I'll let Martha Stewart give you the strict directions if you are choosing to follow along at home. Her Glittered Egg How-To was very easy to follow (unlike some of her craft instructions!). All we needed for this project were some fresh eggs, decoupage, glitter and a foam brush.
Once we had gathered all of our supplies, it was time for the hard part - blowing out the eggs. Because my Girls Team partner thinks eggs are the most disgusting food on the planet, my dad helped me with this part. (In her defense, this step in the process was really gross, and I love eggs!)
First we used a nail to poke a small hole in both ends of the egg. This was challenging because too much pressure on the nail would cause the egg to crack or break. After doing this, we opened up a paper clip to poke around inside the egg, breaking up the yolk. This makes it easier to blow the yolk out of the egg (apparently).
Once both of the holes are made, we used a small straw to blow into one hole. If you're doing this correctly, the yolk will come out of the hole at the bottom of the egg and the egg will be totally empty inside. This part was so hard! It wasn't as quick and easy as Martha made it sound, and if you applied too much pressure the egg would crack or slip out of your hands and break.
We planned to clean out six eggs, but by the second one I was feeling light headed. My dad helped me so I could take a few minutes to breathe between each egg. (Who knew MIHM was hazardous to your health?!) With his help, it took about 30 minutes to finish this step.
When the yolk was cleaned out, the egg shell was fully intact but sticky and gross. We ran our egg shells under warm water, and let the water run through both holes to clean out the inside.
After rinsing, we baked our eggs at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Baking them will dry them out and is the final step before applying and glue or craft product onto the shells. Martha doesn't mention this; my mom found this tip online.
After the eggs were baked and ready,
we applied a coat of decoupage.
Using coffee filters, we set our glitter out on the table. Covering the eggs completely took some time and a few layers of the decoupage/glitter step. We rolled our eggs in glitter, dumped glitter over them and even tried shaking them with glitter in ziploc bags.
Once our eggs were sufficiently sparkly,
we let them dry overnight for 24 hours.
The next night once the eggs were dry, I carefully placed them in a glass vase my mom bought for them and added it to my kitchen table. Don't they look great?! I'm actually surprised at how much I love these eggs. I'm not a huge glitter or sequins person, but I think these are so fun. Flashy, but classy. :)
Even though Martha's website has a long list of decorating options for blown out eggs, the Girls Team won't be trying this craft technique again. It was kind of disgusting. But, this project turned out great and was really fun once we started decorating. Also, these egg shells won't go bad, so I can use them for years to come.
We also dyed hard boiled eggs on Monday night and I can't wait to eat them. Happy Easter everyone! See you next week. :)
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