Gone now are the simple days of a Paas Easter Egg dye set, the white vinegar and some coffee mugs and in are the days of glitter, silk, rubber bands, wax, jewels, hot glue guns, decals, stickers and papercrafting to decorate Easter eggs in a way never seen before. Creativity is everywhere and blossoming forth in full force with spring. So much so, that Glue Gun Crafts simply had to stop and smell the dye and showcase 20 different tutorials on how to truly go all out with your Easter egg decorating ideas this year! Just click on you're on your way to a step by step tutorial to do it yourself at home.
Naturally
Go natural and classic and create your dyes from grape juice, beet juice, coffee and more.
Go brown and go green with another pantyhose egg dying method from Good Housekeeping.
Simple
Keep it easy and just use some vegetable oil to creating a marbeled effect on your eggs.
Use rubber bands to create lines and criss crosses all over your eggs.
Overlapping dots of dye create a modern and fun look on these Easter eggs.
A tiny sponge and a little patience are all you need to create a sponge painted Easter egg.
Faux and all for Show
A real egg can't safely be decked out in silver and gold like this and still be OK to eat, but with a Styrofoam egg, sky's the limit!
A plastic Easter egg covered in glitter from head to toe and little golden bow.
Blow the yolk out first and then give these pearlized Easter eggs a try.
Decoupage a plastic Easter egg for a great centerpiece!
It's all about the extras
Papercraft punches are all you need to create these unique Easter eggs.
Super unique, but block out an afternoon!
Can't go without mentioning pysanky, the Ukrainian folk art of batik (melted wax) painting on an egg shell with pin heads, tiny metal tips and tools before dropping them in some dye.
You'll need a duck egg for the zentangle style of decorating eggs!
Create a tiny geode from an empty eggshell for a truly unique Easter egg.
Need more?
Dabbled.org put up a post of 12 unique Easter egg decorating ideas. Some of the crafters reveal their secrets with tutorials on how they didn't and others are just showcasing. Either way, you're bound to find your inspiration here if you haven't already, the pictures are stunning!
Happy Decorating!
Thanks for including my silk tie eggs in your roundup - wow you found some amazing stuff!
Oh my goodness, I've hit the jackpot. Thank goodness you came over for a visit as I now found your blog!!! I love all the creative ways to dye eggs for easter. I'm going to try the leaf imprint, they look so pretty. The zentangle would be fun too for the kids. I'm now a new follower, thanks so much for coming over for a visit.
Welcome! Come back any time!
You are awesome! So you are cool! I love the eggs! But, they need to be easier to make!
Sincerly,
Franny Crunker
P.S.
I love your work!
Keep doing the things you do. My children and my husband love to make them now.
WOW! Of course I find this AFTER the eggs have been colored! I will have to print this out for next year! LOL Great job! Love it.
Mommy D
I teach a craft class and I'm always looking for ideas. My class is only 45 minutes so it limits what we can do and have time to complete the project. I try to have alot of the time consuming steps out of the way and and everything ready to put together. I has looking around for ideas for dying easter eggs and ran across your site. Really good! Can't wait for next week's classes. Thanks!