DIY Paper Mache Easter Egg

I used paper mache technique to make this big Easter egg. Actually, this technique is very simple. For the egg shape I used a balloon. I plastered the balloon with strips of chopped newspaper, soaked in a mixture of glue and water. You can use the white wood glue mixed with water in the ratio 3/4 parts of glue and 1/4 of water. 

Make sure to apply it layer by layer, and never apply more than four layers (I did 3). After completing, leave it to dry naturally, or dry with hair dryer. I left it to dry overnight. Then I painted egg with acrylic paint, using white for the outside, and green for the inside. Then comes the fun part, decorating. I found these lovely butterflies on the internet (I don`t remember where...sorry), print it and glued two together, so they look more naturally. After that I add a little patina on the silk flowers, pink lace and white ribbon. For the opening on the egg I used small styrofoam eggs (cut in half) and pearls. For the finale part I add a little grass, bird and small nest with eggs inside.

Ovo veliko Uskršnje jaje napravila sam tehnikom papir mašea (paper mache) koja je vrlo jednostavna. Oblik jajeta je postignut upotrebom balona. Naduvani balon oblepljujete na trake iseckanom ili iscepkanom novinskom hartijom prethodno natopljenom u mešavinu lepka i vode. Za papir maše možete korisititi beli lepak za drvo pomešan sa vodom u odnosu 3/4 dela lepka prema 1/4 vode. Potrudite se da trake nanosite sloj po sloj i nikada ne nanosite više od četiri sloja (ja sam nalela tri). Posle završenog lepljenja ostaviti da se osuši sam ili ga osušiti fenom. Ja sam ostavila da se suši preko noći. Osušeno jaje sam obojila akrilnim bojama, spolja u belo, a unutra zeleno. E, sad dolazi zabavan deo, dekorisanje. Leptire sam pronašla na internetu (ne sećam se tačno gde), odšampala i spojila dva kako bi delovali prirodnije. Svilene ruže sam malo patinirala, dodala pink čipku i belu mašnu. Za otvor sam kombinovala mala jaja od striropora (presečena na pola) i bisere. Za kraj sam unutra ubacila malo trave, ptičicu i malo gnezdo sa jajima.

The second egg is actually from a dollar store. Didn`t like it at all, but I've seen that it has the potential. I just paint it and decoupaged and that`s all. 

Drugo jaje je zapravo iz prodavnice sve za 120 dinara. Nije mi se nimalo dopalo, ali sam videla da ima potencijala. Obojila sam ga, uradila dekupaž i to je sve.

I found this sweet vintage rabbits on the internet (I think it was on a The Graphics Fairy). I just glue them on the stronger cardboard, added some glue on the edges and add glitter. Very simple!

Ove slatke vintage zeke sam pronašla negde na netu (milsim da je to bilo na blogu The Graphics Fairy). Zalepila sam ih na tvrđi karton, na ivice nanela malo lepka i posula ih gliterom. Krajnje jednostavno.

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