Tuesday, April 3, 2012

DIY Easter Plastic Egg Wreath

I am staying safe and dry during the scary Dallas weather today, eek! In order to add some color to this dreary day I wanted to share the Easter egg wreath I made this weekend with you all. I cannot remember where I first saw this (shockingly it was NOT Pinterest) and I feel bad not giving the original maker credit. It was a darling girl that blogs and lives in Nashville so if it is you let me know and I will link to you!
What you need:
*Wreath Form ($4 with 40% Michael's coupon)
*Plastic Eggs- I opted to buy mine at Walmart as 42 eggs are just $1.97. I only used the pink, blue, yellow and green from three bags. I am sure if you used all the colors you would only need two bags.
*Glue Gun and LOTS of Glue Sticks
I simply started gluing my eggs around the wreath. I did not follow any sort of pattern, simply placed them where they were visually appealing. I did not cover the wreath with felt like I did for the ornament wreath, but if you wanted to do that to prevent any green foam from showing through that might be an added bonus in your end result. I do not, however, feel it is necessary.
Keep on gluing those eggs on! I was worried about the open spots when I was doing this, but as you continue to fill in with your eggs and stack them these become less noticeable. 
Almost done....
VOILA! As you can see there are few "holes" and the wreath form does not show through (again, wrapping the form is felt is not necessary IMO). 
The entire project took only 45 minutes. It was super fast and easy (it requires NO skill), not to mention inexpensive (I did it for just $11...with tax!).
I had planned to replace my feather wreath with my new Easter egg wreath, but ended up loving how it looked as a base for my eggs tree so it is still sitting on my table.
This is a perfect addition to any Easter door or table and can be whipped up in no time!

21 comments:

One Preppy Cookie said...

LOVE! And thank you for reminding me that I need to get my egg wreath (not homemade sadly) out of storage. Haha, better late than never! :)

Beth said...

So adorable!!

sle said...

Your wreath is darling, Helen! And, I thought about you while watching the news tonight and am happy that you are safe, sound, and crafting away!

CAC muffin said...

Too cute! It turned out soon great!

Sara said...

How darling! I wish I had time to make one of these before Easter. Maybe next year. Thanks for sharing! Nice job! :)
XO,
Sara

Allyson said...

That is precious! It would be so perfect for my (future) classroom.

Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com

Carol Fleisher said...

super cute! Love it!

Kaitlyn said...

So cute! I will have to make one of these next year when I have access to plastic Easter eggs! :)

Southern Charm said...

Hopsy, that is is too stinkin cute!! You're just so creative and a whiz with that glue gun!! I hope when I have my own abode someday I can do fun things like this! Bravo deary!!

linda said...

Oh, that came out really well done! Looks like jordan almonds!
-linda,ny

Just Ask Beth said...

I hope you are safe..how devastating!! Beautiful wreath!

Leslie said...

Stay safe! I love how your wreath turned out. :)

coby kutcher said...

the wreath is perfect around your easter tree! very cute!

agalandherdog said...

This is seriously adorable! You are too cute!

Purple Flowers said...

Love it - so pretty!

andnowwearesix said...

I'm delayed in responding to several of your posts this week -- and couldn't wait another minute to say how adorable this is! Thanks for sharing it. Happy Easter and xo

Beth Dunn said...

Love it. It looks so cute around the centerpiece on your table
xoxo
SC

Brittany Lauren said...

SO SO CUTE! What a fun project to do with little ones :)

Lexilooo said...

I made the same egg wreath! I did cover mind first, with cream batting, and then glued the eggs onto that. I wraped a cream ribbon around it, and it's hanging on my front door! Love it!

Worthington said...

What a sweet wreath. I like the different colors - I would love to hear from you or other people how it holds up to direct sunlight. (not that it uses expensive 'ingredients' when obvs it doesn't!) Our front door is black with a heavy glass storm door so I wonder if the sunlight we get a lot of the day would make it fade? Would love something different out there!

Haden said...

Too funny I think this may have been from my blog?:

http://www.mypinkhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/easter-wreath.html

Your wreath looks so cute on your table, what a great idea!!