Snowy Balloon Ornaments. DIY 'Light Bright' Installation from Blueprint Magazine. After a series of failed baking adventures I realized it was time for me to transfer my love for YumSugar and food magazines to CasaSugar and design magazines.
In the spirit of the holidays I picked a Light Bright project from this month's Blueprint magazine. I must admit, I'm a much better painter and craftswoman than I am a baker so the project was definately a confidence booster. The Blueprint picture is on the left, my replica is on the right. The Blueprint directions suggest: Start by painting a stretched canvas from an art-supply store (Blueprint used a pale-pink latex paint, I picked a light gold color because the walls of my house are all beige). Then plot out your design by penciling dots on the back, keeping them a half-inch apart. Items you'll need: Canvas (I used a 36X24 canvas I bought at an art supply store). I'm completely satisfied with the end result. Easter Surprise Eggs (the easy version) Earlier I made Chocolate Easter Surprise Eggs.
I really enjoyed making them but realize, of course, how complicated they were. I am clearly a crazy person. Here is something similar but much easier to make. To sum up: dyed eggshells filled with candy and/or toys and sealed at the bottom with paper. Before: After: You will need: enough time to let dyed eggs dry overnight one dozen eggs (or however many you’d like to make) boxes of both regular and neon McCormick food coloring assorted candies or toys small enough to fit into an egg mini muffin papers, or paper nut party cups, or regular paper, or big roundish stickers glue a cookie cooling rack, or skewers stuck in some styrofoam, or six sets of takeout chopsticks stuck in a vase (for drying the dyed eggs upside down) Handy but not necessary: an egg topper or a Dremel These are a re-do of surprise eggs I made ages ago.
Emptying the eggs This egg topper isn’t the best tool for the job and often leaves jagged edges. Sterilizing the eggs red. Papier-mache easter eggs. For Easter I made papier-mache polka dotted eggs.
I created them using small water balloons and tissue paper then I filled them with candy and toys and sealed them shut. The egg can hold a surprising amount of candy and the tissue paper seems delicate making for a delightfully heavy and yet fragile object, much like real egg. Also like a real egg you have to break the shell to get at what’s inside. I like things you have to destroy to open. You’ll need: water balloons (they make the egg-iest shape)white tissue paper (one sheet will make about three eggs)colorful tissue paper (one sheet will make many eggs, so you don’t need much)a 3/4 inch hole puncha paint brush you don’t care much aboutliquid laundry starcha sturdy shot glass to hold your egg while you’re working with ita way to hang the balloons to dryenough time to let these dry overnight, and a few hours to let them dry after filling and sealing them (you’ve been warned) Note: I tried a few variations on the starch.
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