Easter

Well, Easter is just around the corner. I was searching for some ideas on Easter crafts and found a couple of quick and inexpensive ways to jazz up your Easter decor. 


Easter Eggs
Balloons (25 for $1) from the dollar store
Plaid Fabric Stiffener ($7.99) from Walmart
Embroidery Floss (6.99 for a package of 24 various colours) from Michaels bought with a 40% off coupon to make it only about $3.50
Scrap Yarn (free)


The first craft was making Easter Eggs using balloons, embroidery floss and fabric stiffener. At first, it seemed that it would be pretty simple to create, but when I actually started getting into the craft- it was very messy and difficult to maneuver the wet floss. Blow up some balloons to the sizes you prefer. Tie each balloon with a small piece of scrap yarn (for hanging up later). Pour some of the fabric stiffener into a container. I suggest unravelling the embroidery floss to prevent knotting. Start dipping the floss into the stiffener and gathering it up, ensure you remove the excess stiffener with your fingers. Begin wrapping the balloon with the floss- you can mix up colours if you wish. Hang to dry overnight. Pop balloon with a pin in the morning and pull out of hardened floss egg. Voila! Hang up with fishing line OR put in a basket...

Sparkled Eggs
Foam Eggs (6 for $1 for the large ones, 8 for $1 for the small ones) from the dollar store
White Glue ($1) from the dollar store
Sparkles in various colours ($1 each) from the dollar store
Paint Brush (10 for $1) from the dollar store


TOTAL for craft (14 eggs, various sizes and colours) was $8.


The second craft used some foam eggs. I brushed thick white glue on the eggs with a foam brush and then used various colours of sparkles to spice them up a bit!! Fun craft, you could probably manage to do this with children, however I would advise to make sure the glue is dry before completing them (do one half at a time).