This fun spring craft only requires boiled eggs, water, paper towels, and food coloring and makes beautiful vibrant and unique Easter eggs.  

What you need:

Large hard boiled eggs, dried and cooled

A variety of food coloring

A roll of paper towels

Small rubber bands

Spray bottle filled with water

Directions: 

1. Use smaller rectangle size paper towels or cut a full size paper towel into two. 

2. Add an egg in the middle of each paper towel and wrap it around the egg completely. 

3. Twist closed at the top and secure with a small rubbed band. Repeats with all eggs.

4. Now get creative and add drops of different shades of food coloring all over each egg. You can do designs or just add drops of color but leave some white space.

5. Next, use a spray bottle filled with water and spray all over the paper towel covered eggs, so the colors bleed all over the towel. Do this over a plate or bowl to catch the mess. You can even wear gloves! 

6. Squeeze the towels to remove any extra water then set the eggs aside to dry.

7. When full dried (we leave ours overnight or use a fan to speed up dry time) remove the rubber bands and unwrap each egg.

8. Display and enjoy your pretty Easter egg creations!

I love when my girls work together on projects. This as such an easy and fun way to decorate our eggs.

I bet we will use this technique every year from now on. 

Creative Stella and Artistic Ava came up with some fun designs. 

Simply wrap a boiled egg in a paper towel, secure, add food coloring drops, then spray with water and dry before unwrapping. 

Our tie dye egg creations! So colorful and unique!

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Happy July 4th Week!

This patriotic paint craft is fun to do for both kids and adults. 

Colorful drip paint and simple fingerprints make this an easy to make summertime gift idea or decoration for your home.

What You Need:

● 6 inch clay flower pot
● Painters tape or masking tape
● Craft paint in red, white, and blue
● Foam brush
● Clear topcoat – indoor/outdoor

Directions:

1. Lay paper or cardboard to cover your work surface.
2. Adhere a piece of tape over the hole on the inside of the pot.
3. Use the foam brush to paint the entire pot with a very light coat of white paint.
4. Once the pot has dried, flip it upside down.
5. Pour small drops of the red and blue paint on the bottom of the pot, along the edges. Allow the paint to pour over the sides. (Using just a small amount of paint will ensure that it doesn’t run over the rim of the pot.)
6. Once the paint has dried, flip it back over, and use your fingers to paint fingerprints around the rim of the pot.
7. Spray with the topcoat once dry, and allow the topcoat to dry overnight.

Gather all your supplies. All you need is a clay pot, tape, paint, and a foam brush. Optional: add a clear top coat. 

Rip off a piece of tape and add it to the inside bottom of the pot to cover the hole. 

Use the foam brush to paint the entire pot with a very light coat of white paint.

Once the pot has dried, flip it upside down

Pour small drops of the red and blue paint on the bottom of the pot, along the edges.

Allow the paint to pour over the sides.

Once the paint has dried, flip it back over, and use your fingers to paint fingerprints around the rim of the pot.

Make a pattern or decorate however you like. 

. Spray with the topcoat once dry, and allow the topcoat to dry overnight.

Enjoy your pretty patriotic pot!

These make thoughtful gifts and look pretty on your front porch for 4th of July!

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