Spring is here and it’s time to decorate for Easter. If you still haven’t done so, I’ve got another easy Dollar Tree craft. Remember the Dollar Store Fall Owl? This time I wanted to use a Dollar Store Giant Easter Egg to make a large egg for my mantel.
If you’re a crafter, you probably already have most of the supplies on-hand from other craft projects. For me, all I needed to pick-up was the Dollar Tree felt egg ($1) and foam core board (2 for $1) for a total project cost of $2.
Felt Giant Easter Egg
Supplies:
- Dollar Tree felt egg
- paint in several colors
- paint brushes
- craft glue (optional)
- ModPodge glitter (optional)
- gem stones(optional)
- foam board
- utility knife
- pencil or color pencils in the same color as your paint
Directions:
Place the felt egg on the foam board and trace the outline of the egg.Using the utility knife, do a light score of the outlined egg – doing a light score helps keep the blade in place. Following the score line, make a second pass over the outline to cut out the egg.
Place the felt egg over the foam cut-out and trace the inner flowers and decorations.
Tip – Use color pencils in the same shades of your chosen paints to hide the trace lines. Paint in the traced shapes and a little outside of the traced lines. I forgot to take pictures, but I also painted the edge of the foam egg in the same color as the felt egg. Set aside and let dry. Add another coat if needed.
Tip – Do not over saturate the foam core with paint because this will cause the paper to ripple. Use thin coats of paint to add color. If you do not want to use paint, use felt pens to fill in the shapes.
While the paint on the foam core is drying, paint Mod Podge glitter onto the front of the felt egg. Set aside and let dry.
Tip – The Mod Podge glitter will go on white but dry clear.
Glue the felt egg onto the painted foam egg. Let dry. If you’re the impatient type, use your glue gun to glue down the egg. You can skip this part, but I like bling and added gemstones.
Once the glue is dry, you have a giant egg to decorate for Easter. Where will you place your Dollar Store Giant Easter?
More Easter crafts…
Moss Covered Bunny Tutorial Spring Craft Blog Hop
Follow My Pinterventures’s board Holidays-Easter on Pinterest.
What a gorgeous Easter decoration. I am nowhere as talented with an exacto knife as you are. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party at Organized 31.
This is an awesome focal point for a mantel for Easter! Thank you for sharing with Idea Box link party! Can’t wait to see what you share this week 🙂
That’s really creative and is such an effective Easter decoration.
Thanks for linking up to Tuesday Tutorials, I’ve pinned this on our group board.
Appreciate you hosting the party and pinning.
Such a cute and simple to do Easter project! My daughter would love to help me with this!
This is a great craft for kids. I hope you have fun making this.
Wow, that is GREAT!!!! I love quick, easy, and cute crafts. This one sure fits the bill for me. I have everything here even the egg left over from last year. I used a couple of the giant eggs last year to put in the bottom of large plant containers. So, I have it all and it can be done in one day.
Thank you for the step by step instructions along with pictures.
Debra
Isn’t it great when you have all the supplies to do an easy craft. If you post on instagram, let me know so I can check it out.
You are SO Creative! It’s gorgeous. I never would have thought of this. The mantle would be a great place to display your beautiful creation.
Thanks Shirley. I love looking at the sparkly egg on the mantel.
What a beautiful egg! And to think that it all started at the dollar store! I would have never known!
Thanks Alli. I love dollar store felt cut-outs. I would buy every one if I could…lol.
Erlene, you always seem to have some very neat creative crafts. I love how you did the egg. I have a mantle but I did not decorated with eggs, just Spring colors.
Thanks Zan. I don’t normally decorate with so many eggs, but wanted to do something different this year.
What a cute little egg! I’m going to pin this to do with my little cousins when they come over. They love crafts & Easter so this will be great! I’m stopping by from the Wednesday blog hop. I hope your having a great day!
The painting/coloring portion is a great craft to do with kids. Just make sure they don’t saturate the foam board too much or the paper will pucker. If it does, just stop and let it dry and the puckering will reduce some.
I will make this egg and let my kids color it. Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
What a lovely result! Reminds me of Ukranian eggs!
What a festive Easter Craft! Thanks for sharing your post at Together on Tuesdays!
Very pretty! I wish I had a mantle to decorate!