Easter Decorations: How To Decorate Hard Boiled Eggs For Easter Using Nail Varnish
How To Decorate Eggs For Easter Using Nail Varnish
Rachel Moss— The Huffington Post UK
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While the shops are jam-packed with Christmas decorations in December, it can be harder to find cute items to decorate your home at Easter.
In the past, we've found the best solution is to make our own.
That's why we wanted to share this video with you from our clever friends over at Mom.me.
The video demonstrates how to make beautiful decorated eggs that can be handed out as gifts or used to brighten up your table.
All you'll need to make these goodies is several hard-boiled eggs, a few bottles of nail polish, some plastic cups and some water.
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Tip: You're not planning to eat these eggs, so boil them for longer than you would normally to ensure they're nice and hard.
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Tip: Go for pastel coloured nail polish for an Easter look that all the family will love.
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Tip: Easy now, you don't want to mix the colours completely.
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Tip: Wear gloves - this part can get messy.
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Tip: Make sure the nail polish joins on both sides so that all of the egg is covered.
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Tip: Leave them in separate bowls until you're sure the colours won't run.
And voila: you've decorated eggs for Easter using nail polish.
Check out the slideshow below for more egg-decorating ideas.
Have fun!
Egg Decorating Tips
For The Crafty Cathy(01 of07)
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Are you a Pinterest-queen? Do you live for bridal showers, Sunday brunches and the like? Then this project is for you.Directions:Take rolls of craft tape and start wrapping. Mix and match different colors and patterns of tape to give eggs a modern edge.Helpful Hints-- Also known as "Japanese Washi Tape," craft tape can be found in the scrapbooking section at a local home or craft store.Awesome Tip:Go crazy with your colors and patterns! Whoever said stripes and dots don't match clearly never made one of these bad boys. (credit:American Egg Board)
For The Fancy Lady(02 of07)
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Hey there, friend. Is that you in the Kentucky Derby hat and filigree handkerchief? If so, this project is right up your alley.Directions:Find beautifully patterned paper napkins and cut out the design. Apply them to the outside of the egg using decoupage glue (Mod Podge) or craft glue.Helpful Hints:-- Colorful paper napkin patterns can be found at your local home or party store.-- If a pattern is intricately detailed, use a cuticle scissors to cut out the design.Awesome Tips:Try experimenting with different materials, like lace! (credit:American Egg Board)
For The Perky Princess(03 of07)
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Do friends often describe you as happiness, sunshine and polka dots all rolled into one? Let this project reflect your bubbly personality.Directions:Thinly coat a piece of bubble packaging with acrylic paint, then roll egg over the paint. Let the paint dry on the egg, then repeat with another color, if desired.Helpful Hints:-- Paint a very thin coat of paint three to four bubbles wide to ensure clear "bubble" imprints; dab bubble wrap with a paper towel if paint looks too thick.-- To layer color, make sure paint dries on egg between each coat.Awesome Tips:Don't forget to use brightly colored cups and trays to hold your little cuties! (credit:American Egg Board)
For The Creative Academic(04 of07)
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You love sudoku -- AND the color pink. Celebrate your brains and your beauty with this fun numbers and letters project.Directions:Create word scrambles by placing number or letter stickers on eggs before dipping then into egg dye. Remove eggs from dye once desired color is achieved, gently removing the stickers from the outside of the egg.Helpful Hints:-- Number and letter stickers are available at any craft, home or office store.-- Avoid numbers and letters that are paper stickers, to ensure stickers come off cleanly and don’t dissolve in the egg dye.Awesome Tip: Don't shy away from fun punctuation and interesting symbols, like ampersands and money signs! (credit:American Egg Board)
For The Flower Child(05 of07)
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What better way to celebrate the springtime holiday than to channel your inner Mother Earth?Directions:Place your chosen leaf or flower on the outside of an egg and slip it into a pantyhose, tightly securing the hose with a knot. Lower the egg into your chosen color. Leave eggs in the dye until you’ve achieved your desired brightness and then remove from dye.Helpful Hints-- Cut the panty hose into squares and tie a knot at the bottom.-- When tying the open end of the panty hose, ensure that it’s tied as tightly against the egg as possible, so the leaf does not slip during egg dyeing.-- Use scissors to cut open the nylon to easily extract the egg and leaf.Awesome Tips:If leaves aren’t available, try fresh herbs like cilantro, parsley or sage! (credit:American Egg Board)
For The Family Portraiteer(06 of07)
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If your mantle is crammed with photos of your kids, your kids' kids, and your neighbor's best friend's kids, eggs are clearly just mini canvasses waiting for your artist's touch.Directions:Tape tissue paper onto regular printer paper and print individual family photos or portraits onto it. Cut the photos out and apply them to the outside of eggs using decoupage glue (like Mod Podge) or craft glue. Helpful Hints-- Cut out photos in a circular/oval shape for easier application to the egg.-- Mod Podge, or craft glue, can be found at a local craft store.Awesome Tips:Put them in individual egg holders on plates for instant place cards! (credit:American Egg Board)