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The plastic easter eggs found a home in our playroom a few weeks ago. Out of all the toys, OF COURSE the $2 worth of plastic eggs from the Dollar Tree take center stage! As we created some play routines for Emery, momma decided to get a little creative too! Farmhouse style Easter decorations on a serious budget. These are easy easy easy projects for a quick naptime DIY.
Dollar Tree DIY Easter Table Arrangement
Spray Paint Your Plastic Easter Eggs!
We keep a long narrow dough bowl on our farm table year round that gets refilled for the season. Of course eggs are the answer for spring! (Plus store-bought rafia carrots that inspired the faux carrot project.)
I didn’t want to splurge on artificial eggs in the perfect colors, so decided spray paint would work just as well – and it did! 36 faux eggs for $2.
For best results: Lay the eggs flat on a piece of cardboard. Use several very very light coats of paint. The eggs are extremely light and will scoot around a bit with long continuous sprays. Light coats also let the paint fully dry to the plastic eggs without getting tacky or dripping.
Design Master is my absolute, all-time favorite spray paint! The coverage is incredible and the true metallic colors are out of this world. I used silver and rose gold for this project. The light blue and white are both matte Rust-oleum options.
Once fully dry, snap the the eggs back together and fill up your bowl or basket! A bonus step would be wrapping a piece of decorative washi tape around the egg to cover the seam.
Dollar Tree DIY Easter Egg Garland
I love all of the fun Easter garlands in the stores these days, but haven’t found the right length or colors for our home. Did you know that plastic eggs already have holes in the top and bottom? They are just asking to be used for a greater purpose such as garland!
I wrapped the end of thin bakers twine with a piece of tape to make a “needle” for easier threading – but beading wire works way better! Keep the eggs “in half” until you have them strung. It will go much quicker for you!
Here’s your chance to get creative. String the eggs top to bottom or from the tops. This would also be cute with a few beads in between as filler.
Paint the eggs or use them in their pastel glory. Emery loved handing me the next color in the line up to help out in the process.
In the end, I wasn’t crazy about the metallics on our mantle! [Insert shoulder shrug emoji.]
I decided to go simple. I love the combination of the orange homemade carrots and robins egg blue eggs.
Let the littles help
Short on time? Skip the spray paint and string the plastic eggs right out of the pack! Let the kids pick their pattern. Three dozen eggs will make a 6-foot garland when strung top to bottom.
Or, make a full garland by stringing through the top holes. 30 eggs made a fun door decoration – but how cute would this be as a 6 foot garland for the fireplace!?
Dollar Tree Artificial Flower Tip
I can’t even call this a project, so I’ll just say “here’s a tip.” I loved the simple modern farmhouse look of the pom pom flowers but not the grass. Pop off the buds and the grass slides right off. I stuffed a little white pitcher full of the pom poms and the result is a simple spring arrangement for our counter. I kept the grass pieces to make a few faux carrots!
DIY Easter Decorations on a Budget
Our home is now fit for spring and the arrival of Easter. We had so much fun dreaming, crafting and playing with our supplies. (Who knew plastic eggs could offer such entertainment!?)
Now get crafting – and let me know what you make!
