We decided to decorate our Easter eggs a little differently this year. Instead of the traditional Paas dye kit (which come in crazy variety nowadays) we decided to try decorating some “craft” eggs that I came across at Walmart. If we liked what we created, we would be able to save them to put out for future Easters. And to keep with our love of tropical everything, we thought that hula girl easter eggs made sense. It ended up being both easy and complicated. The key to success, as with many things, patience.
Let me first start with an overview of what you need. It’s not much and there are so many ways you could go with these. It’s just a matter of picking a theme. I was able to get everything at Walmart and I am sure Target or another similar store would have these items as well.
First you want to do your cutting. It’s a bit tedious when dealing with tissue paper but just take your time. You want to try and cut out all the pieces you need before dealing with the application process. It’s just easier than going back and forth.
Once you have your tissue pieces cut out you want to apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to an area on an egg. Next you carefully apply a tissue cutout and gently tap it in place. Now you can paint on more Mod Podge to secure the tissue. Again, thin layers. There will be some wrinkling of the tissue, but you can gently smooth them out with your fingers and nails.
Work your way around the egg, placing different tissue pieces. Smooth out as much as possible and then place the egg somewhere to dry. We just used the cardboard carton they came in. And thats it! It definitely takes some patience to get these looking nice. I helped my girls with the “smoothing” process. I kinda love them! What do you think of these hula girl Easter eggs? How do you decorate your Easter eggs?
Want more craftiness? Check out this DIY.
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Jessica Bradshaw
April 20, 2017 at 5:27 AMThese are so cute!! I love these. What a great idea. π
julie@alohalovely.com
April 20, 2017 at 6:33 AMThanks so much!!
Raquel
April 20, 2017 at 2:45 AMCool Diy! love it!
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julie@alohalovely.com
April 20, 2017 at 4:37 AMMahalo! Thanks for stopping by.
Suzanne
April 17, 2017 at 10:44 PMThese are the cutest eggs I’ve ever seen!
julie@alohalovely.com
April 18, 2017 at 5:52 AMThank you so much! Aloha!
the adventurer
April 16, 2017 at 6:25 AMWhat a fun easter diy =o)
I also wanted to let you know I nominated you for the one lovely blog award =o)
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julie@alohalovely.com
April 16, 2017 at 7:39 AMOh my goodness, thank you so much!! Aloha and Happy Easter!
Katherine
April 15, 2017 at 11:44 AMI love these!! They are so much fun π
julie@alohalovely.com
April 16, 2017 at 7:38 AMMahalo!
Kenya
April 15, 2017 at 10:58 AMI’ve seen something similar to this! And I think next year I’ll try it out !
julie@alohalovely.com
April 16, 2017 at 7:38 AMA slightly different take on an old tradition. It was fun to experiment with it!
Jessica Lam
April 15, 2017 at 8:49 AMThis is such an adorable idea, I love it!
julie@alohalovely.com
April 16, 2017 at 7:37 AMThanks so much!
Logan
April 14, 2017 at 3:40 PMWhat a clever idea! These are so adorable!
julie@alohalovely.com
April 14, 2017 at 6:30 PMMahalo! Thanks for stopping by π
Jess
April 14, 2017 at 9:45 AMThese eggs are adorable! I am so stealing this idea for Easter!
julie@alohalovely.com
April 14, 2017 at 6:30 PMThanks so much!
Joy
April 14, 2017 at 1:22 AMIt’s soooo lovely! I want to do that too! Hopefully I can get beautiful tissue papers like that here. π
julie@alohalovely.com
April 14, 2017 at 7:28 AMThank you! I’m sure you will find something lovely!
Corinne
April 13, 2017 at 5:31 PMThese are lovely, what a clever idea for an egg decorating alternative.
julie@alohalovely.com
April 13, 2017 at 9:13 PMThanks so much! It was fun to change it up.
Erin Nicole
April 13, 2017 at 10:23 AMThis is such a great idea! They came out so cute! I’m going to have to try these out next year when my kids get a little older.
julie@alohalovely.com
April 13, 2017 at 11:40 AMThank you! Yes, it helps if they are a bit older, patience-wise. π
kristin mccarthy
April 13, 2017 at 6:17 AMThese are too cute! My kids would LOVE these!
julie@alohalovely.com
April 13, 2017 at 6:46 AMThank you! My girls loved creating them. It’s nice to put a spin on these annual crafts π