Easter is around the corner, which means it’s time to start thinking about what to do with your Easter eggs. In this post, we’ll show you two easy methods for gold dipped & newspaper Easter eggs. No matter which method you choose, they’re sure to be a hit with the kids!
I am really loving the gold dipped trend. Click here to see my gold dipped step stool I just did for my kids bathroom. I figured I could do this technique on Easter eggs for a fun decoration.
Gold Dipped & Newspaper Easter Eggs
I wanted to pair the gold with contrasting material so I went with something we all have around the house, newspapers. Black, white & gold – so classic and yet modern. And since I have so, so many of those plastic eggs from our annual Easter egg hunts, I thought they would be the perfect eggs to transform. If I made mistakes, I had plenty more to work with.
Plus the plastic eggs are already split in half – making the DIY dipped dyed look a little easier to achieve. Half of the eggs could be spray painted gold so they looked like they were dipped dyed and the other half could be decoupaged with the newspapers. Voila! Easy and cheap.
Here’s the step-by-step easy instructions to these pretty dipped dyed gold eggs:
1. Gather your materials: plastic Easter eggs, newspaper, decoupage glue, small paint brush, gold metallic spray paint & scissors.
2. tear off pieces of the newspaper into approximately 1/2″ pieces. I found that it was easier to decoupage the eggs with smaller newspaper pieces. I also only used pieces of newspaper that were black & white {no color printing} to keep that classic newspaper look.
3. Take apart the plastic eggs. Using a generous amount of the decoupage glue, attach the pieces of the newspaper to the outside surface of one half of the eggs with your paintbrush. If you’ve never decoupaged anything before, it’s a super easy and forgiving process. Spread a layer of glue under your peice you’re attaching then also paint the glue on top of the paper too. So it works like a glue and a protective coat or sealer. Be prepared though, it’s a messy job…
4. Continue to layer the small pieces of newspaper until you cover the entire outer surface of the egg halves. I used the scissors only to cut a straight edge for any pieces the lined up along the bottom of the egg halves. Normally, I would just wrap the newspaper around to the inside of the eggs. But since we are putting these eggs back together at the end, I didn’t want them to be too thick with newspaper that they didn’t fit together.
5. Let the decopaged eggs dry and if needed, fill in any areas with more newspaper.
6. Meanwhile line up the opposite half of the eggs on a scrap piece of paper and spray a light coat of metallic gold on them. Add additional coats as needed. Let dry completely.
When eggs are dry, put halves back together and arrange them in a basket, a bowl or however you want to display your oh-so-trendy plastic eggs.
I got this ceramic egg crate at Anthropologie a few years ago. Find a similar one here. I love it! When it’s not Easter time, I use it as a jewelry holder.
When it comes to preparing for the Easter egg hunt, you can never go wrong with newspaper. This classic way of decorating eggs will remind you of long traditions and even oldies but gold dipped ones!
To make your own newspaper Easter eggs, just pour some water while holding the egg on its side and then dip into it. The paper will turn transparent once immersed in the water to reveal a beautiful layer of glittering gold underneath. And like we mentioned earlier, this method also ensures that no accidental breakage happens when you’re giving them out!
