With Easter being celebrated today, everyone is dealing with the hustle and bustle of having family over for the holiday. Decorating the house and creating fun novelties can always be fun, especially with these DIY projects which will have you reigning as the Easter Bunny's decor queen!
Papier-Mâché Egg Nest
Papier-mache bird nests / countryliving
Directions:
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First, tightly cover a small bowl in plastic wrap, and flip the bowl upside down onto wax paper.
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In a separate container mix equal parts of water and clear glue.
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Dip handfuls of shredded paper into the glue mixture and lay them on the outside of bowl until it's covered.
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Lightly press dry paper strips along the outside to make it look messier for a nest look.
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Let the paper and glue dry for about 12 hours (or until its completely dry)
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Carefully pull the plastic wrap off the bowl and then away from the nest.
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There you have it, your very own birds nest for your candy or decorated eggs.
DIY Almond Joy Wreath
Jordan almond wreath / countryliving
Directions:
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Take a Styrofoam wreath (choose which ever size you prefer) and begin to hot-glue the almonds on the inside circumference of the wreath, overlapping a few to give it dimension.
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Continue in a circular pattern until the entire front and side parts of the wreath are fully covered.
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Hang the wreath on a sturdy cotton ribbon, and there you have it your own colourful Jordan wreath.
Carrot Shaped Chocolate Strawberries
Carrot shaped strawberries / meandmyinsanity
Directions:
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Melt some orange coloured white-chocolate drops found at any cake decorating store. If you don’t have any access to orange colored white-chocolate drops, melt white chocolate chips in a bowl and add a few drops of red and yellow food colouring until you get the desired colour.
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Dip the strawberries in the chocolate and place them on a wax sheet of paper.
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With a teaspoon or a skewer, drizzle excess chocolate over the strawberries to create carrot ridges.
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Allow the chocolate to harden before eating.
Rice Krispies Easter Egg Treats
Rice Krispies Easter egg treat / makelifespecial
Ingredients:
¼ cup margarine or butter
5 cups miniature marshmallows
½ tsp Vanilla extract (optional)
1.5L of Rice Krispies cereal
Directions:
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Begin by melting margarine and marshmallows together until well blended.
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Stir in vanilla and add cereal, gently stirring until the cereal is fully coated.
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Take plastic snap-apart novelty Easter egg and coat the inside with cooking spray.
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Fill the eggs with the mixture of the rice krispies snack and press firmly with your fingers to hollow the center of each half.
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Remove from molds and place on wax paper to cool.
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Place candy surprises into each half of the egg and press the halves together until they stick.
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Optional: you can have fun with it and decorate the outside of the egg with icing too.
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