When I was a young girl, I remember my Grandmother had a beautiful sugar Easter Egg that sat on display in her china cabinet. I always loved looking at it from a far. This sweet little egg is not made from sugar, but paper mache. Imagine the sweet treasures you could fill it with for an Easter keepsake!
The egg was painted with several coats of soft blue craft paint, and then given a white wash (diluted white craft paint and water). Along the base of the egg, I added white lace using matte gel medium to adhere (you can also hot glue.) The lid was embellished using old vintage lace, that I gathered with a few stitches to form a circle and hot glued to the egg. A bow of sheer white wired ribbon was made with 4 loops and tails and glued on top of the lace. I placed one of the Peridot Roses in the center, and added one of the Pastel Words to the side as a tag.
Inside the egg a piece of florist foam was added using hot glue and then covered with sheet moss. A diorama was created using the Butterflies (cut two for 3D effect) and a small Lost and Found brad was added to the center. I also added one of the Pebble Keys, and French White Prima flowers on the base of small Paper Leaves. Add a few chocolate Easter eggs and you have a holiday diorama of sweetness to give.
Supplies:
Egg Box
Pebble Keys
Roses French White
Lost and Found Brads
Peridot Flowers
Sheet Moss
Small Paper Leaves
Collage Art Inspirations from Nancy Maxwell James
Such a scrumptious egg Nancy! I love that you open it and find more goodness -and I don’t mean chocolates.
Oh, this is wonderful! I remember those sugared Panorama Easter Eggs, also! You never cease to amaze me with your fantastic artwork, Nancy!
ooh this egg looks like velvet! so very pretty Nancy!
this is a gem Nancy!