March 23, 2011

Dictionary Covered Plastic Eggs

Easter is almost here and even though I live in Southern California and it is almost always Spring here, it has been rainy and cold (for our standards) lately.  I love the Spring since I grew up in the Mid West and actually miss the extreme changes that Mother Nature gave us back there.  Things are starting to bloom and blossom and there is a feeling of new life around us.    

I have a couple Easter ideas to post on my blog, and this is my first, very easy, fast, inexpensive project.  I bought plastic eggs - 6 for $1.00 and took my handy dandy dictionary paper, tore it into small pieces and mod podged it on. 



Then after it dried, I took a yellow highlighter, pink ink pad, green marker, walnut ink pad, and colored each egg.  A couple I left the original color of the dictionary paper.  Then I put another coat of mod podge and sprinkled super fine glitter on them.  It's on there, I just have camera issues.



I put them under a cloche (because everything looks better under a cloche), and have them in my downstairs bathroom.  Soooo easy and they look very pretty with the tiny sparkle from the glitter.





9 comments:

LBB said...

You made them!! I REALLY love how they turned out :) & I love how you displayed them too. Now I want to try it!! :)

Anonymous said...

You Rock Lanell! BTW, saw the post on the ice cream . . . was it yummy? The nutella one I made was a bit too sweet for Nicholas. Will try it again!

:0)Misty

Unknown said...

Love the eggs...think I'll take a crack at hatching a few myself!

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DIYbyDesign said...

Those came out so cute. I love that you used dictionary pages. I saw you over at Debbie's Newbie party. I am your latest follower. I would love for you to come and check out my blog and follow me back at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks so much.

PAINTORDIG.blogspot.com said...

These are so cute, I made a book page wreath, so I will have to try this also. I have been checking out your blog-fabulous recipes! I am now following. Hope you will stop by and visit me.

emilysnan said...

hiya , wow they look fab and so simple too so i eill be trying these for sure also i love how you displayed them too s tfs
xmaggiex

Bobbi said...

Those are eggs are so pretty. I love the sparkle. And you are right, everything looks better under a cloche!! I Just love having something in my bathroom like that, it makes me smile every time I walk into the room. I need to get mine out and get them finished. I used old music pages for my eggs, thanks for the inspiration!!

Lynda said...

Super cute idea!