Monday, 30 March 2009

Easter eggs. Not the chocolate kind!

I signed up for Martha Stewart's Easter workshop emails. When [This] idea arrived in the email last week I thought it was so pretty. Mainly because of the Lily of the Valley which I adore, it caught my eye for that reason. I hadn't planned on doing it myself, because I didn't want to bother fiddling about with eggshells.

This morning I had a poached egg for breakfast, as I picked up the egg, I remembered the Martha idea. I cracked the egg carefully, then washed it out and left to dry. Instead of painting (which if I'm honest, I was too lazy to do), I covered it in glue and glitter. After picking some spring flowers and foliage from the garden, this is how it turned out. Pretty. Thank you Martha, for such a sweet idea. I have the Mother in Law staying here for Easter, so I think I will put a tiny eggshell flower arrangement in the room she stays in. Very simple, very pretty. A lovely craft idea for children to do too.

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