DIY Decorative wooden Easter eggs
Materials and tools
Leaf metal - Gold
Fimo Size for leaf metal
Fimo Varnish for leaf metal
Watercolors (dark blue, light green, and magenta)
Wooden eggs
White acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Bowl with water
Small duct tape
Palette or small plate
Decorative bowl or plate
Decorative golden pebbles (optional)
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Tips, tricks, and few ideas
• Instead of tape, you can use a small glass as a holder during painting and varnishing.
• Depending on the manufacturer or the type of wood that is used, you'll have to paint some wood eggs three to four times in order to be completely white. Eggs that I used was coated with two layers of white paint because they are made of brighter wood (beech tree).
• If you apply watercolor with your fingers eggs will have an antique look (Shabby Chic effect), but if you want even coat, use a soft paintbrush.
• If you apply watercolor with your fingers eggs will have an antique look (Shabby Chic effect), but if you want even coat, use a soft paintbrush.
• For staining, you can also use a different color from the watercolor set. I chose colors that fit perfectly with my dishes, but you should definitely try yellow and purple because they give a beautiful effect too.
• Rather than tear the whole gold leaf, you can use the remnants from another project or metal flakes.
• If you want you can also use copper and silver metal leafs, although golden ones definitely give the best effect.
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on my old blog as part of Easter DIY's on March 18, 2016, and has been completely revamped and updated.
• If you want you can also use copper and silver metal leafs, although golden ones definitely give the best effect.
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