Braided, Yarn-Wrapped Plastic Easter Eggs are both fun and decorative!
So I’ve got my yarn out and I figure I might as well use it! I came up with these Braided Easter Eggs. I braided yarn and then wrapped the Easter eggs in the braided yarn. So cute!
Cut 3 or 6 pieces of yarn equal lengths. I cut mine to about 7-8 ft and used about 6 ft of braided yarn for each egg. Using two strands of each color, braid the yarn. Every few seconds you will need to detangle the yarn or you will have a mess at the end. Trust me on this.
Once you have about 6 ft of braid you are ready to glue.
Starting at the end of the egg, glue the end of the braid using a nice amount of hot glue.
Continue working your way around the egg.
Gluing and braiding until you reach the other end of the egg.
Trim off the excess and make sure all strands are glued onto the egg.
The eggs don’t take long at all to make and are so cute! Tons of texture and interest!
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Tumbleweed Contessa says
I am glad I saw this at A Glimpse Inside. I had the eggs. I had the yarn. I wasn’t sure where I was going to go from there. Now I know! Thanks for sharing.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Perfect! They look really cool when they’re all done – have fun!
Ann @ Suburban Prairie Homemaker says
What a great way to use up those little bits and bobs of yarn in your stash! Great idea!
Heather H. says
These would make cute Easter shakers for kids if you put dry rice, popcorn, or dry beans in the eggs and glue the egg together for safety before you wrap them
Kimberly from "bugaboo" says
Love these! Braiding was a great idea – haven’t seen that one yet. 🙂
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Kristina @ ReMadeSimple says
Super cute idea! Love it-great job 🙂
Kaysi @ Keeping it Simple says
I love these!!! I love that you braided them, super cute!! I’m going to feature you on Sunday!
Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says
These colors are absolutely beautiful! Braiding them was so smart! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
Melanie says
Thanks for linking to Things Ive Done Thursday! Featured these on facebook!https://www.facebook.com/bearrabbitbear
Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says
These are so cute and clever! Thanks for sharing them with us! I’ll be featuring them for my Spring Roundup tomorrow- hope you’ll stop by and check it out!
Valerie- http://www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com
Jenny Melrose says
These came out beautiful. I can’t believe you braided all of it and then just wrapped it around. So clever! Thanks for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.
Anita Stafford says
These eggs are very pretty, don’t know how you ever got all that yarn braided!
Mimi says
Love the look of the braided Easter eggs. I’m surprised I haven’t seen this technique before. Thanks for sharing.
jmommymom says
These eggs are neat too. Do you have to use a special type of glue or do you think elmers school glue will work?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I think hot glue is better because it dries so quickly.
Erika says
What I like about this project is that it is something I can do with the kids. Thank you for the inspiration.
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Erika
Paula says
Very cute! This would be a fun craft for an older child to do. They also would be fun done in school colors!
I found your post through Tutorial Tuesday.