How to: Decorate Easter Eggs with pressed flowers

Floral Eggs
Designed By: Kathleen George

Supplies

1-4" Styrofoam egg
10 Pressed Flower Blooms (1/2"-1" size)
6 Pressed stems of Greenery (1"-2" size)
Flower Press (to press your greenery and flowers)
Acrylic paint Ivory
Glossy decoupage finish
Gesso (find in art supply stores)
Drinking glass or small vase
Wood skewers (find in grocery stores - shish kabob skewers)
Sand Paper
Craft glue

Instructions

1. Push a skewer into the egg bottom. Brush 1-2 layers of gesso over the egg; let dry between coats. Place skewer in glass until gesso dries.
2. Sand the surface lightly, then paint; let dry.

3. To attach flowers, coat back of each with glue and gently press into place on egg. When finished, coat entire surface with decoupage finish; let dry, then apply second coat. Gently remove skewer.



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