These two Easter Egg projects are slightly different approaches from simple dyed eggs or ornate Faberge style eggs.
These Easter egg projects take two different approaches to the traditional Easter Egg. The first project the Easter Egg Vase makes the egg a secondary but still essential part of decor. The second project The Meaning of Easter Egg puts Christ at the center of the holiday.
Easter Egg Vase
This is a simple Easter Egg that is pretty, very spring-like, and will lend a light touch to your Easter decor.
Supplies
- eggs
- dye
- bee’s wax
- slow cooker or skillet to melt wax
- miniature flowers
- paper tube
- ruffled lace
- adhesive
Instructions
- It is not necessary to blow out the eggs for this project. Just make sure to crack the eggs on one end.
- Clean egg thoroughly.
- Dye the egg according to your favorite method.
- Melt wax.
- Carefully fill the entire egg with melted wax.
- Insert bouquet.
- Let wax harden.
- Cut a one-inch length of paper tube. This will be the base for your egg. (It may be desirable to paint the base before preceding to the next step.)
- Cut two pieces of lace long enough to stretch around the tube.
- Glue a length of lace around the center of the base.
- Glue the second piece of lace around the bottom of the base.
- Place egg on base.
The Meaning of Easter Egg
This Easter egg project creates a sort of diorama that helps us to focus on the true meaning of Easter.
Supplies
- eggs
- needle
- dye
- cross charms
- bee’s wax
- slow cooker or skillet to melt wax
- yarn
- liquid starch
- adhesive
- trim
- gems
Instructions
- Use a needle to remove the side of your egg by piercing holes through the shell in the shape of the circle. Remove the circle and empty out the egg.
- Clean the egg thoroughly. If necessary, enlarge the hole (a nail scissors works well for this).
- Dye egg according to your favorite method.
- Melt wax.
- Carefully fill the bottom of egg with wax. Rotate the wax inside the egg to coat the interior.
- Let the remaining wax in the bottom of the egg become semi-hard (add more wax if necessary).
- When the wax is semi-hard, stand the cross charm in it (a tweezers is useful for this step).
- Let the wax harden.
- Glue trim around opening of egg with the cut ends at the top.
- Glue gem over the cut ends.
- To make the nest, dip a long piece of yarn into the liquid starch.
- Run it between thumb and finger to remove excess liquid.
- Wrap the yarn around four fingers and then pull it off and shape into a nest (use an egg to help get the shape right).
- Place the nest on a piece of waxed paper to dry.
- When the nest is dry, use it as a stand for your Easter Egg.
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