you would put in it and who you would want to find it!
xoxo - Gouu
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