I have to admit I struggle with craft ideas for certain holidays. 4th of July is a tough one, I skipped St. Patrick’s Day altogether, and I never know what to do with pumpkins. The problem is I prefer to make more unique things that don’t scream “HOLIDAYS!” and that is hard when everything under the sun has been done to pumpkins, or in this case, Easter eggs. Everything under the sun has been done to Easter eggs.
So for Easter this year I decided to give myself a break on originality and just make something pretty that I like. I came across this beautiful screenprint by Damien Tran and loved the pattern, which is how these DIY modern brushstroke Easter eggs came to be. An Easter craft inspired by high art, why not?
diy modern brushstroke easter eggs
Skill level: The easiest.
Time: About an hour due to drying time.
What you need:
+ plastic eggs* (these ones are solid but you could also use the kind that open for candy)
+ craft paint*
+ paint brushes* (I used cheap Taklon brushes)
+ paint palette or empty yogurt cups
+ scrap paper for blotting and practicing
+ optional but extremely helpful: a sewing needle, some bamboo skewers or toothpicks, and scrap pieces of styrofoam (this will make sense in a minute)
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What you do:
Step 1 — This is where the optional supplies come in to help make painting these eggs and other round objects way easier. Use the sewing needle to poke a small hole in the base of the egg. Then, stick the egg onto the pointy end of a skewer. Now you can hold the skewer and turn the egg while you paint. When you are ready to move onto the next egg, just poke the skewer through the scrap styrofoam so it stands upright. Ta-da, a cheapo drying rack!
Step 2 — Paint your eggs a solid color. You will probably need more than one coat to cover the original color of the egg (I needed three). Just make sure you allow each coat to dry COMPLETELY before applying the next coat, otherwise the paint will peel back up.
Step 3 — Now for the white brushstrokes. I suggest practicing your strokes on some paper before doing it on the eggs. Try seeing how the brushstrokes vary when you apply more or less pressure, or with stiffer or softer brushes, or angling the brush, etc.
Step 4 — When you are happy with how your practice brushstrokes look, have at the egg!
Allow to dry aaaaannnnnd you’re done.
Do you like to decorate eggs for Easter? Or are you really just in it for the food (guilty)?
P.S. I was torn between two ideas for my eggs and Alan convinced me to go with these ones. Isn’t he smart??
I love the colors!!
Thank you!! I’ve been obsessed with these colors recently! xoxo
Haha I realise I have the same comment as Laurel- love the colours! 🙂 Hope it is OK if I feature this in my best Easter DIYs round-up? Would use 1 photo and link back to your blog 🙂 Thanks!
That is so sweet, thank you! Of course you may feature it! 🙂 Thank you so much for the love!
yay thank u!
Love these colors!!! SO pretty – and the brushstrokes are simple yet stunning!
Thank you Sara!! I had a little too much fun with the brushstrokes — and now I want to learn painting! xoxo
Aahaha, I feel the same way about holidays!! I finally thought of an Easter diy and can’t find any of the supplies now *sigh* . When I saw this on Pinterest I knew it was yours 🙂
Cat that is the BEST compliment! Thank you! And that’s another funny thing about the holidays — craft stores turn their holiday supplies over SO FAST! I am usually a last-minute kind of maker but it gets harder and harder to find stuff as the day approaches. Thanks for reading! xoxo
So pretty, and so you! I just love them. And you’re right, everything under the sun has been done with Easter eggs!! I’m personally plumb out of ideas. Congrats for thinking of an awesome one! 😉
Thank youuuuu Haeley! It’s funny to hear you say that because right off the bat I can think of two ideas of yours that I love: the egg wreath and your flower-covered eggs! xoxo
I just love the white brushstrokes – so easy and striking!
Easy is key! Thank you Maritza! xoxo
Simple, yet beautifully done!
Great idea
Thank you so much! 🙂 xoxo
I love these! The color scheme is utter perfection.
xx Hannah // http://www.HomemadeBanana.com
Thank you!! I’m crazy for these colors!