Hand painted Easter eggs

Creative DIY Easter decorations for your home indoors and outdoors in elegant colors, DIY crafts with children and as a conscious moment of leisure

Easter is just around the corner, and what could be nicer than decorating your home full of anticipation with lovingly homemade decorations? In this blog article, I would like to introduce you to a simple and creative craft idea: self-painted Easter eggs, the perfect Easter decoration for a branch in your home. These DIY projects are not only a fun activity for children, but also provide an opportunity for mindfulness and leisure, where we can focus on crafting and enjoy the time of reflection.

Sometimes dyeing or painting Easter eggs can require more preparation or elaborate materials - these don't need either! You probably already have everything you need at home and can start right away.

For these hand-painted Easter eggs you need:

• White eggs, either blown out or plastic eggs

• Black and gold paint pens (e.g. from Edding)

• Narrow satin ribbon

• toothpick

While you paint the Easter eggs, I invite you to practise mindfulness and leisure: Let your thoughts come to rest and enjoy a creative break from everyday life.

Step-by-step instructions

• Prepare your work surface and have all the materials to hand.

• Draw your desired pattern on the eggshell with a sharpie in black and/or gold. You can choose large or small dots, stripes or other geometric patterns. Of course, you can also add decorative lettering - there are no limits to your creativity! You can see some ideas in the pictures.

• When you have finished painting the eggs, all you need to do is hang them up: take a piece of toothpick about 1 cm long, knot the satin ribbon to it and thread the toothpick into a hole on the top of the egg so that it lies crosswise under the shell and thus secures the satin ribbon.

Now you can look for a place for your artfully decorated eggs where they can spread Easter atmosphere, delight eyes and hearts and sweeten your Easter time. I have chosen a flowering spring branch from the garden. The delicate pink flowers not only smell wonderful, but also bring spring into your home and create a beautiful contrast to the black and gold eggs.

The eggs also look very decorative on a sprig of lilac:

I am sure that you will find a worthy place for your hand-painted eggs and wish you lots of fun with the creative design and much joy in your work. Self-painted Easter eggs are not only a pretty Easter decoration, but also an opportunity to practice mindfulness and leisure and spend time with your loved ones - maybe you'd like to paint eggs together? Use these DIY projects to decorate your home for the Easter season and enjoy moments of peace and creativity at the same time.

If you like this post, please share it and leave me a comment. I look forward to seeing your creative work. If you are looking for more Easter decorations, you can find further inspiration in this blog post. "Hot crossed buns are a traditional pastry from Ireland for Easter - try out the delicious recipe for these - I love them!

Happy Easter from the bottom of my heart - hugs and see you soon!