DIY How To Decorate Easter Eggs

Decorating eggs is a creative activity that really belongs to Easter. We don’t really know where exactly this colorful tradition originated, but decorated eggs have become a popular decoration on the Easter table. In this blog we explain step by step how to decorate beautiful Easter eggs with paper napkins and decoupage varnish. Enjoy decorating Easter eggs with the kids, or spend a delightful afternoon crafting Easter eggs by yourself.

step 1

Which eggs to use for decoupage

The most commonly eaten eggs in the Netherlands are chicken eggs, goose eggs and quail eggs. All three types of eggs are suitable for decorating through decoupage. This is a technique in which you stick very thin layers of paper, such as a paper napkin, onto an object with a special glue or lacquer and varnish it. The result is a decoration that looks like it is hand-painted!. Goose eggs are ideal if you want to put down some larger eggs for decoration, chicken eggs are an average size and quail eggs are very small and are ideal to use in flower arrangements. We chose regular chicken eggs this time.

Tip: Drill a small hole in the egg and drain and rinse it clean, so you can keep the empty egg shell for years.

step 2

Cut out fun paper prints

Paper napkins are ideal for use in decoupage. This technique dates back to the 18th century and is simply gluing thin, decorative paper onto objects with a smooth surface. So an eggshell is excellent for this purpose. Choose nice paper napkins and carefully peel off the different layers. This will leave you with as thin a sheet of napkin paper as possible. Cut or tear the napkins into pieces about 2 cm by 2 cm or cut out fun patterns that fit roughly within that size.

Tip: Make a collage in front of you on the table of how you want to stick the pictures on the egg, because once the glue is on, you won't be able to move the picture.

step 3

Glue your artwork together!

Make sure the surface, in this case the shell of the egg, is smooth and dry. Use a special decoupage glue to glue the paper napkins to the egg. This is a glue mixed with a varnish that can also be used as a topcoat. First, apply enough glue to the egg. Carefully place the piece of paper on top so there are no creases or tears and then go over the paper with a brush of glue to smooth out the picture nicely. Repeat this step until your Easter egg is decorated to your liking. Let the glue harden out for at least thirty minutes and finally apply one more coat of varnish for extra protection.

Tip: To properly wipe out all bubbles and wrinkles, you can also use a small sponge to smooth the paper.

DIY and copyright. What is allowed and what is not:

When you use Heinen Delfts Blauw napkins, you are using images and designs that are protected by copyright. This means that you may make decoupage objects, such as the DIY Easter eggs from this blog, for personal use but commercial use is not allowed.

Thus, a workshop or the sale of the DIY object is not allowed. The design may also not be reproduced or distributed, for example by copying or downloading the image as a digital print and sharing it in places such as a Facebook group. Sharing photos of your home-made eggs with Heinen Delfts Blauw prints is of course allowed, but the name Heinen Delfts Blauw may not appear on them to suggest that they are Heinen Delfts Blauw products.

Even if you minimally change the design and put your own spin on it, the above rules still apply. As an authentic crafts company, we encourage the creativity of our customers and actually welcome hobbyists to make their own beautiful things with and from our products, but please be aware that our designs are copyrighted and therefore may never be used for commercial purposes.