Seriously, how cute are these Speckled Easter Eggs. They add the perfect touch. They’re nice and matte and besides the seam down the middle they truly do have a real-life appearance to them. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’ve made a decision to try harder to decorate for the holidays. Ben, our two year old, loves it and really who doesn’t enjoy a good celebration. We decorate for Christmas and Halloween, so, why wouldn’t we dress up our home for the other holidays, too? Furthermore, with these speckled eggs, it won’t be hard at all to fill our house with some Easter cheer!
Last week, I came across this tutorial, on the blog, In My Own Style, and I just knew I wanted to give these a try. They’re adorable and would make a perfect addition to our new Easter decor collection. Even though, I already had a few supplies at home, we ventured out to Michaels for a couple new paint colours and then to the Dollar Tree to grab a few extra plastic eggs. Afterwards, we stopped at Joann’s and found this cute basket and a little bunny and then a few other things. My mind just starts seeing all these options and I end up with a cart full of supplies for future projects. Does this happen to you, too? Keep an eye out for more Easter stuff coming in the next few weeks.
These eggs were so simple to put together. Ben even tackled his own couple eggs, He did a pretty good job at painting. I wouldn’t recommend this for his age (2 years old), but with a little help, he was more than happy to paint a couple plastic eggs. I didn’t venture into speckling with him, he was off napping when it was time for this step, thankfully. A little forewarning the speckling is messy! If you can, do this outside or maybe even in a box. I had paint everywhere. It cleaned up well, but I still have a spot of brown paint on my curtain I need to tackle. Consider yourself warned!
How to make Speckled Easter Eggs
Supplies
- plastic easter eggs
- multiple pastel paint colours
- a foam sponge paint brush (like this)
- plaster of Paris
- stencil brush
- small containers to mix paint or plastic cups
- newspaper (to keep your table, relatively paint free)
- paper towels for clean up
Instructions
- Open each egg and cut off the tab that holds the top and bottom pieces together. Then, lay them all open side down.
- After you have the eggs prepped, mix up your chalk paint. The basic ratio for chalk paint is 3 parts paint to one part plaster of Paris. I just eyeballed this. Make sure, however, after you add the plaster of Paris, that you mix it together really well. I made a small container of each paint, so I wouldn’t have to stop once I got started.
- Now, Just start painting each egg. I used a separate foam sponge brush for each egg, just to save time. The first coat is going to look really sparse, that’s ok, with a few more coats, it’ll be perfect. Once it dries, apply a second coat. I added a heavier coat this time and pressed the foam sponge paint brush against the eggs, rather than dragging it from the top down. If you want a more realistic look, pressing the paint against the egg, did seem to do the trick. I had to apply a third coat to touch up a few areas after the second coat dried.
- Ok! Once the last coat of paint is on, it’s time to speckle. I used white and brown paint for this. Pour a bit of paint into seperate containers and water both down a little bit. I used a small spray bottle, which I already had on hand, and did about 4 sprays. This next step is messy. Dip your stencil brush into the white paint and dab some of it off on the newspaper. Now lightly hit the brush against the palm of your other hand, you should start to see little flecks appear on the eggs. Practice this over the newspaper, until you get the hang of it. Speckle the eggs with the white and then repeat with the brown paint.
- I waited overnight before snapping these eggs back together. They’re fairly sturdy, and should snap back together without much damage, if any at all.
- Decorate with the eggs anyway you’d like.
These Speckled Easter Eggs are the perfect way to take those cheap plastic eggs up a notch. While, the chalk paint gives these the perfect extra matte finish. Using pastel paints as well as speckling the eggs really make this craft feel a tiny bit extravagant. Furthermore, this is a great way to upcycle those bright neon eggs into something much more pleasing to the eye.
Did you love this Speckled Easter Egg craft? Check out these other crafts and do-it-yourself projects I’m sure you’ll enjoy:
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If you get a chance to make this or any other craft on the blog and want to share. Please feel free to tag @candyjarchronicles or use #candyjarchronicles on Instagram, so I can see your photo. I’d love to see what you’re crafting in your home!
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