How do you like your eggs? DIY egg art!

Last week my mom suggested to me that I should do a post on Easter Egg decorating. She had read about different techniques in her Martha Stewart magazine and thought it would be fun for me to try and tackle some of them. Today I want to show you how to take your egg dying to a new level using some of Martha’s ideas (which you can get more of here). I also want to show you how you can save your eggs to decorate your home without worrying about them going bad! So first things first, let’s go over how to hollow out a raw egg:

What you will need:

I used both brown and white eggs for this project.

• Eggs
• A couple of pins
• A bowl or cup

Step One:

Taking your pin, puncture one hole on the top of the egg and one on the bottom. You will need to use a bit of pressure to get the pin through – don’t be afraid though, the egg shell is pretty durable.

Create the hole using a regular sewing pin.

Chip away the shell so that your holes are about this size:

I make both holes the same size on either end.

Step Two:

Wipe the egg if any yolk comes out of the top hole. Then proceed in placing your mouth to the hole and blowing with a bit of force. If you need to, you can use your pin to break up the yolk inside the shell for it to come out easier (I took a picture of this process, but it looks a whole lot worse than it is lol).

Step Three:

Once the inside is completely cleared, rinse your egg with water and blow out any liquid that remains inside.

Step Four:

I like to place the finished eggs in the microwave for about 10 secs. This further dries out the egg for you to work with.

Be careful when you take the eggs out, they heat up very quickly and become hot.

Now you can dye and decorate your egg and keep it for as long as you like! Next up are a couple of techniques I tried out. I used a cupcake sheet to hold the eggs during the process, but you can also use egg holders, or even a strip of tape (hollowed out eggs are extremely light) to keep them in place. Enjoy!

The Mod Egg:

From MarthaStewart.com

• Food coloring
• Cotton swabs

I love how simple this egg is, yet has such a lovely impact. All you need are three different food dye colors, undiluted.

Step one:

Take your cotton swab and swirl it in the first undiluted color you would like to use.

For my egg, I used red, blue, and yellow.

Step Two:

Draw a circle on your egg using your cotton swab.

You will need to hold the egg in place until the dye dries to avoid dripping.

Step Three:

Repeat step two using a second color, slightly overlapping the first circle.

If you want perfect circles, you can use a stencil for ease.

Step Four:

Finally, place a third circle on the bottom, once again slightly overlapping the first two. Viola!

A simple, modern technique that you can use to color your eggs in any pattern you desire! Just remember you need to go slowly to allow the dye to dry.

The Marbleized Egg:

From MarthaStewart.com

• Food Coloring
• Olive Oil
• A Spoon

This is a great way to get an elegant, marble looking egg. I used a brown egg for this technique (darker eggs give you richer colors, but be for-warned that it tends to be a darker color than the dye instructions intend), and used blue and black dye. You can use different base colors and top coats, but make sure that the base color is quite a bit lighter than the secondary color.

Step One:

Dye your egg like normal with an allover color.

This is using the lightest blue option on a standard food coloring chart.

Step Two:

Mix up your second color, and then add roughly a tablespoon of olive oil to the mix.

You can see the oil spot within my black dye.

Step Three:

Mix the oil as fast as you can with your spoon, and then drop your egg into the mix. Using your spoon, pour the dye over the egg repeatedly. The oil makes the dye splotchy, only sticking to a few areas at a time. Remove your egg and dry it with a paper towel, and you’re done!

My finished product!

This egg would look lovely with ribbon or crystals glued along the edges. The options really are endless, but the results are very classy!

Martha has a bunch of fun, beautiful ideas for egg dying, so make sure to check out the link I posted above.

What type of technique for decorating eggs is your favorite? Have you ever used eggs as a decorative piece in your space? Is this a project you would try? Let me know!

~Maria

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