How to Blow and Mod Podge Eggs for Easter!

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Give your eggs an elegant makeover this year when you learn how to blow and mod podge eggs for Easter!

Following is another fun Easter Craft and guest post by Mary Beth at Cupcakes and Crinoline… enjoy!!

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How to Blow and Mod Podge Eggs for Easter

Ready to have some fun with your Mod Podge and Easter Eggs? Check out this tutorial on How to Blow and Mod Podge Eggs for Easter!

With Easter approaching it’s time to start thinking about egg decorating. Every year my boys and I do the standard dying of the eggs which is always great but this time around I wanted to try something different.

I wanted to make some eggs that I could use over and over again for a few years. In order to to that I needed to blow out the eggs which I have never done before.

As it turns out, it’s not too hard at all.

How to Blow Out an Egg

Take a large, uncooked {raw} egg and carefully prick a small hole at the larger end of the egg. I used a safety pin that I sterilized using heat and alcohol as I wanted to use the egg contents.

At the smaller end of the egg carefully poke about a 1/4 inch in diameter hole using a large needle, again sterilizing the needle if you intend to use the egg in a recipe.

I used a straw placed over the smaller hole to blow the egg out the larger hole. It did take some lung power but it was fun once I got the hang of it.

Once the shell is empty, rinse the egg out well.

How to Dye Your Egg Shell with Coffee Grounds:

Carefully place the eggshell at the bottom of a small pot {so that the egg does not float, run water into the egg once more so that it is full}.

Place used coffee grounds {I saved mine from a pot of coffee earlier in the day} gently on top of the eggshells, cover all with water adding one tablespoon of vinegar to pot.

Simmer for 20 minutes then remove from heat and allow to sit for one hour. Remove eggs, rinse well and allow to dry on a rack.

Once the eggs were dry, I downloaded some clip-art from the Vintage Moth, cut it out and used Mod Podge to apply the clip-art to the egg applying several coats allowing each to dry thoroughly in between.

Since the egg is curved and the paper is flat there will be some bubbles but that adds to the aged, vintage-look of the egg/vase. The Mod Podge not only adheres the clip-art to the egg but it strengthens the shell.

Once totally dry the shell can be used as is placed in an egg cup or tiny terra cotta pot. I want to eventually use the shell as a mini vase for small fresh flowers {pansies, violets, forget me nots, clover, etc.}

But considering that the snow just melted here today, I didn’t have any such treasures available so placed some small millinery flowers in the vase to get a feel for how this will look.

If you will be using the shell as a vase to which water will be added, be sure the seal the bottom {smaller hole} with glue and/or Mod Podge.

I tested filling the shell with water and found that using a straw gently placed into the larger hole was the easiest way to fill the egg.

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