3 Ways to Repurpose Plastic Easter Eggs
After the Easter egg hunt is over, you can give those plastic eggs new life with a few simple materials and steps.
MOSS EGGS
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What You'll Need:
- plastic Easter eggs
- 8" x 8" sheet moss per egg
- scissors
- hot glue gun and sticks
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Cut the sheet moss to a size big enough to cover the plastic egg.
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Sarah Busby
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Fold the sheet moss over the plastic egg to cover, hot gluing on the low setting as you fold.
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Cut sheet moss to make it easier to fold over egg when needed.
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Cover any bare spots with small pieces of moss.
GOLD LEAF EGGS
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What You'll Need:
- plastic Easter eggs
- gold leaf sheet per egg
- paintbrush
- metal leaf adhesive
- metal leaf sealer
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Apply a thin coat of metal leaf adhesive onto the plastic egg using a small paintbrush.
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
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Sarah Busby
Roll the plastic egg in the gold leaf sheet (metal leaf adhesive dries tacky). Smooth out gold leaf with the paintbrush.
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Apply a layer of metal leaf sealer with a paintbrush to finish.
TWINE EGGS
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What You'll Need:
- plastic Easter eggs
- jute twine
- hot glue gun and sticks
- scissors
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Open the plastic eggs into two halves. Add a dot of hot glue to the top of one half, and place the end of the twine on top.
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Twist the twine around the egg, applying hot glue on the low setting as you twist. Make sure to cover the egg completely.
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Snap the egg back together when you get near the center, and keep twisting and attaching the twine until you get to the other end.
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
Sarah Busby
When you get to the other end, cut the twine and add a dab of hot glue. Place the end of the twine on top.
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