DIY Home Decor: Easter Crafts

Add a bit of Easter whimsy to your home that's viewable from inside or out.

Materials

Clear contact/shelf-lining paper
Pastel & metallic paint markers in a variety of colors
Plain white paper & a pen or pencil
Boxcutter

Start by drawing an egg shape at least 6 inches x 4 inches, on the paper. You may wish to do more than one size. Cut out the shape, keeping in mind that the exterior portion that surrounds the egg is the part you will need. Use this as a stencil to draw the same shape very lightly on the contact paper and cut it out. Use the markers to "dye" the Easter eggs, then peel and stick to the inside or outside of your windows.

Variation: Instead of clear contact paper, find a roll of the liner that has an interesting pastel pattern and cut those into egg shapes instead. Stick on the outside of the windows.

Plastic Egg Garland

Hang this easy craft from the porch, or wrap around a tree, column or fence. Enclose bells and it doubles as a wind chime.

Materials

Plastic eggs that open, at least 1 dozen, any colors or sizes
28 gauge wire, 1 spool, any color
Glue
Crimp beads
Pliers
Small, sharp knife
Optional "Jingle" bells, in 2-3 sizes

Open all the eggs. On one open edge of each egg, make notches with the knife, one on either side of the middle, for the wire to pass through. It need not be very deep, just enough to keep the wire from having to bend when you put the eggs back together.

Cut a 6 foot length of wire. Thread a crimp bead onto one end of the wire about 1- 1 ½ inches down. Loop the end of the wire back into the bead and crimp it closed. Take the first egg and lay the wire (about 6 inches from the loop you made) into the notches. Run a thin bead of glue around the edge, insert a bell if desired, and snap the egg closed. String all the eggs onto the wire in this manner, leaving about 4-6 inches between them, leaving a 6 inch tail at the other end and repeating the looping instructions.

Plantable Egg Flower Pots

Once these sprout, plant them directly into the garden.

Materials

Hollowed, dyed egg shells,4-6
Potting Soil
Late blooming flower seeds
Craft/popsicle sticks, 1 dozen
Glue
Hammer & finishing nail

Start by gluing together a square basket with the sticks, 2 sticks high on each side, with 4 sticks forming the bottom. Use the hammer and nail to make holes all the way around the middle (or top third) of the egg shells, with very little space between the holes. Break through the remaining pieces with the tip of the nail or saw through with a thin file. Discard the top parts. Fill each egg 3/4 full with potting soil. Plant a flower seed in the center of each, water, and place into the basket upright.