Two Cans and a String April 2014 | Page 13

Washi Tape Eggs Blackboard Eggs Write messages on eggshells with this great idea from Oleander and Palm: Coat eggs with a layer of chalkboard paint and let your chalk do the talking. If you fall out of love with a pattern or picture, wash the surface and draw again. Mustache Eggs Give fragile shells facial hair with this idea from Oh What Fun. Draw curly and handlebar varieties onto shell surfaces for some dapper-looking eggs. Put metallic, patterned and pastel Washi tape to good use with this cute no-dye eggdecorating option from Chelsea at Lovely Indeed. Cut tape into various shapes and stick to egg surfaces. Bling Bling Eggs 4 unique easter egg Decorating Ideas For a sparkly centerpiece, fill a glass bowl with glitter-dotted eggs with this idea from Meaghan Mountford. Dye egg desired color and let dry completely. Working with one side of the egg at a time, squeeze different size circles of glue on the egg. Holding the egg over a plate, pour glittering glue over the egg and shake off the excess (the egg will still have unwanted glitter, but don’t worry about that yet). Let the egg dry and repeat on the other side of the egg. Let dry several hours at least. When completely dry, carefully brush egg with the dry bristles of an old toothbrush to remove the unwanted glitter. Tip: Use the fine tip on the glue to help you ‘draw’ the circles of glue. Varying the circle size takes the pressure off of squeezing perfect circles.