Quick. Impressive. Last-Minute-Eggs.

Get your Egg on! There’s still time to blow all those other eggs out of the water with these quick and creative decorating ideas. Boil up those eggs and get busy!

Have fun!

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Black Sharpies.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Obviously Sweet

Just boil your egg, let it cool, grab your Sharpie and get creative!

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Crayons.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Housing a Forest

Re-warm previously boiled eggs in boiling water. Sprinkle crayon shavings and glitter over the egg and let them run.

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Washi Tape.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Eyecandy Event Details

Wrap with Washi tape (just ask for it at your craft store). Done.

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Butter.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Instructables

Add margarine to the dye before dipping the egg.

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Colored Sharpies.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Housing a Forest

Color your design with sharpie marker onto your room temp egg. Slowly drip rubbing alcohol onto the egg. The colors will mix and blend. Let dry. Viola! No two are the same.

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Stickers.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: L’il Luna

Stick on vinyl letters, paint your egg, then peel your letters off.

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Q-Tips.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Alisa Burke

Dab or brush your egg with a Q-tip “paintbrush”.

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Nail Polish.

[note color=”#ffffff”]Instructions: Henry Happened

Add nail polish to water, swirl it around a little, then dip!

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Happy Easter!!

Tied, Buttoned, and Wrapped Easter Eggs

I went on a little hunt for non-traditional Easter egg decorating. Three hours of pinning later (I KNOW!), I ended up with a huge list, and probably a lot fewer followers on Pinterest.

Is it just me being easily distracted, or does anyone else lose hours of their day searching Pinterest?  Crap, I’ve blown through half a bag of Cheetos and a huge bowl of Tillamook White Chocolate Raspberry Yum ice cream. (If you haven’t yet, you’ve GOT to try it – crack ice cream I tell ya! – I’m sorry for the tease for those of you who can’t get Tillamook dairy products in your area – nananananaaaaa na). I wonder if I get a free case of this stuff from Tillamook for the plug…

Oh wow, veered way off-subject there for a wee bit, I apologize.

So back to the eggs. I found all KINDS of alternatives to the standard dyed eggs and I couldn’t decide if I wanted to include everything I found, or just be neat and tidy and go with one category. The OCD in me won. Below are some of the prettiest and most creative eggs I found using yarn, twine, lace, fabric, etc. Click on the image to be taken to the instructions. Tomorrow I’ll post all the other cool ones I found. Enjoy!

Buttons (Dot Com Women)

Crocheted (Red Heart)

Ribbon (Shabby Chicks)

Crocheted (My Desert Cottage)

Braided Yarn (Mom on Time Out)

Yarn (Better Homes and Gardens)

Ribbon and Rick Rack (Better Homes and Gardens)

Fabric (Sewing Daisies)

Craft Thread (Craftberry Bush)

Baker’s Twine (Crafts Unleashed)

Lace (Celebrating Everyday Life)

Shabby Chic Twine (Design, Dining + Diapers)

Pipe Cleaners (Pajama Crafters)

Thread (Martha Stewart)

Crocheted (Greedy for Colour)

Buttons and Lace (Flamingo Toes)

Crocheted (LVLY)

Crocheted (Flax & Twine)

Ribbon (8 Balloons)

Thread-wrapped (Martha Stewart)

Later gator!