How to decorate Easter eggs

But before you begin to be creative, let's agree to use than the usual hard-boiled eggs, and only shells from them.

Firstly, the entire eggshell thickness of 0.3-0.4 mm. In this paper we will use the glue, paint and other chemicals - eat eggs, processed them unsafe. Secondly, is it possible to break up, to clear and to eat his own to create a masterpiece?

Get the whole empty shell snap. Do the needle small holes at the top and bottom of the egg. Then Blow into one of them. White and yolk will flow quickly and easily to the outside.

Happened? Fine! You can begin.

unusual coloring

Traditionally, Easter Egg - red (symbol of life and rebirth). It is in this color to dye eggs, offered to a Mary Magdalene Emperor Tiberius.

Nowadays eggs for Easter are shining like a rainbow. Painting buy a ready set of dyes or use the popular recipes (onion skins, beet juice, etc.).

It is very nice looking eggs with patterns. To get the original ornaments, before coloring paste on an egg flowers, circles, stripes and other stencils or wrap the lace. Then dip in egg color. After 3-5 minutes, remove it and let dry. Then remove all the stickers. Turn bright easter egg with a unique pattern.

Another original way - tissue staining. For this we need a silk or chiffon fabric with a bright pattern (suitable another "shedding" matter), white cotton cloth and vinegar.

Egg wrap colorful scrap of fabric so as to obtain "pouch." Try to avoid folds - tissue should fit snugly to the shell. "Pouch" is stitched on one side.

Top wrap it with a cotton material.

Prepare aqueous acetic solution (2 cups of water 3 tablespoons vinegar is heated to boiling) and then lower it eggs wrapped cloth. After 10 minutes, remove them, cool and remove the fabric. It turns out very beautiful colorful easter eggs.

Decoupage

Decoupage - a popular hand-made-technique. It consists in the fact that the paper napkins or special decoupage cards glued onto a variety of surfaces - from wood to glass.

Eggshell just perfect for decoupage. To decorate an Easter egg in this technique will require:

• ground (or white acrylic paint);
• ply paper napkins with patterns;
• PVA glue;
• acrylic lacquer.

All this can be bought in stores for needlework. First of all - prime the egg. Making it more convenient not to brush and a sponge, light patting movements. As long as the soil dries, cut out of the cloth pattern, which you want to paste over the egg. Separate the upper layer of the napkin (the one on which the design) - white layers will not be needed.

Wrap an egg with a napkin and glue. Glue is better to put it at the top, right on the napkin and distribute fingers. Once the egg has dried, cover it with acrylic paint - it will give a beautiful glossy sheen.

decoupage technique is not as simple as it seems at first glance. If you are a beginner, then neatly without wrinkles pasted oval egg napkin will not be easy. Therefore, the use of small patterns better, do not cover the entire surface of the egg. In this case, it is not necessary to prime the shell - a pre-paint it.

Threads and ribbons

Colored or plain white Easter egg can also decorate satin ribbons.

This will help holes done by us in the beginning. Thread the ribbon through the egg at the bottom (in the wider part of the) bow tie, and top to make a loop. You get the original Easter decoration, creating a festive mood in the house.

The egg can be wrapped with ribbons and top - along or across. Or make tapes of small flowers and glue them to a colored egg.

A difficult but very beautiful version of the Easter decorations - eggs, tied with crochet. Download schema and link to the online "Case". Put it on top of the egg and pull the satin ribbon. Garnish with egg or artificial butterfly bow.

Proposed ideas - only runway for your fantasy. Get inspired and create your own miracles!