How to Make an Egg and Moss Wreath for Spring

Create a moss and egg wreath with paper mache eggs and light green Spanish moss for a simple and natural spring look.

By Marian Parsons, Miss Mustard Seed
Filed under: Wreaths, Nature Crafts, Easter, Spring, How To, Handmade

Materials Needed:

12" grapevine wreath
light green Spanish moss
12 paper mache eggs
beige acrylic paint
dark brown acrylic paint
water-based glaze medium

1" artist brush
empty egg crate
toothbrush
hot glue and glue sticks
latex gloves

Paint Eggs

On a protected surface, apply two coats of beige acrylic paint to each egg with a one-inch artist brush. Tip: Acrylic paint dries in about 10 minutes; paint one side and allow to dry, then turn the egg over and paint the other side.

Wreath Creation Begins with Painting Eggs

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Speckle Eggs

Mix dark brown acrylic paint with water-based faux glaze in a 1:3 (paint:glaze) ratio. Don gloves; dip a clean toothbrush into glaze mixture, then run your thumb through the bristles to splatter glaze onto the painted eggs. Turn the egg to splatter all sides and place it in an egg carton to allow the glaze to dry. Tip: For a realistic look, splatters should vary in shape and size. To achieve this effect, vary the amount of pressure you place on the bristles.

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Apply Moss to Wreath

Preheat hot glue gun. Apply hot glue to the wreath in small sections (Image 1). Pull Spanish moss apart into loose handfuls. Immediately push moss into hot glue and hold it in place until glue cools (Image 2). Repeat the process till front of wreath is covered.