Because glitter isn't shiny enough for me, I bedazzled these eggs with rhinestones. My husband suggested using those little mirror mosaic tiles, but we couldn't find any small enough with a small enough price tag, so we went with multi-colored jewels instead!Materials for Rhinestone Eggs:
Colored Eggs, paper mache or other
Rhinestones
hot glue gun and glue sticks
Tweezers (optional)
Because it would be near child abuse to work with glue and rhinestones while a sparkle-loving 3-year-old just looks on, I let the munchkin work with one of the paper mache eggs. Please know that rhinestones + 3-year-olds = HUGE MESS. Or did you already know this and were wondering why I would let the two cross?
Anyway, while the munchkin used Elmer's glue, I busted out the big guns. Or, mini gun. I put a little big of glue on the top of my egg (it was already yellow so I didn't have to prep with paint) and quickly put on a few rhinestones. I put them on randomly, no order to it. I used my tweezers to fix any rhinestones that went all crooked in the glue- I wasn't going to burn myself on an EASTER EGG for crying out loud.
Then I kept putting on a little glue, and adding rhinestones. Little by little, slowly and surely, the egg was getting covered!
And when it was done it was really, really loved by the just-bathed munchkin.
After she went to bed I picked the random rhinestones off of her egg, painted it blue with some craft paint, and added the rhinestones. And the munchkin was so excited to see her egg all done. She had no clue I totally re-did it :). Check out that rainbow reflection! No, not Rainbow Connection, sillies!
You are probably wondering if I actually am displaying these in bowls and on paper plates. No, actually, I am not. But that is for later! Stay tuned!
I love that you involve your kids in your projects!
ReplyDeleteThe eggs are adorable, I too am a sparkle lover :)
Haha, Brooklyn makes this blog for me. Seriously. Well, I am a little biased. But anyway, I love this one even MORE than the glitter eggs! And I really loved those glitter eggs.
ReplyDeleteYou should check out The Jolly Fat Elf's "rhinestone", more sequins, but just as sparkly! She has some incredible designs! (She actually just made my son a Spiderman ornament!).
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Love these, and I love how proud your daughter looks!
Love these! I have never seen this done before & it really makes the egg POP!
ReplyDeleteI am totally loving all of your bling-y eggs:) My husband would laugh so hard at me. But then I say, "but honey, You're only spend a fraction of the time in this home that I do...so what I make stays;)" Can't wait to see what else you come up with. cute cute.
ReplyDeleteWOW! BLING! BLING!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog and just love your crafts...I added myself as a follower if that's okay! I also love that you get your kids so involved. My Cassie (she's now 21) used to help me with mine all the time and it was so fun! I miss them days!
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Michele
I did some glitter eggs but it didn't even occur to me to do some comepletely covered in rhinestones! Those are fabulous, thanks for the idea! I'm having an Easter linky party, feel free to link up if you get a chance:
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These are too cute! I love the rhinestones on them. Such a fun idea! Thanks for sharing at Spring has Sprung at Fun to Craft.
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