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Oeuf Couture: How to Dress an Easter Egg

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Jeff_Rudell Jeffery Rudell, contributor
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This Easter Im keeping all of my eggs au natural but wrapping them in as much color as I can muster.
Narrow strips of paper, in bright springtime hues, are woven using a traditional chair-caning pattern.
Less of a dye-job than a makeover: Dare I call it Oeuf Couture?
This Easter Im keeping all of my eggs au natural but wrapping them in as much color as I can muster.

This Easter I'm keeping all of my eggs "au natural" but wrapping them in as much color as I can muster.

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Here, my second design is a cross between a blossoming flower and a flying saucer.

 

Attempt number three echoes the shape of the egg it contains in the design of the closure flaps on each end of the box.

 

Here the egg it contains disappears completely and the container begins to take over as an object itself: Is it a pale blue pig with a yellow snout or a postmodern traffic light?

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Christine_Connor writes: This is amazing stuff! Im loving the wealth of material, information & various creative outputs by so many folk on this site!

Your Easter egg also looks amazing. The time, care & love & attention you showed in creating it really shows. I know as a seasoned quiller, i have to dedicate equal time, love & care when creating quilling projects. From my experience, i would add that folk who are going to attempt this, be very careful with the glue! Make sure you use a good quality glue that is appropriate for paper crafts. Also don't apply too much otherwise it could ruin your project. Use one with an applicator so you can easily control the flow of the glue..

I personally use a variety, but clear drying glue like Crystal Effects is usually sufficient.

Chris
Posted: 11:06 am on April 1st
EchoLin writes: you have given us a good pattern of easter crafts.
Posted: 10:14 pm on March 31st
jscott56 writes: WOW!!! These are very neat and are something I want to learn to. What a true inspiration!!!
Posted: 12:16 am on August 21st
AWilcox writes: What a great way to decorate the Easter Egg! I have nieces who love decorating for any holiday, and during Easter they make a mess with food coloring. This year I am going to present your idea to them, I am sure they will love it as much as I do, thanks for your innovative creations.
Posted: 4:51 pm on March 16th
hemidemisemiquaver writes: ooooh....I am a postin'! I have a beautiful project I did at Christmas for naturl egg shell ornaments, as well as an eggshell garden! I will post both in the same post!
Posted: 3:10 pm on March 16th
LauraMM writes: I LOVE your work! Your paper creations are amazing works of art! And I love how you left the eggs natural... I have 3 children, so we are into dying eggs, coloring, and so on.... Pre-kids, I'd paint the eggs and then heat emboss some designs with embossing powder... But now I'm off to purchase brown eggs, and I'd like to arrange some naturally with decorated vessels or baskets... thanks for the inspiration!
Posted: 10:36 am on March 16th
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