Gorgeous DIY Gold Leaf Easter Eggs
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These gorgeous gold leaf Easter eggs are sure to be a show stopper in your Easter basket or Easter displays. Today I am sharing an easy DIY to create these impressive looking gold easter eggs.
This DIY can be used for fresh eggs, faux dyeable eggs or even wooden eggs.
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DIY Gold Leaf Easter Eggs
I’m thrilled At Home in Arkansas magazine is featuring this easy DIY tutorial for Gold Leaf Easter Eggs along with my Easter Party Ideas in their April issue!
You’d be surprised at how easy these DIY Easter eggs are to make. By the look of the photo, you might think these took more time, experience, and expertise.
With the right supplies you can make these gold leaf Easter eggs in no time. You can be as creative with your designs as you want to be.
What do you need to make gold leaf Easter eggs?
- food coloring
- vinegar
- water
- containers for each dye color
- hard boiled eggs
- gold leaf
- gold leaf specialty glue (available with gold leaf at hobby stores)
- small paintbrush
How do you make gold leaf Easter eggs?
- Combine ½ cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon of vinegar and 10-20 drops of desired food coloring in each container.
- Mix colors to create different hues.
- Soak a hard-boiled egg in the food coloring for five minutes.
- For lighter hues, reduce the amount of soaking time. For darker colors, increase it.
- Remove eggs and allow them to dry completely.
- Using the gold-leaf glue and a paintbrush, create your desired design on a dyed egg.
- Allow the glue to sit for 10 minutes or until it becomes tacky.
- Cover the design with the gold-leaf sheet, lightly burnish and then carefully peel off the sheet to reveal your design in gold.
- Use a dry paintbrush to brush away any unwanted remnants.
For this DIY Easter egg project you can use hard-boiled, plastic, or wooden eggs. The plastic eggs will float in the dye so you’ll need to apply force to get them to stay soaking in the mixture.
Decorate with these DIY Easter Eggs
Once you’ve finished your eggs, you can use them as a coffee table decoration, as a decoration for your Easter table, or a fun addition to Easter baskets. I used them as a part of my Easter Party table decorations and I love how beautiful they look on the table! You could also easily add the faux version of these to an Easter wreath.
If you haven’t yet, take a look at the spring-themed posts we’ve shared:
DIY Spring Hoop Wreath
Gorgeous Spring Mantel Ideas
Spring Home Decor Tour
Master Bedroom Decor Ideas for Spring
DIY Fresh Flower Garland for your Dining Room
Easter Party Ideas and Table Decorations
Bunny Cream Tart Recipe
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These are the most beautiful Easter eggs I’ve ever seen! The gold touches are so elegant.
You are so sweet, thank you!
These are sooooo very beautiful! I can’t wait this.
Thank you, I hope you do!
These are so pretty I can hardly believe they are handmade crafts and not store bought decorations!
You are so kind, thank you!
These are so beautiful and such a creative way to decorate Easter eggs. I love them! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much!
These Easter eggs are beyond gorgeous like I need to get on this ASAP
You are so sweet, thank you, I hope you enjoy making them!
I have always wanted to make these. These are stunning! Great photos too ✨
They are so simple to make!
This is so dang cute. The gold leaf add a very nice touch and elevates it the eggs to a different leave.
These are so darling!! I want to make some! They would be cute as Easter decor(probably wouldn’t last long with the smell of eggs lol) or just a fun craft!!
xo – Kam