Easter Egg Craft Along!! This Saturday at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Added 2022-04-14 14:37:10 +0000 UTCHello!!!
This Saturday we are doing something experimental!! We are going to attempt to dye plastic easter eggs by filling them with marbles to start, then spray painting them with a matte egg white paint! From there we will dye them the old fashioned way!... or sort of, we've still got to make them spooky and different ;)
My thought is that this way you can keep them for future use, it's animal friendly AND you can fill them with candy once they're dry!
I'm going to preface this by saying maybe this will work, maybe it won't, but let's find out together and have some fun while we try!
I'll leave the supplies I'm planning to have on hand below...
Plastic eggs
Marbles
Matte egg white spray paint
Egg coloring kit
Masking tape
Exacto blade
fine point paint brushes
Additional acrylic paints
Oh! and candy for eating!!!
And a light sand paper or magic eraser to scuff up the plastic eggs before painting them! - Thank you Jackie Antes for this suggestion! :D
There are TWO new episodes coming this month and I know you are going to love them :))
I'll be chatting a bit about them both this Saturday! Cant wait to see you!
-Christine
Comments
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Fellowship of the Broom
2022-08-28 03:25:57 +0000 UTCI think Abby is just pointing out that many Christian holidays have Pagan roots. Not that Christians can't be witches. ❤
Morgan
2022-08-12 13:15:51 +0000 UTCAre you under the impression that witches can't be Christians?
Morticia Kensington
2022-08-08 03:26:09 +0000 UTCEaster was originally called Ostara and the pagans celebrated the holiday first. Calling is Easter shows the Christian side and not the witch flying the broom side.
Abby T
2022-08-01 01:00:47 +0000 UTCI love the Easter outfit!!!
Jay Cee
2022-06-29 05:16:59 +0000 UTCLove the Easter witch photo! I was hoping people might be into Ukrainian Easter eggs this year--I had a friend in Alaska who used to make them and they're amazing.
Elizabeth Scarborough
2022-05-11 23:01:09 +0000 UTCHi Christine I just watched this…there are wooden tillable eggs that you can beautifully dye with RIT from Golden Cockerel https://www.goldencockerel.com/en-us/easter-eggs/blanks-and-craft-supplies/blank-hollow-wooden-egg-275-inches.html
Ashley Page Toth
2022-04-20 22:04:23 +0000 UTCi guess i should have assumed i needed to spray the eggs ahead of time
Jupiter Sagan
2022-04-16 19:03:15 +0000 UTCI'm hoping these are photo shopped bunnies
B
2022-04-16 16:04:08 +0000 UTCNo white spray paint...black it is!! The Anti-Egg😈🔥
Brandy Gunter
2022-04-16 13:57:24 +0000 UTCCRAFT-A-LONG QUESTION! What are some crafts/projects you have no interest in? I will be unable to attend the live stream. Thank you in advance if my question gets answered.
Scribby Scribner
2022-04-16 11:27:31 +0000 UTCI love the photo!!! So excited to be able to attend something live for the first time.
Brandy Gunter
2022-04-16 08:26:17 +0000 UTCThe photo is fierce
A Shera
2022-04-16 06:42:15 +0000 UTCI so wish I could watch this as it was happening. Unfortunately, I work weekends. I think I will get to see some of it as I'm getting ready ( I work nights), but I wouldn't get a chance to try to make it before Easter. This is one of those times I wish we had a place to post members "follow-along-crafts" to see what they have done. Christine is an amazing artist and teacher, I bet she inspires some incredible eggs (art) to be produced! :)
Deb McGrath
2022-04-16 04:24:49 +0000 UTCMaybe it's ok to spray paint just the outside, which doesn't touch the candy inside. But yeah, ventilation needed for those paints. I wonder if the paints people use for painting models for stuff like Warhammer would work. I think they come in little bottles?
miz vitko
2022-04-16 04:22:42 +0000 UTCWhat an eggstrordinary idea! {Sorry, bad pun. I couldn't help myself.}
Linda Chandler
2022-04-16 03:34:07 +0000 UTCShopping trip to the craft store! Looking forward to tomorrow's craft along!
Kris
2022-04-15 17:13:52 +0000 UTCGoing to see if I can scrounge up these supplies or something similar in work today. I work in a craft store but our Easter stock has been ravaged 😂
Sarah Kane
2022-04-15 14:52:31 +0000 UTCVery excited for this craft along. Thank you, Christine!
Mononoke Adams
2022-04-15 02:40:28 +0000 UTCThis is a fabulous photo! Can't wait for spooky eggs!
Camilla Brasher
2022-04-15 02:03:01 +0000 UTCCan't wait to see how you "spookify" some eggs! Bet they'll look great on a black tree for Halloween. See everyone on Saturday afternoon.
Leslie Langenegger
2022-04-14 23:30:10 +0000 UTCI love this idea! I also love that it's animal-friendly and a keepsake, and most of all that they're going to be a bit spooky!!!
Riona O'Faoladh
2022-04-14 23:19:07 +0000 UTCThis sounds super fun! Can't wait!
Rexington Funk
2022-04-14 20:45:03 +0000 UTCGood idea! Everyday should be Halloween!!🧟♀️🕸🎃
Amanda Upchurch
2022-04-14 19:03:43 +0000 UTCLOVE IT! I am going to hit up Hobbit Lobby tuh-day!🐰🐇🐣🕸🧟♀️🧚♀️🧝♀️
Amanda Upchurch
2022-04-14 19:02:32 +0000 UTCcan’t wait to watch !
Kitty Lang
2022-04-14 19:00:17 +0000 UTCThat's what she said... 😉
Amanda Upchurch
2022-04-14 19:00:13 +0000 UTCThis past Halloween, Target had plastic egg jack-o-lanterns. Possibly you could decorate the eggs as spiders, jack-o-lanterns, and ghosts?
NightshadeButterfly
2022-04-14 17:47:11 +0000 UTCThis sounds like so much fun! My sister and I might actually change around weekend plans to join :)
Sara Matano
2022-04-14 17:38:07 +0000 UTCYou look wonderful
Vicky
2022-04-14 17:28:55 +0000 UTCI wonder how the paint will work out on these too! Plastic is a finicky mistress. Word of warning, i would make sure to wait a WHILE before putting any candy in the eggs. The fumes will totally permeate and make it all the candy taste like sugary spray paint.
Ren Manley
2022-04-14 17:25:40 +0000 UTCFabulous photo!
Deborah Wiltshire Whaley
2022-04-14 17:02:02 +0000 UTCOh what fun ~ on my way for supplies now!
Deborah Wiltshire Whaley
2022-04-14 17:01:13 +0000 UTCI literally cannot wait to see your spooky eggs.
Karysa HorrorHoneysKitchen
2022-04-14 16:56:19 +0000 UTCOk if it doesn't bond to the plastic, it'll just flake off into your food eventually i guess. All spray paints need ventilation. They all have nasty fumes. Plastic itself is kinda bad idk
Kareem
2022-04-14 16:55:18 +0000 UTCKareem, judging from what I read about using Krylon paint spray, it's got some nasty fumes and should only be used outdoors. I'm sure it would stick well, but I wonder if you want to use it for what is going to be a decorative food container?
miz vitko
2022-04-14 16:44:35 +0000 UTCCan get a matte plastic spray primer. I used it to refinish my daughters plastic castles. krylon spray
Kareem
2022-04-14 16:02:58 +0000 UTCMake sure you get the paint that bonds to plastic!
Kareem
2022-04-14 15:57:43 +0000 UTCYayy sounds awesome. You look amazing 😍 Happy Easter from Ireland xxx
HannaBird
2022-04-14 15:44:02 +0000 UTCIm happy i could give you a pointer, iv had my fare share of disappointing plastic projects😄. I hope this pans out but i know youll make it work either way, i cant wait to tune in Saturday.
Jackie Antes
2022-04-14 15:26:37 +0000 UTCI'll be on a Camping Trip, but hopefully I'll have reception and I can watch !! 💜🖤🦇💜🖤🦇💜🖤
Danielle Gutierrez
2022-04-14 15:19:38 +0000 UTCI work Saturday so I'll have to watch it Sunday! I look forward to seeing the results of your experiment!
Samantha Graham
2022-04-14 15:13:43 +0000 UTCThis is a FANTASTIC suggestion!! I can’t thank you enough for sharing this idea and saving me from a catastrophe! ♥️🤗♥️
Christine McConnell
2022-04-14 15:08:19 +0000 UTCSo excited!!! Love the photo! ☺️
Briana Carney
2022-04-14 15:07:31 +0000 UTCSuch a cool idea! Love the photo too!
Paranormal Kativity
2022-04-14 14:56:42 +0000 UTCOmg I love this idea AND I love that photo! 🖤🧹 My easter decor is super witchcraft oriented.
Robots Bath Water
2022-04-14 14:54:05 +0000 UTCLooking forward to it!!! 🖤
Carla Perea Seminaro
2022-04-14 14:53:56 +0000 UTCLove it, but maybe a small question: How are you hovering above the broom? You do not appear to be sitting on it ;) XD
Tim van den Berg
2022-04-14 14:52:29 +0000 UTCEaster bunnies!!!
Racheal Jones
2022-04-14 14:50:02 +0000 UTCI’ll be watching, my eggs will probably look like painted turds if I even tried. Haha looking forward to it!
Rez NYC
2022-04-14 14:47:19 +0000 UTCHappy Easter Christine!
Rez NYC
2022-04-14 14:45:42 +0000 UTCSo exciting. It's after midnight here in South Australia and I got all excited when I saw the patreon notification come up 😊
Liana Palumbo
2022-04-14 14:45:12 +0000 UTCSmooth plastic eggs wont take a coat of spray paint and a water/vinegar soke well without peeling, id skuff up the exterior with a magic eraser quite extensively to help fix that and it'll give it a matt texture.
Jackie Antes
2022-04-14 14:44:07 +0000 UTCLove it! My nine year old loves your art. I hope she grows up like you. Lol
Honey Do
2022-04-14 14:40:34 +0000 UTCYay! I love experiments!
Kelly Lucero
2022-04-14 14:39:24 +0000 UTC
