52 Easy Egg Decorating Ideas to Get You Egg-cited for Easter

Say hello to spring with these farm friends! Dye hardboiled eggs green, pink, orange, and yellow. Print templates of the animals’ features. Print out on corresponding colored paper and cut. Attach features using craft glue.

For bunny ears, chick wings, and frog eyes and legs: fold back 1/8'' at base to glue to egg. Let dry and adjust as needed.

For the lamb: unravel 3 cotton balls. Brush egg with glue, avoiding the narrow top, which will be the face. Smooth cotton to cover egg. Once dry, add pom-poms for feet and tail.

Draw faces with a .

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Create an oversized egg with a twist! Open an , paint it white, then let dry. Starting at the top of one egg half, apply lengthwise one row at a time, trimming at the ends. Repeat this on other half until it’s covered, then fill with (like this cuddly !) or candy, close, and tie with a ribbon.

Use masking tape to create these delightful designs before dropping your egg into dye. Then, carefully peel away to reveal your masterpiece.

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These elegant eggs are easier to make than they look and serve as the perfect personalized place setting for Easter dinner!

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Hot glue pieces of dried moss to your eggs to give this year's Easter table centerpiece an earthy tone.

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Celebrate your loved ones this Easter! Drain raw eggs with an (or a method of your choosing) and dye in desired colors. Place eggs in 175°F oven for no more than 20 minutes, until dry, then let cool. Write messages on strips of paper, then curl each tightly around a pin so it’s small enough to slip into the hole in the egg. Cover the outside with confetti using a , fully
covering the hole. Add a fun pun on the outside with a .

All you need to make these eggs come to life is a bit of aluminum wire and a .

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Apply () to eggs in desired pattern. Place in dye for several minutes. Remove from dye and pat dry. Once dry, rub away from eggshell. For contrasting colors dye eggs in a light shade first and pat dry before applying dots.

Use a to achieve these delicate, whimsical designs.

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Gather herbs like sage, thyme, and parsley and snip them into small sprigs. Lightly paint the backs of herbswith egg white and let set 10 minutes. While herbs dry, cut a nylon stocking into 5'' tubes. Place a prepared herb onto an egg and carefully tie the nylon around both ends so the herb stays put. Submerge egg in dye. Remove and blot dry with paper towels before removing nylon, then slowly peel off herb.

To make these ombré eggs, make sure to prep your station and keep the cups you use to mix colors clearly labeled.

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You probably have what you need to create this marbleized look sitting in a bathroom drawer: nail polish! Just swirl a bit of your favorite color into water and drop your egg in.

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Spring has sprung! After practicing on paper, pencil flowers onto hard-boiled eggs. With the applicator, cover all the stems with green paint, then let dry 2 hours. Add petals by dabbing small dots in a circular pattern.

Pay homage to your favorite veggie with Country Living's adorable romaine inspired egg design.

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The secret to these beautiful, delicate eggs? They're made from .

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These gorgeous floral eggs are so simple to make: simply press stick-on to the shells with light pressure, then smooth out wrinkles once you've peeled off the back.

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These blissful bunnies, sitting in theirthrones, have ears made from thin wire and popsicle sticks.

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Lovely Unicorn: Paint a wooden egg white; let dry. Draw on face. Cut a mane from faux-fur trim, color in an egg dye bath, and attach (once dry) with fabric glue. Use templates to make felt ears and a gold paper horn; assemble and glue to egg. Wrap a 3 x 1/8-in. strip of gold paper around horn; secure with glue. Glue star confetti to cheek and hair.

Shiny Silhouette: Use the templates to carefully cut a chick or bunny from a foil candy wrapper. Adhere to dyed egg with Mod Podge. Use a damp cotton swab to gently wipe clean the foil shape; let dry.

Dazzling Glitter Egg: Try this trick on basic plastic eggs: Lightly sand the outside, brush on glue, cover in glitter, and let dry.

It's not a party until these eggs arrive! All you'll need to pull this design off is a little bit of glue and lots of glitter.

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Best dressed: Draw a face and hair on a ceramic egg. Wrap the bottom third of egg in thick yarn (tip: work from the middle down) and secure by brushing on white craft glue in sections. Create details like collars, bows, and buttons with felt and beads.

Dashing Design Egg: Follow tradition and dye your eggs first. Once dry, draw a series of short lines with a white paint marker.

Fuzzy Chick: Wrap a ceramic or wooden egg in yarn (tip: start at the top and work down) and secure by brushing on white craft glue in sections as you work. Use templates to make felt wings, feet, beak, and hair, and attach with glue. Glue on small black-bead eyes.

Creating pretty pastel swirls is easy when you use whipped cream and food coloring.

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Decorate a painted egg with soft, furry ears and a floral crown. Paint a wooden egg, let dry, then add a spotted belly with white paint. Draw on a face. Use template to make ears from felt and faux-fur trim. Sandwich wire between ear pieces, then bend back the bottom 1/4 in. and use to glue in place. Glue small faux flowers around ears.

A dyed egg can be a blank canvas for a watercolor garden. Paint small X's with dots in the centers.

Who says all your Easter eggs have to look the same? Adhere faux flower petals, buds, and leaves to colored eggs using a hot glue gun (or paint you can re-use each spring!). We used Gerbera daisies for bunny ears, hydrangeas for bird feathers, baby's breath for a lamb's coat, a lily or rose for butterfly wings, and green leaves for a carrot top. Draw faces with a marker for the cutest crew around.

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Use a toothbrush to flick watered-down acrylic paint across (dry) spray-painted plastic eggs.

Transforming images into adhesive decals for your Easter eggs is easier than it sounds. Simply download our and print onto (you may need to select the photo paper setting on your printer). Rub with your fingers or the flat end of a wine cork to apply to eggs.

To get this gorgeous gilded look, start with dyed Easter eggs. Then, using a foam brush, add splotches of glue from the . Let dry according to package instructions (the glue gets tacky when it dries). Apply the gold leaf from the kit to the sticky areas, smooth with your fingers, and use a stiff-bristled brush to sweep away any excess gold leaf.

How cool is this textured twine-wrapped Easter egg idea? Adhere twine to one end of a ceramic egg with a glue stick, then apply glue and tightly wind the twine, working in sections, until you've completely covered the surface.

All it takes is a little extra time to dye these awesome ombre Easter eggs. First, mix your choice of colors using 1/3 tsp (1/4 tsp for yellow) gel/paste food coloring, enough warm water to cover eggs, and 1 tsp white vinegar. Dip egg fully in dye and let dry. Dip the egg again 3/4 of the way into the dye and let dry. Repeat in quarterly increments.

Optional: You can also start by leaving the tip of the egg white. To create a multicolor gradation, start with one color and dip in quarterly increments. At the half mark, begin dipping by quarters in another color.

Hop on the unicorn trend this Easter with these seriously sweet Easter eggs.

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