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Sticker Stencilling on Dyed Eggs

3 April 2009 2,182 views 3 Comments Pin It

by heather

The project was simple today: putting dollar store animal stickers on eggs before we dyed them (and by "we" I mean my 2 year old). I helped with the stickers, but he was strictly in charge of dyeing. [More Make Something Cool Everyday projects]

We used foam animal stickers (previously seen in a few of my dollar store crafts) and stuck them on hardboiled eggs that were clean and dry. I made sure the stickers were stuck down as firmly as possible and then we dyed the eggs.

To make the dye:
I filled a little tupperware cup halfway up with very warm water, added some food coloring and a little vinegar.

When you remove the eggs from the dye bath, dry them with a paper towel and then peel the stickers off. You can also under-dye an egg, dry it off completely and then stick stickers on and re-dye. Final color of the egg will vary, though, because you'll be mixing colors!

Project Estimate:

  • Foam stickers, $1
  • Food coloring, vinegar, on hand
  • Hardboiled eggs, on hand

Total cost: $1

This technique worked decently. It might be better with a different kind of sticker!

3 Comments »

  • Spool {} said:

    That’s a brilliant idea!

  • Make Something Cool: Day 3: Stickered Eggs | Croq Zine - The Blog said:

    [...] My son stuck foam stickers on eggs and then colored them. The result wasn’t half bad! Read more about the process at Dollar Store Crafts. [...]

  • Vone said:

    I saw a similar idea somewhere and thought it looked great. An easy way to get neat patterns on eggs with young kids.
    I’m definately going to try it.

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