An Easter Tradition
Coloring Easter Eggs has long been a tradition, but did you know there are lots of other great ways to decorate and display Easter eggs? Learn about new dyeing techniques, how to make easy and ornate beaded eggs, plastic canvas eggs, and our standby - the hollow plastic egg.
If you're ready to move beyond eggs themselves, how about Easter egg cakes, cookies, chocolates, and more? Mmmm, here's to a truly tasty Easter!
First things first - boil your eggs.
Whether you're dying eggs or blowing them out to shellac, you first need to boil them. How do you boil eggs adequately? Check out this great lens on Squidoo to learn how.-
How to Boil Eggs
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There is no more perfect, more complete food than the egg. (Well, except for dog food, but let's not go there.) It has a great vitamin line-up, it's chock full of yummy fat and protein, and it can be cooked about 10 million ways - including boiled....
Dyeing Easter Eggs
These sites also have some great tips for creating designs on your dyed eggs.
- How to Decorate Easter Eggs
- Learn how to make eggs that are blown out, molded, swirled, crepe papered, dyed, spotted, striped, marbled, sponge painted, waxed, and more.
- Dying Easter Eggs
- Includes photos and instructions for dying, tissue papering, crayoning, stickering, marblizing, fingerprinting, splattering, rubber banding, stoning, and flowering Easter eggs.
- Aki's Kitchen
- A gorgeous site with photos and instructions for designing dyed eggs. Very clean and easy to read! Includes info on the "pantyhosing" technique and polishing your eggs (sealing).
- Easter Egg Dyeing & Decorating
- More great links to decorating idea sites.
Display and Tote your Dyed Eggs
Snap 'N Stack™ Egg-Tainer for Whole or Deviled Eggs - Purple by Snapware®
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Arthur Court Bunny 12-Deviled Egg Holder
Amazon Price: $49.00 (as of 01/09/2009)
Egg Holder-Wire, Set of 4pcs
Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 01/09/2009)
World Cuisine 3012848 Antiqued Iron Rustic 12 Egg Holder
Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
Easter Bunny Egg Plate - Easter Bunny Party Collection
Amazon Price: $9.80 (as of 01/09/2009)
Pre-Filled Plastic Easter Eggs
Fancy Printed Plastic Easter Eggs
Multicolor Plastic Easter Eggs
Amazon Price: $129.00 (as of 01/09/2009)
Beaded Easter Eggs
- Yulia Crystal
- Several photos of ornately beaded eggs.
- All about jewelry making
- A step-by-step with illustrations on creating your own intricately beaded egg. It's actually not as hard as it looks!
- Decorating Beaded Easter Eggs
- A crafty project pattern from HGTV.
Beaded Easter Egg Decorations
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More Plastic Easter Eggs
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Looking for solid colored Easter eggs for a special project? I bet I know what the orange ones are for!
More Easter Egg Crafts
- Display Ideas
- Fun and attractive Easter egg display ideas from Family Circle Magazine.
- Easter Egg Topiary
- This fun craft makes a great centerpiece for your Easter meal.
Fun Photos on Flickr
There are some pretty awesome egg decorators sharing their photos on Flickr. I'm impressed!
String and Balloon Easter Eggs
Blow up the balloon and secure with a knot. Dip the string in the starch or glue mixture and wrap around the balloon in all directions. When you have the balloon covered like a thick spider web, set it aside for a day or two to dry.
Pop the balloon with a pin and carefully remove. Cut a hole in the side of your egg, fill with grass and treats!
Below are some better directions than what I remember.
- Easter Egg Decorations
- Includes some generic instructions to make the balloon and string eggs.
- Paper Mache Easter Eggs
- The idea is the same, only you use string instead of paper.
- Easter Egg String Art
- This PDF has the pattern and photos for a fun, cute, smaller, and flat version of the string Easter Egg.
Easter Egg Graphics
- Easter Egg Graphics
- Several pages of static and animated, colorful Easter and Easter egg graphics. See the intro image for an example.
- Easter Egg Clipart
- Dozens of links to Easter clipart sites.
- Free Easter Eggs
- Large Easter egg graphics that have a "background" style pattern to them.
- Free Easter Egg Web Clipart
- Some unique and colorful designs from About.com.
- Animated Hatching Eggs
- Try the other links for more cute graphics.
Easter Egg Decorating Manuals
These crafty writers wrote the BOOKS on Easter Egg decorating. Learn dozens of new tips and tricks for creating eggs that will turn you into the envy of the Easter Egg hunt.
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Egg Decorating Kits for Kids
Disney Princess Easter Egg Decorating Kit
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Disney Winnie the Pooh Easter Egg Decorating Kit
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Superman Returns Easter Egg Decorating Kit
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SpongeBob Squarepants Easter Egg Decorating Kit
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Disney Pixar Cars Easter Egg Decorating
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Egg Decorating Kits for Grown Ups
Easter Egg Cake Recipes and Decorating Tips
- Easter Egg Cake
- This gorgeous cake is simple to design with straight lines and dots. Learn how you too can be a decorating genius.
- Old Fashioned Holidays
- An old fashioned recipe for Easter Egg cake.
- Easy to Decorate Cake
- Fun decorating ideas use frosting, gels, and candies to design an Easter Egg cake.
Easter Egg Cake Molds
Witlon 3D Egg Pan
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Mini Egg Pan
Amazon Price: $15.00 (as of 01/09/2009)
Wilton Nonstick Decorated Egg 6 Cavity Pan
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
Make your own Easter Egg candy
2 LB. EGG Easter Candy Mold chocolate
Amazon Price: $2.29 (as of 01/09/2009)
1 LB. EGG Easter Candy Mold chocolate
Amazon Price: $2.29 (as of 01/09/2009)
MEDIUM HOLLOW EGG Easter Candy Mold chocolate
Amazon Price: $2.29 (as of 01/09/2009)
DECORATED EGGS Easter Candy Mold chocolate
Amazon Price: $2.29 (as of 01/09/2009)
Bite Size Eggs Candy Molds
Amazon Price: $3.87 (as of 01/09/2009)
Are you an Easter Egg fanatic?
Do you have pictures of your Easter Egg creations? Show them off in the Flickr module. Don't forget to say hi!
TraderJane wrote...
I love it! 5*. The photos are especially beautiful and inspiring!
I'd love for you to come check out my new lens on Japanese-style molded eggs. www.squidoo.com/EggMolds
Posted May 07, 2008
DazzlingDesigns wrote...
What a nice lens. You've made decorating eggs an art form. Here's 5-Stars! Please feel free to stop by my Unique Handmade Jewelry Lens.
Thanks,
Donia
Handmade Beaded Jewelry Gallery
Posted March 28, 2008
beachbum_gabby wrote...
wonderful lens and perfect for Easter's. 5* for you, keep it up Kimberly. :)
Posted March 19, 2008
prosperity66 wrote...
What a cute lens!
Rated 5 stars!
Cutest Easter Bells Ever!
Posted March 13, 2008
