Dimensional Decoupage Eggs

Easter is almost here so instead of dyeing Easter eggs, how about decoupaging faux eggs with lovely paper napkin flowers and then creating a beautiful raised effect using the napkin flower designs on foam sheets to create a dimensional or 3D impact! It's an exciting way to add depth and texture to paper mache, plastic or wooden eggs and it looks quite unique, too! Sounds cool, doesn't it! And the fun part, you can display them all spring, use them for special occasions, and save them to decorate your home every year! Plus it's a delightful technique to learn that's not just for crafting eggs, but other items as well!

Hello and welcome to our monthly Creative Craft Hop! We have two wonderful hosts - Donna @ Modern on Monticello and Sara @Birdz of a Feather who take turns every other month! The talented and creative Donna is our host this month!  

I'm so glad you are here! If you're coming over from Ann @The Apple Street Cottage, wasn't her Galvanized Flower Pot gorgeous! Ann has a knack for creating the most unique upcycled items!

Decoupage eggs is one of my favorite crafts to do! And when you add dimension to them, it takes the craft to a whole new level! So let's get started!

Supplies:

• 6" Faux eggs
• Multi-purpose white paint
• Paint brushes (sponge, bristle)
• Plastic cups
• Printed flowers paper napkins
• Small sharp scissors
• Mod Podge decoupage glue (Matte)
• Parchment paper
• Foam sheet
• Plastic (Ziplock) sheet
• Iron
• Ball Stylus
• Foam sponge (thick)
• Fabri-Tac glue
• Seed Beads  

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How To:

Let's start with 6" faux eggs - two pink and one paper mache I found in my stash. The pink ones had labels from Hobby Lobby. I have no idea where I got the paper mache one - it was there in my stash, too! I just know that I love the size of the three - but they needed to be painted white, first. I used a round sponge brush and placed the eggs on a plastic cup to help hold them in place when painting and drying. 

The sponge brush left the paint on the eggs with a slightly textured finish when dry. Which I liked!

While the eggs were drying I got out three floral napkins from my stash. The first two had lovely, colorful iris flowers on them. 

                                                     

and the third napkin consisted of bright pink poppies!

I started with the napkin on the top left.  First, cutting out the iris flower using small sharp scissors.

                                     

Then separating the printed layer from the white layers.

Next, paint a thin layer of decoupage glue on a painted white egg,  

 then lay the cut-out design on top,

smoothing out from the center of the design and out to the edges with a paint brush dipped in mod podge. 

Use parchment paper to help smooth the wrinkles out and let dry. 

Add additional napkin designs as desired following the same previous steps.

To add the dimensional pieces, place a white foam sheet on work surface and paint on a layer of Matte Mod Podge just enough for the pieces being used.

 Place the flower design right side up on the foam sheet and smooth out using parchment paper and let dry.

Once the foam sheet design is dry, cut out.

Then lay right side up on a hot iron a few seconds until the foam flower petals begins to curve. 

Remove the curved petals foam flower and place on a thick piece of foam. Then, using a ball stylus, press the flower down in the center to give the flower more depth. Once that's done, flip the flower over on the foam and continue using the ball stylus to round out the petals for additional dimension. 

       

       

Satisfied with the look of the flower, add Fabri-Tac glue to the center of the foam on the back and .  .  . 

attach to the center of the same likeness of the decoupage flower on the egg. Continue gluing on more floral foam pieces of the flower for a gorgeous dimensional look!

And finally, glue on a seed bead to the flower centers for added dimension.

How gorgeous is this!

I repeated the same process for the two remaining napkins using similar steps - so I won't bore you going over the same process creating them!

I had fun putting the second dimensional decoupage egg together using a bit more foam sheet floral pieces for additional dimension as seen here:

And the third napkin in pink poppies ended of being a bit whimsical with more petals and lots of seed beads in the center! I think it's not quite as dimensional as the first two. It's probably due to the type of napkin flowers used. The busier or more intricate the flower pattern, the better!

The finished dimensional decoupage eggs sitting atop glass candleholders!

I hope you enjoyed how I made these dimensional decoupage eggs!

Up next is our wonderful host, Donna @Modern on Monticello sharing her lovely backyard fairy garden painted border decor!  Be sure to check Donna's post out and all the creative crafters' projects listed below.

DIY Simple Bath Board

Repurposed Egg Cup Tea Light Candles

DIY Garden Stakes

DIY Soda Can Bracelet

Spring Galvanized Flower Pot

Dimensional Decoupage Eggs

Painted Border Art Decor For Backyard Fairy Garden