Friday, March 30, 2012

String Easter Eggs


The idea behind these fun and festive decorations belongs to Crafty Endeavor, a fun and adorable blog.  Here's what I did to make my own:

I used:
  • Water balloons
  • Fabric stiffener
  • Embroidery floss

Simply blow up your balloons, drape the string in a bowl of the fabric stiffener, squeeze out the excess, and wrap your balloon!

Allow your string to dry completely before popping and removing the balloon, and voila!
I did a group of pastel eggs for myself, and I made a set of neutral eggs and a set of jewel tone eggs for gifts.

A few useful tips:
  • Blow up all of your balloons ahead of time
  • Drape your string carefully- I found that spiraling the embroidery floss worked well- it will help prevent knots
  • If you DO get a knot that you can't undo, simply snip the knot out and continue wrapping the string around the balloon
 Big thanks to Alissa at Crafty Endeavor for the inspiration!!


5 comments:

  1. Wow, this is so cool! I am totally going to do this! :-) Thanks so much for sharing!

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  2. Super cute DIY! Love the colors! I'm going to have to try it out!

    xx
    Giovanna
    www.oliveandanarrow.com

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  3. What a cute idea...love it! Thanks for sharing.

    xo erica

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  4. Aww, this looks so adorable and easy to make! I'm defrinitely pinning this for next year!

    xx Ivana
    Macarons and Pearls

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  5. this is so cool!

    http://slidingdrawersblog.blogspot.com/

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