Decoupage of Easter eggs - how to make beautiful eggs for Easter, a master class

In terms of technique,Easter decoupage is not much different from any other kind of decoupage. It's all about choosing the patterns for decoupage, as well as the items that you will decorate. It is best to decorate the selected object with patterns and patterns with Easter symbols. What are the best items to decorate in the technique of decoupage on the eve of Easter? Of course, the easter decoupage of eggs comes first. But this technique can also be used to decorate dishes, egg stands and other objects.

Let's try to do the Easter decoupage of the egg. You can use for this purpose both a boiled and raw egg, or you can even take a wooden or plastic blank. In addition, you will need sharp manicure scissors, napkins with a pattern, an awl or a thick needle, PVA glue, a brush, acrylic lacquer.

How to remove the contents of an egg for decoupage

The raw egg will need to be pre-prepared. First, gently wash the egg and dry it. Then strongly shake the egg, so that the yolk shell bursts, and the protein is mixed with the yolk: so you will be easier to rid the egg of the contents. In the acute part of the egg, use a gypsy needle or a thin silk to make a small hole. In the blunt part, make a larger hole and gently blow the contents out of the egg.

Now you can start making decoupage eggs. If you took a regular egg, you can glue the napkin directly at him. A plastic or wooden workpiece must first be painted with acrylic paints and allowed to dry completely.

While the egg dries, you can gently sharpScissors cut out the napkin from the selected pattern. For decoupage, you can use both special decoupage napkins and regular table napkins with a pattern. Decoupage napkins usually have an optimal thickness initially. But if you use ordinary napkins consisting of several layers, you need to carefully remove the top layer with a pattern.

Decoupage technique Easter eggs

It is better to do Easter decoupage with severalsmall patterns than with one big one. The egg has a rounded shape, so when the pattern is pasted, creases may form, and the larger the pattern, the stronger it will wrinkle when pasted.

The most important thing in sticking a pattern isaccuracy. Attach it to the egg, dab the brush in the glue and start gently smoothing the pattern from the middle to the edges, impregnating it with glue. Do not feel sorry for the glue, the napkin must adhere well. If the folds still appear, the extra large ones can be gently smoothed out with a fingernail.

When you have glued all parts of the pattern, you need to giveEgg to dry. You can either put it on a stick or pencil (in a wooden workpiece you will need to pre-drill a hole), or gently put it on a grate. It is better to do the Easter decoupage in the evening, then the egg will dry overnight. After drying, cover the egg with a clear acrylic lacquer in several layers.

You can also decorate the Easter egghalves of beads, rhinestones, etc., putting them on transparent glue like "Moment". You can also use shiny glitters and contours to give the decor of the egg a finish.

A ready-made egg can be put in a basket orput in a special stand. If you decorated the shell of a raw egg, you can pass a ribbon through the holes. On the one hand, you need to fix it with a bead, on the other - make a loop, for which you hang the egg. You can also carefully insert the holder for the Christmas tree into the egg and attach a ribbon for hanging to it. And if you dried an egg by putting it on a stick, just leave it in the egg, tie a bow to it and put the egg in the vase.

Very nice looks Easter decoupage intechnique of craquelure. Due to the use of special varnishes, cracking during drying, very unusual and beautiful Easter eggs are obtained. In general, do not be afraid to experiment!