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Kaleidoscope Easter Eggs

April 1, 2014 by jessa 18 Comments

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Decorative painted eggs, made to look like kaleidoscope art for Easter!

Happy spring! With Easter coming up in a few weeks it’s a great time to add a little color to your decor. The color of these straws that I found at Ikea screamed spring, and were my inspiration for the colors in these Easter eggs. I really enjoy the painted geometric angles and the hints of gold on these eggs. Gold is super popular right now, but I’m ridiculously slow to embrace it and add it into my decor. Baby steps here, baby steps.

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So run to the craft store and pick up a couple packages of paper maché eggs, gold spray paint, a sheet of craft vinyl and some paint.

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Go outside and spray the eggs gold. I did do some white ones, but they didn’t look as great. While the golden eggs are drying, cut small strips of vinyl, like about 1/4 of an inch wide. I used a paper cutter, and the sizes of my strips varied, but they were all close to the right size.

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Once the golden eggs are dry, wrap the vinyl strip on the egg. You can place it strategically or haphazard, whichever suits your fancy. Just make sure the vinyl is stuck smoothly on the egg, so you can minimize paint seepage.

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I used DecoArt’s Americana paints, in Poodleskirt Pink, Peony Pink, Bahama Blue, and Lemon Yellow. I also mixed the yellow and Peony Pink to make a pretty orange. No, this post isn’t sponsored by DecoArt, I’m just a big fan of their products.

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Use a quality paint brush to dab the paint on the egg, varying the colors.  Try to stay within the lines (Sometimes I still have problems doing that). I left some spots empty, so that more gold shows. Yeah, I’m daring.

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Let them dry completely and apply a second coat of paint. Once your paint is dry, gently peel off the vinyl. Make sure you pull straight up, or you might take some of the color off with the vinyl. I did that and I was pretty sad about it.

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That’s it! Now you just need to find a pretty way to display your Kaleidoscope Easter Eggs. Put them in a bowl on the coffee table, hanging from a little tree, or stick them on a candle stick.

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Here are the white ones… Pretty, but not striking like the gold.

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  1. Niki

    April 1, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Love these – they are so pretty!!

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  2. Feral Turtle

    April 2, 2014 at 7:51 am

    These are so cute. Love the colors! Cheers.

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  3. Kat@Home. Made. Interest.

    April 2, 2014 at 9:48 am

    Love this idea! I just bought some paper mache eggs yesterday and I hadn’t decided what to do with them…

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  4. Jeanine

    April 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    THIS IS soooo fantastic!!! I love them! Thank you for sharing the tutorial ;D Pinning now!

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  5. Corey @ Tinysidekick

    April 2, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    These eggs are amazing! I love the colors and love that you can use them again next year. Thanks for sharing at The Makers!

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  6. Laurie

    April 3, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Thanks for linking up to Tip Me Tuesday linky party this week. {knuckle bumps} Did you know that I can “lend” your blog posts my Google page rank for better search engine traffic? {fabulous} If you upload at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL into your Tip Junkie craft room, you’ll be in business! {wink} ~ Laurie {a.k.a. the Tip Junkie}
    http://www.tipjunkie.com/post/how-to-add-a-craft-room-project-on-tip-junkie/

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  7. Heidi@OneCreativeMommy

    April 3, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    I love these eggs! I just saw them on 7-alive’s link-up party. This is very last minute. I am working on a Easter Egg Decorating Idea post to go live early afternoon tomorrow (Friday). I would love to include your idea (one image and a proper link back). If you get this in time, can I include it?

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  8. Lisa

    April 11, 2014 at 11:34 am

    The geometric patterns looks great! I’m loving gold paint on everything at the moment!

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  9. Carmody

    April 13, 2014 at 6:08 am

    Jessa, These are beautiful. I love gold and geometric shapes they look great on an Easter egg.

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  10. Erin

    April 13, 2014 at 7:01 am

    What a great idea, Jessa! Love the colors you chose to decorate these eggs!

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  11. vrmm26

    March 13, 2017 at 5:50 am

    These are so pretty! Love the mix of colors with the gold. Visiting from Monday Funday party.

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  12. Christine @ www.rustic-refined.com

    March 14, 2017 at 5:20 am

    A modern Easter egg, love it!

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  13. Melissa

    March 14, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    These are so cute! Love them. Thanks for sharing at the Family Joy Blog Link Party this week!

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  14. larr

    March 15, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    So pretty! I don’t know if I have the patience to make these, but they are really neat.

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  15. reinventedkb

    March 18, 2017 at 9:53 am

    Those are so pretty. Love the gold on them.
    Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.

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  16. twopurplecouches

    March 18, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    These turned out so pretty! They remind me of stained glass. Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week!

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  17. tatertotsandjello

    March 21, 2017 at 10:44 am

    So cute!! I pinned them 🙂

    xoxo

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