Hello fellow craft lovers! It’s Jennifer here today to share an Easter craft with you! I love this time of year, when the snow finally melts away and new life begins. To celebrate, I made this bright, cheery DIY Easter wreath with touches of gold leaf. The colors just scream spring!
Supplies needed to make your own DIY Easter wreath:
- 12 Inch Wreath Form*
- Paper Mache 2 1/2 inch Eggs (48 total eggs)
- La D’ore Composition Gold Leaf
- DecoArt Acrylic Paint – Early Spring Green, Cherry Blossom Pink, Buttercream, Turquoise, and Lavender
- Mod Podge
- Foam Brush
- Small Paint Brush
- Hot Glue Gun and Hot Glue Sticks
*(A grapevine wreath is used in this tutorial but STYROFOAM and wire wreath forms would also work with some project adjustments.)
Begin by painting the eggs. I held them between my fingers, painted all the visible surfaces, set them on a piece of plastic, then touched up the spots where my fingers were.
For best coverage, apply two coats of paint.
When the paint is completely dry, begin attaching the eggs to the wreath form with hot glue. I found that it helped to glue the eggs to each other where they touch.
Once you’ve covered your entire DIY Easter wreath with the painted eggs, brush Mod Podge onto a small section of eggs in a random, speckled pattern.
Lay a sheet of gold leaf over the glued section. Press gently with fingers to adhere to glue. Repeat with another section until every egg has gold leaf covering it.
Let your DIY Easter wreath dry overnight. In the morning, gently rub your fingers across the eggs to remove the excess gold leaf.
After all of the excess gold leaf is removed, your wreath will look like this:
If you love the look of this DIY Easter wreath and have perfected your speckled egg technique, you might also enjoy this gold leafed wooden egg tutorial. These eggs can be incorporated into many Easter and spring decor projects.
About Jennifer
Jennifer is a wife and mother of three. She blogs at TheCraftPatchBlog.com, where she shares craft tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and loads of creative inspiration for home and family. When she's not blogging or crafting, Jennifer loves to shop at thrift stores, play kickball with her family and adventure in the great state of Idaho.
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What fun, but the result is definitely sophisticated. This would be a “keeper” for years to come. Love it!
Thank you, Vera! I think you’re right… the gold does make it sophisticated.
I think you could leave some of the eggs in half if you used the plastic easter eggs and stick a tiny bit of grass inside and a chic on top of the grass. Doesn’t that sound cute?
That sounds very cute, and easy. Thanks Peggy, I’m going to try it!