It’s almost Easter, so it’s time to get crafty. Join me in this blog post where I show you how to make pressed flower Easter eggs. I have always loved decorating eggs for Easter. First as a child, and later with my children. My boys are growing up too fast and are no longer interested in crafts. They love an Easter egg hunt but prefer chocolate eggs over dyed eggs. I’m on my own now!
Last year, I dyed my eggs in different shades of blue and green to create an ombré effect. This year, I tried a new Easter egg idea I’m sharing with you. It’s an easy and affordable project. All you need are eggs and pressed flowers.
I love to visit Pinterest for inspiration. On my Easter Pinterest board, you will find lots of spring-flowering bulbs, pansies ànd of course lots of eggs. Daffodils, crocus and pansies belong to the early bloomers and announce the arrival of spring. I love pansies, they are such sweet, cheerful little flowers. I bought my pansies at the market last year and pressed some of the flowers. Pansies are some of the best flowers to dry. They are small and flat and hold their colour well, especially when you use dark purple pansies.
Here is what you will need:
- White eggs, hard-boiled or empty
- Pressed pansies or other pressed flowers
- Wallpaper paste
- A bowl
- A small paintbrush
You can decorate hard-boiled or empty eggs. For my ombré Easter decoration, I used hard-boiled eggs but this year I decided to blow out the eggs. Use hard-boiled eggs when you want a sturdy egg for hiding and when you want to eat them when you’re done (store them in the refrigerator). If you want to keep your eggs for a longer time and maybe even bring them out again next year, use empty eggs.
How to blow out eggs
Here is what you will need to blow out the eggs:
- Needle or pin
- Metal BBQ skewer
- Wooden party skewer
- Plastic food box
- Tea towel
Instructions:
- Make two tiny holes at either end of the egg using a needle or a pin.
- The holes then need to be made bigger, so you can get the egg contents out. I used the metal BBQ skewer as a drill. Use your fingers to twist the skewer through the egg. Apply as little pressure as possible or the egg will crack.
- Use the wooden party skewer to break up the yolk inside the egg, pushing it and out of the hole repeatedly.
- Place the food box to catch the insides of the egg. Hold the egg right above the food box when you’re blowing. If you use clean materials, you can save the egg yolks and whites for scrambled eggs.
- Blow hard into the hole with your mouth to get the egg to come out the other hole and into the box. If you are worried about salmonella poisoning and don’t want to use your mouth, use a straw or an egg blowing tool.
- Wash the hollowed-out eggs with water and soap. Blow out the water.
- Put the eggs on a tea towel to dry overnight.
Pressed flower Easter eggs
Now that the eggs are empty and clean, it’s time to decorate them.
- Mix wallpaper paste and water in the bowl, make sure it is not too thick.
- Apply the wallpaper paste on the back of the flowers with the brush.
- Place the flower on the egg and use the paintbrush to gently smooth it onto the egg. Take a paper towel and carefully dab the leftover wallpaper paste. You can apply as many flowers to the egg as you like. I like to keep it simple.
- Let them dry.
Done!
If you want to, use a varnish over them. I left mine plain because I like the matte look.
Happy Easter!
That is gorgeous.
Thank you, Elisha! Are you and your kids decorating eggs this year?
Hi Pauline!
These eggs you’ve made are so pretty. I love the simplicity. What a great idea to press flowers, and it is so nice how those purples have retained their color. Also, I love the teacup you’ve displayed your eggs in – such a pretty delicate pattern. Happy Easter Pauline!
Thank you, June. I love the teacup too. Unfortunately, I only have one. I bought it at the thrift shop. It is from Gien, a French manufacturer. They make the most beautiful, but also quite expensive, tableware.
so pretty!
Thank you, Hazel!
How nice! What a lovely idea, nice pics!
Thank you, Winnie! Have a nice Easter weekend.