Crepe Paper Stained Eggs
Create colorful Easter eggs using crepe paper. We will show two methods and both are easy-peasy!
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Supplies Needed
- Hard boiled eggs or blown-out eggs
- Different colors of bleeding crepe paper or tissue paper
- Paper towels
- Scissors
- Water
STEPS
1 Prepare the eggs.
You can use either hard-boiled eggs or empty intact eggshells.
2 Cut crepe paper into pieces.
Cut or tear different colors of bleeding-type crepe paper or tissue paper into small pieces.
3 Wet a piece of crepe paper.
Wet a piece of crepe paper and shake off the excess water. You will notice that bleeding-type crepe paper or tissue will bleed out color onto the water and stain your fingers as well.
4 Place it on the egg.
Lay the wet piece of crepe paper on the surface of the egg. Smoothen the edges with your finger.
5 Place a second piece.
Wet a different color of crepe paper. Place it on the egg, slightly overlapping with the first piece.
6 Cover the entire egg.
Continue adding crepe paper pieces until you have covered the entire egg. Allow the egg to sit for at least 30 minutes to soak in the colors.
7 Remove the crepe paper.
Peel off the crepe paper pieces to reveal a colorful egg!
1 Prepare the eggs.
As with the first method, either hard boiled eggs or blown-out eggs can be used. Pat the eggs dry to remove any moisture on the surface.
2 Cut crepe paper into strips.
Cut or tear different colors of bleeding-type crepe paper or tissue paper into short strips.
3 Wet a crepe paper strip.
Take one strip of crepe paper, slightly crumple it and wet it. Bleeding-type crepe paper or tissue will bleed out color onto the water and stain your fingers as well.
4 Blot onto a paper towel.
Remove any excess water by blotting the wet crepe paper onto a paper towel.
5 Dab onto the egg.
Dab the wet crepe paper onto the egg. Color will be transferred from the crepe paper to the eggshell.
6 Dab a second color.
Dab a second color of crepe paper following Steps 3 to 5.
7 Color the entire egg.
Continue dabbing different colors of wet crepe paper until you have colored the entire egg.
8 Try other egg dyeing techniques.
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