Decorating Easter Eggs with Yarn
A creative way to decorate your Easter Eggs with colorful yarn.
It’s almost Easter again. Have you finished dyeing your eggs? Instead of dyeing your eggs with the same old dye tables, why not try something different for a change?
Here’s a fun way to make some beautiful Easter Eggs by wrapping them with colorful yarn. There are so many colors and patterns to make all of your eggs completely unique and beautiful
How about a candy striped egg covered in white and red stripes. Do you have a favorite ball team? You can make your eggs green and yellow for your favorite Green Bay Packer fan. The possibilities are truly endless.
You can even Dye your own yarn with Easter Egg Dye tablets to make them even more special.
Supplies needed:
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– Plastic Eggs
– Colorful Yarn or learn to Dye Your Own Yarn
– Tacky Glue
– Craft Sticks
Wrap the Eggs
My plastic eggs kept coming apart so the first thing I did was use a piece of tape to secure it.
Next, using your craft sticks, you want to spread a very thin layer of Tacky Glue over a small section of a plastic Easter Egg. Then attach the yarn.
It really does not take much glue. Only enough to make the yarn stick to the egg. Any more than that and you have a big glue mess on your hands. This does get a bit messy anyway but it just takes a little bit of practice.
Use your fingers to snug the strands of yarn against each other. You can glue the yarn in many different patterns such as stripes … be creative!
You can also strand several colors at once. Oh, and I tried to use the glue gun on one of my eggs but the glue dried too quickly. Plus, I kept burning my fingers. The Tacky Glue worked perfectly.
Once the plastic egg is completely covered with yarn, set it out to dry for a day or two. The beauty of these Easter Eggs is that they last forever. Although, these Easter Eggs are not edible lol.
Related Easter Egg Ideas
Wool Felted Easter Eggs
Silk Tie Printed Easter Eggs
Natural Dye Easter Eggs using Onion Skins
Easter Egg Ideas for Adults and Children
Do you have a favorite Easter Egg decorating idea? Please share in the comments below.
What a creative idea for Easter eggs! I never would have thought of this- so simple and I have all the materials at home. I think my daughter would adore doing this. Thank you!
Kids love to felt these eggs. They seem to be better at it than adults
I saw this on Pinterest using twine instead of yarn and thought it was a really cool idea! Simple but pretty! I might give it a try if I can find the time this weekend.
Ooh, twine is a great idea! A more rustic look
How creative. These eggs are adorable!
Thank you Melissa. They are fun to make
Very cute eggs. I love that they are so pretty, yet so easy to make. I have some specialty yarn that I used in a project and only have a bit left. I think this idea would be perfect for using it up.
Give it a try Sheila! Let me know how it goes!
I think this this is my newest favorite Easter egg craft, if only because I think I can actually do this one!
Aww… this one is practically fool-proof 🙂
So glad to have found your site this morning. These eggs are beautiful. I will definitely be checking back to see your future projects!
Thanks so much Sara!
I love this idea. I wanted to do some Easter eggs with my daughter but didn’t want to use real eggs because of my allergy.
This is a great project for kids! They love the feel of the wool
This is such a great idea. This is seriously so cute and perfect for Easter. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks so much Jamie. They are lots of fun and easy enough for kids to do!
These are cute and original. I like that you use plastic eggs as a base so they don’t spoil.
And you can make them in all different sizes!
I love these eggs! Thanks for sharing this tutorial – what a different way to make cute eggs.
Thanks Vicki! And they last forever 🙂
Super cute idea. Not sure how well I would do with the glue and the yarn, but easy enough to try it out. Thanks for sharing on Small Victories Sunday link up.
It was a little messy but turned out pretty well. Thank, Rachel!