Happy Weekend! Happy Easter!

Just the right pictures to leave you with for the weekend.

Yesterday, the older 3 kids and I dyed, then découpaged our Easter eggs. For the dye, we used food coloring drops, boiling water and vinegar, mixed. We also gave the boiled eggs a rubdown with vinegar before putting them in the dyebath, and they seemed to take the color more intensely.




For the découpage, we used Maude's origami paper and two sizes of shaped hole punches. The origami paper was just the right weight. We punched out shapes in the spectrum of colors, then put a bowl of Mod Podge in the middle of the table. Each child had their own sponge brush and they just went to town.

We went through 4 dozen eggs and were still going strong, but the babies woke up from their naps which meant the whole production had to be put away. I wish I had reserved a dozen eggs to work on tonight just by myself. It was very therapeutic. And pretty much every color combination and pattern had some merit about it, so the work was very satisfying as well.


And a last quick reminder: you have until Sunday night (4/8) at midnight EST to enter the Nordic, Etc. Summer Collection Giveaway involving 2 pillows, a platter & some candleholders. Just leave a comment on that post.


To my Christian Friends: Happy Easter! He is Risen!
To my Jewish Friends: Have a Blessed Passover!