Tuesday, March 19, 2013

DIY Paper Mache Speckled Robin's Eggs

Tomorrow is the 1st day of spring.
Yippee, yay!
Although it doesn't feel like it here in the NE,
 I am still ready to celebrate and kiss those
cold, wintery & windy days goodbye.
Are you?
Last week I featured my Rustic Spring Sign
& shared some simple spring touches I added to my
The best part of using a neutral color palette when decorating is the flexibility when the seasons change.

One of the MANY things I adore about spring, are the colors.
So bright, cheerful & happy and who doesn't need that after a LONG winter:).
Robin's Egg Blue happens to be one of my all time favorites.
How about you?
It is a classic and picked straight from nature itself,
what could be better.

Here is an easy spring project that will be sure add a little pop of happy to your spring decor.




 
 Paper Mache Eggs-Michael's
Paint-MS Summer Haze

 Two coats will do.
 To add the speckles, water down your second color, mine is a dark tan, any contrasting color that you have will look great.
 With your fingers flick the wet bristles onto your eggs.
 It doesn't have to be perfect & if you mess up, just wipe off.
 Let dry completely & flip over and speckle other side.
 


I also wanted to give a HUGE thank you to
 Jen from The Chronicles of Home for sharing her stunning home with us on Friday!
Happy Spring friends,
-Jen
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32 comments:

  1. Love those and glad to find out where I can find some paintable eggs.

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  2. Jen! Lovely! Thank your for sharing!
    ~Lynne
    w/L.

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  3. Your eggs turned out so beautiful. I think they are just perfect. I might just have to make some of those!

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  4. Thanks for this great tutorial. What a great idea! Sue

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  5. Great job, Jen! Love the blue you used. Yours is the second egg post I read today and I'm pinning both of them! : )

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  6. I think that is lovely. I never seem to take time to do seasonal things like that (except atChristmas), and I love that you do.

    Thank you for sharing.
    Emily

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  7. These eggs are so pretty. I saw these on Pinterest and stopped by. I would love for you to link this up to my Swing into Spring party that opens tonight at 8pm EST. Hope to see you there. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com

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  8. gorgeous cheery simplicity at its best, jen.

    love the promise of spring in your post.

    michele

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  9. These are so pretty, been thinking I need to add some eggs around the house...esp need a shot of spring now since we got another 8" of snow today. Ugh. And of course, you're welcome for Fri, and thank YOU again for including me in such a fun series :)

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  10. Your wooden bowl filled with eggs are beautiful. They look wonderful for the arrival of spring.

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  11. Those turned out really cute! You did a wonderful job and they are perfect for Spring- xo Diana

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  12. I love those eggs--thanks for sharing that!

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  13. I love this project and it is so easy. I can't wait to get started.

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  14. Love the eggs! Perfect for spring.

    Kathy

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  15. So pretty! I love the french blue color.

    xxleslie

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  16. I love those!!! Perfect for Easter :) Great color choices, they look so perfect in their nest! ~Bre

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  17. These turned out amazing! I love the colors, so pretty

    xo, Tanya

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  18. So pretty!! I love a simple project but has big impact!
    Jamie ~ somuchbetterwithage.com
    PS: I'm having a giveaway on my blog right now!

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  19. Love those eggs! Especially the color. Just lovely.

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  20. So cute and oh so spring like. Love it.

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  21. These Easter Decorations are soo cute. I am gearing up for Easter and I was excited to see your post. Thanks for sharing. I have a weekly Link Up Party on Thursdays that just opened!! I'm sure our readers would love to see this post. Hope to see you there at allthingswithpurpose.com.

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  22. Love the eggs and am asking myself, why didn't I think of painting the ones I have? Thanks for the inspiration.

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  23. Those are super cute :) I love this project!

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  24. Those are so pretty, Jen! You're right - I love that color too!

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  25. Your eggs are so pretty! They remind me of those chocolate eggs with a candy coated shell and now I want to eat one!

    Can't wait for Alt!!

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  26. Your eggs look so pretty! I painted some paper mache eggs, but they didn't turn out nearly as nice.

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  27. Cute, cute eggs and banner! Perfect for spring decor.
    Mary Alice

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