" Designed By Lauree: Quick Craft [Twine Ombre Easter Eggs]

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Quick Craft [Twine Ombre Easter Eggs]

DIY Twine Ombre Easter EggsI saw these super cute twine easter eggs the other day and I knew I wanted to do something like this for my Easter/Spring Mantel. They looked cute alone but I want color on the mantel [its so white on its own] so I made these eggs Ombre!


They came out just how I pictured.... Love it when that happens.

They were really simple to make.









Materials
Large Plastic Easter Eggs [got these at the $1 store]
Twine
Hot Glue/Glue
Paint

DIY Twine Ombre Easter Eggs
First you'll need to apply hot glue [or plain glue] to the top of the egg.

Then start tightly wrapping the twine around the egg, try to go slow at first and make the lines even.

Now I started using hot glue in the beginning but after a few rows it got old and messy. I switched to glue dots and they worked much better.

Wrap until the entire egg is covered.

DIY Twine Ombre Easter Eggs


Once your glue dries you are ready to paint. I chose to do pastel pink, blue & green. I did all of the ombre colors the same way.

Started with white and added the pure color [pink, blue & green] just to barely tint the white. Each row I added enough color to change the tint enough to see, but was careful not to go too far with the color.

DIY Twine Ombre Easter Eggs

I painted a little of the egg, stopped and added more color then painted more. [repeat, repeat, repeat]

I didn't take more pictures of this process because my fingers had paint on them. It was a little messy :)


DIY Twine Ombre Easter Eggs


Probably my favorite piece of Easter Decor so far....

DIY Twine Ombre Easter Eggs


Have a great weekend!

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10 comments:

  1. Great job! These are super adorable :)

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  2. Lauree
    These are so cute! How did you find the time with little ones?!
    I found you today at That DIY Party's Linky. I hope you can stop by my blog and leave a comment, too!
    ~ Megin of Vmg206
    www.vmg206.blogpsot.com

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    1. Thank you Megin! I try to make the most of nap time and I'm a night owl :) thanks for stopping by.

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  3. These are so cute. What a great idea! Would you consider linking this up at my Pinworthy Projects Party? I hope to see you there!

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    1. Hi Shannah, thank you for stopping by. I just linked up to your party! Thank you for the invite :)

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  4. I love this craft!! SOOO cute and creative! Thanks for linking it up to Monday Funday!

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  5. Stopping by to let you know I included these fabulous eggs in my Easter Round-up! Thanks for linking up!
    Kim

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