There are many creative bloggers who have shared cute egg crafts and design online. I have pinned so many cute ideas over the years, and this spring it is time to try a few. First, about a month ago I started saving my egg shells when baking or scrambling eggs. Instead of cracking an egg in two, I hit the top of the egg with a spoon. Removed the top section of shell and poured out the egg. The shell was washed well and set to dry. I will be using them as little vases later on. To hold the egg shell upright, I cut out cups from a cardboard egg carton.
The cardboard cups will hold boiled eggs as well as the empty shells.
I used a fine tip sharpie to draw faces on hard boiled brown eggs.
I shelled two of my hard boiled eggs. I made a small cut on top of the eggs.
Then I cut a thin slice of carrot to make a round top. I pushed the slice into the slit on top of the egg.
I made a small hole on each side of “face” for eyes. You can use seeds or any dark bit of food to make 2 eyes. For a beak, make a small hole between eyes and a little lower. Put fragment of carrot in hole.
I made 2 of these “chicks”. Then I put fresh celery leaves, carrot peels, and fresh rosemary on a plate for a nest. You can use any greenery like herbs, lettuce, etc. The two chicks are put on the nest. If the bottom of the egg isn’t flat, cut a thin slice off bottom to level. I put a lace placemat on a clear plastic tray. The plate of 2 chicks on a nest is put in the middle of the tray on the table.
I put the two decorated hard boiled eggs in cups on each side of the plate. I then added a little shell vase with water and periwinkles. A purple on each side of vignette.
I like the little vignette. I hope you enjoyed it too.
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I love the boiled egg chickens! What a clever idea 🙂
#MMBC
The chicks are so sweet!
…some ideas that I’ve never seen before!
What a great idea to use your egg shells up. The chicks are very cute too. x
i passed your eggselent ideas on to my Granddaughter who is now busily encouraging her parents and us into eating more eggs. Thanks Carol!
I think she’d have great fun playing with eggs!
I like the idea of drawing faces on the eggs, lovely x #mmbc
I am in love with your hard boiled egg chicks. They are the cutest… and actually edible! These really are so much fun!!
they’re fun to make – even kids can do it.
I love the chicks. Adorable. Thanks for sharing at #acozylifestylewithclearissacoward. See you soon.
I hope you during well. I’m always happy to talk with you.
Hello Carol,
Your mise-en-place is very pretty. Thanks for sharing.
I would like to wish you Happy Easter and All the best!
Lindos huevitos para la pascua. Te mando un beso.
What a clever idea, I’ve seen egg shells decorated dozens of times but I think this is the first time I’ve seen the actual eggs decorated. My kids would love this.
They are so cute!
Hihi, your egg chicks are great, dear Carol! And I like your egg decorations too 🙂
All the best and SERVUS from Austria
Traude
Such cute chicks!
thanks Donna – Happy Easter!
These are such adorable decorating ideas! PInned.
thanks for the pin – Happy Easter!
This is too cute! Thanks for sharing on Happiness is Homemade at LifeasaLEOWife.com. If you tried to share on Crafty Creators this morning, I apologize for leaving last week’s InLinkz code on there. It’s updated and open for linking up new posts now.
XOXO,
Niki ~ Life as a LEO Wife
I wish I’d seen this post before Easter! Very cute!
save it for next spring!