Decorating Easter eggs is so much fun. This year I decided to go with something simple and easy to make. Paris is my favorite city in the whole wide World and lots of my work is inspired by beautiful French ephemera, so why not have French eggs as well?
To decorate your Paris inspired eggs you will need:
- eggs,
- tissue tape with a French/Paris motif on it (I buy mine from Etsy but you can find it in craft stores as well),
- distress ink (I love Tim Holtz distress inks. They are available in craft stores too),
- a pair of scissors,
- ink applicator or a piece of sponge.
Cut pieces of tissue tape as needed and start putting it around the egg. Make sure you get the edges down as much as possible. I used two types of tissue tape, one with vintage French ads and the other one with vintage French script on it.
To add a little variety to my Easter "basket" I applied a piece of tissue tape with the motif I liked best to the center of one egg and then tapped distress ink onto the rest of the surface. If you decide to do this, please make sure you put the tissue tape on the egg first and add ink afterwards because tissue tape will not stay on the egg if you try to tape it over the ink.
Voila! I got a unique and pretty beautiful centerpiece for my table on Easter day.
What is your favorite way to decorate Easter eggs? I would love to hear about it and see the pictures. Just share your links in the comments and I'll be happy to come visit :).
Blessed be,
~Ivana~
