first of all, thank you for the responses, personal stories and links about how you prep eggs before decorating. there were also some great ideas for creations without using actual eggs. check it out if you missed it. you’re all a bunch of clever ducks, and i enjoyed reading your enthusiastic and helpful comments.  i knew i was asking in the right place :-)

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i was thinking about this the other day. this year, with easter being so late in the year and with the weather being so nice, i thought it might be fun to have an outdoor egg hunt.

then this past sunday, as if on cue, there was a blizzard. now technically, environment canada defines a “blizzard” as being:

… characterized mainly by strong winds — specifically, winds that are expected to reduce visibility to 400 meters or less in combination with falling snow for at least four hours.

well yes, my visibility was reduced. all i could see was red. and in my book, if the snow is coming in horizontally…it’s a blizzard.

so anyway.  here are a few eggs i made in defiance using some unconventional materials and decorative eggs found at the craft store. they’re part of the egg hunt we’ll be doing (outdoors, weather permitting), where these ones will be a special find. i haven’t sorted out all the details yet, this easter bunny likes to fly by the fluff of her cottontail.

{glue gun + mirrored snowflake confetti}

{glue gun + buttons}

{seriously, someone take the glue gun away + paper flowers}

{glue gun + pompom ears + sharpie marker + brown florist wire for tail}

you can also découpage fabric onto the eggs. i used white glue, and whatever image spoke to me at the time…

{cute kitten with a ball of yarn}

{glass of martini…what? don’t judge me. the winters are long.}

those were just a bit of fun, but honestly?  i’ll be sticking to the classic methods of boiling and dyeing eggs. i love the marbled effect of dyeing with onion skins.

{and not just because they look fabulous in vintage pyrex!}

also, please note that there will not be an archive dive this friday, but back to the usual next week.