You don’t need to spend major money on special kits in order to create beautiful Easter eggs that will wow your guests. Just check out these unique ideas from our team at DCH Toyota of Oxnard for decorating Easter eggs and start revving up your creative engine.
An ombré effect
The ombré effect has gained popularity in recent hair, makeup, and fingernail trends, and now you can take the trend to your Easter table. The effect describes a color that moves gradually from light to dark shades—a gradient. To get the look with your Easter eggs, you’ll need standard dye and a wire egg dipper (usually the dye packs come with wire dippers).
Bend the handle of the wire egg dipper over the lip of your dye cup so that the bottom quarter of the egg is submerged in the dye. Set a kitchen timer for five minutes. When the timer is up, adjust the wire dipper so the next quarter of the egg is submerged, and repeat until the entire egg has been colored. If desired, you can leave a tiny ring of white at the top of your egg.
Add embellishment
Adding embellishment to Easter eggs is a super simple Easter craft that yields dazzling results. With nothing more than a hot glue gun and a few beads and ribbons, you can make it look like you’re an Easter-egg-Einstein. Attach anything from fabric pieces to plastic stones to your eggs with a hot glue gun. If you’re going to use your eggs as a centerpiece for your holiday dinner, use embellishments in the same color family for a look that’s both beautiful and pulled-together.
Adding embellishment to white eggs can create stark and beautiful designs, but if you still prefer the look of dyed eggs, be sure to let them dry completely before you add any embellishments.
Dots, stripes, and more
A bucket of crayons is all you need to create artistic eggs with dots, stripes, and more. The wax in the crayons repels dye, so color your name or a pattern on an egg before you dye it for an adorable look that’s easy to achieve. Using white crayon can look especially sharp, since it gives the effect that the background of the egg is somehow shining through the dye.
Going pro
Though fancy kits aren’t necessary to make unique Easter eggs, a little specialty paint can go a long way. If you want to take your eggs to the next level, look for kits that offer paint instead of dye.
Using paint usually gives the eggs more vibrant colors, and brushes also give you more control over the designs you create. Sometimes you can even find paint kits with specialty glitter or metallic shades for Easter egg crafts that make it seem like you got your eggs from a golden goose.
