How I used artifical foliage, lights and eggshells to create a pretty Easter mantle!
I love an easy project that still packs a punch and this was one of those! We’ve been getting these lovely sage green eggs recently, and so after we’ve used them, I’ve been cleaning out and keeping the eggshells. I don’t often decorate for Easter, but this year, with my faux fireplace in place, I knew I wanted to add a subtle nod to the season.
I used some faux eucalyptus sprigs left over from our wedding decor, as well as some dainty fairy lights, and then added in my handpainted eggshells. I found it so relaxing painting these, and as I had all of the items already, except the eggs which we got primarily for cooking, creating this mantle didn’t cost a thing. I’ve got more Spring projects and Easter projects coming your way, so stay tuned!
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Copper / gold paint
Paint brush
Eggshells
Eucalyptus sprigs
Copper micro lights
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First of all, I used the eggs and then washed out the shells.
2.
Once dry, I mixed some copper and gold paint together to create the colour I wanted and then carefully painted the inside of the shell,
3.
I then left this to dry, and then painted a second coat of this colour on the inside of the shell.
4.
I repeated steps 1-3 with all of the eggshells I had available and left them in the egg carton to completely dry,
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Next, I lay some faux eucalyptus sprigs on the mantle, draped my fairy lights and positioned my egg shells so that they had a light inside of them.
