Glitter Easter Eggs

Today, I will show you how to make really cute sparkly Easter eggs! More for decoration, than an egg hunt, but it's so cute not to make! 

NOTE: This craft is for a more advanced homemaker.

You will need fake eggs. I got mine from Target, and they feel like a stronger cardboard, but I assume the wooden eggs from a craft store will work as well. You will also need glitter. More fine glitter will work best. I got a pack of 12 colors from Walmart. You will also need sponge brushes, Mod Podge Glue, a piece of copy paper, paper towels for a place setting, and optional painters tape if you wish to make designs.

To start, lay your paper towels down, so that your table doesn't get messy, and fold your copy paper in half to make a crease, unfold it, and lay it ontop of the paper towel. That will catch all of the excess glitter, so we can save it.

Now, pour some Mod Podge out onto a corner of the paper towel and dip the brush into the glue and start applying it all over the egg. After it's completely covered, dump out the glitter of your choice onto the egg and rotate it so that glitter gets all over. Hold it for a little while to let it dry. To reuse the wasted glitter, pick up the piece of copy paper that caught all of the sparkles, and fold it so that all the glitter sinks to the crease and pour it back into the glitter jar. Once the egg is dry, put more mod Podge on the spots where your fingers were and add glitter to the missing spots. Let that dry. Then, once it is all dry, gently Mod Podge over the entire egg to seal in the glitter. I do this by dabbing the brush, so that it doesn't wipe the glitter off. Hold it to dry completely, then repeat the steps for the spots where you were holding it. 

If you want to do designs such as stripes, you will need painters tape. I didn't have any, so I just only put the mod Podge in the certain areas and it turned out sort of lop sided, but for a more straight line, rip off a piece of painters tape, put it on the egg, and repeat the steps above. Remove the tape once the entire thing is completely dry. Touch up if needed. Don't forget to rinse out your brushes! 

That is all for this craft. It is a messy project, but the outcome is worth it!