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Painting Styrofoam Eggs

By Amy

Here's how I painted dollar store eggs to create a primitive lookMy Bonnie Bunny punch needle kit comes with a small painted egg

for the bunny to carry in his basket.

To make the eggs, I start with glittery styrofoam eggs from the dollar store and paint them to create primitive, speckled eggs.

Bonnie Bunny Punch Needle Pattern

Here’s how I paint the eggs that are included in the kits.

I use cream and brown craft paint,

small styrofoam eggs,

Paints and eggs needed for this craft

a popsicle stick, and a stiff paintbrush.

Paint brush and popsicle stick to use in splattering the eggs with paint

I bought the eggs at Dollar Tree.

As you can see, they are quite glittery!

Styrofoam eggs from Dollar Tree to be painted

I start by poking a toothpick into the end of each egg.

I have this styrofoam flat base that I use to stick the toothpicks in to hold the eggs.

This makes it possible to paint the entire egg at one time.

You could also paint the eggs on one side, let them dry,

and paint on the other side.

Painting the base coat on the styrofoam eggs

It takes two or three coats of paint to totally cover the blue glitter.

Using the paint brush and popsicle stick to splatter the eggs with paint

After the cream paint is dry,

dip the stiff bristled paint brush into the brown paint

and run the bristles across the edge of the popsicle stick

to create little paint splatters.

This takes a bit of practice to determine where the splatters are going to land!

Be sure to put something down under your work; this part is messy!

The eggs after they are splattered

Let the eggs thoroughly dry.
Dollar Tree styrofoam eggs painted and splattered

The dollar store glittery styrofoam eggs have been transformed into primitive speckled eggs!

Be sure to Pin this for later!

Here's how I transformed glittery styrofoam eggs into primitive, speckled eggs.

Blessings~
Amy

Filed Under: Holidays, Home Decor, Primitive Crafts, Tutorials, Upcycling

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Our small farm is nestled amongst the Amish. We have a few cows, some sheep, a labradoodle, one calico cat, and lots of wide open spaces for our children to roam. I enjoy making primitive needle punch, wool creations, and learning how to spin the wool from our sheep. Read more...

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