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glitter decorated Easter eggs in glass jar

Glitter Easter Eggs

Course Craft
Cuisine Craft
Keyword crafts, easter, glitter

Instructions

  1. Wash your eggs and dry them before starting as your mouth will touch the surface of the egg.
  2. Using a straight or safety pin, pierce the top and bottom of an egg. Make sure the bottom hole is larger than the top hole to allow the egg to drain fully.
  3. Once your hole has been created, place your egg over a bowl and begin blowing forcefully through the small hole and continue until the contents are drained and only the shell remains. Set aside.
  4. Repeat this process for the number of eggs you'll be using. Using the eggs you've blown out is completely up to you. I opted not to because small pieces of shell were in there but if you're not feeding it to an infant and don't mind a little shell, then have at it!
  5. Use a fine stream of water to completely rinse the entire shell. You want to ensure there are no egg white or yolks remaining. Set aside to dry.
  6. Once your eggshells are completely dry, apply a thin coat of Mod Podge or other craft adhesive using a paintbrush to half the egg (or the entire egg if you elect to use the skewers/craft sticks). Usually, I shy away from using Mod Podge because I don't feel like an amateur but I started with Elmer's Glue and it just did not work the same. Stick to the Mod Podge on this one.
  7. While holding your eggshell over a paper plate, gently shake glitter over egg ensuring you coat all surfaces. This took two passes for me as I failed to plan for holding a Mod Podge covered egg in my hand and allowing it to dry.
  8. My suggestion for you would be to also purchase bamboo skewers or another type of thin craft stick you could insert into the bottom opening of the egg to allow coating the entire surface to be covered and dry together.
  9. If you use the skewers to coat the entire egg with glitter you can turn an egg carton upside down and stick the other end of the skewer through the egg carton while everything sets and to collect any stray glitter. Then repeat with remaining eggs.
  10. If you do not use the skewers, continue applying Mod Podge to only half of the egg, apply glitter and then place the non-glittered side down in an empty egg carton.
  11. Go ahead and coat the top half of the remaining eggs and allow adequate time to dry and the glitter to adhere before flipping over and continuing.