SPECKLED SPRING ~ Now That You Are Home...

Spring is slowly arriving here. Easter is just a few weeks away. Unlike all other years, this year Easter dinner is at my home. Do I worry what dinner will be...no! It is all about chocolate bunies, jelly beans and Easter baskets, that is all I need. But, having some touches of spring around would be nice. Must be simple. Easter will be small, just my family. But, as we know, sometimes good things come in small sizes. New tradition, making it special.

Just beautiful...

Simple...

This is what you will need-

Craft Eggs

Chalk Paint-Duck Egg

Chalk Paint-White

Silver Metallic Paint
Craft Paper (something to protect you work space)
Craft Brush

Scrub Brush or Old Toothbrush

Craft Paper

Tape

Paper Towels

An Empty Cardboard Box

These little paper/plastic eggs are perfect for many egg decorating crafts...Link here. Light weight and made from who knows what, just right for this project.

Duck Egg Chalk paint...Link here. This is the sample size, you just need a little paint. I used what I had on hand. More about that later...
White Chalk paint...Link here. This is similar, no need to purchase a quart of paint when a small pot will work. If you have a similar paint, even better!

Silver Metallic paint...Link here. Any silver metallic paint will work, I have so many cans of paints, it is good to use what you have.

I purchased this can of paint a few years ago hoping to paint a bistro chair to match the color of a bench I saw in a catalog. I bought the same paint, same color. Oh, but no. I was in for a big surprise when I opened the can. This paint bore no resemblance to the photo of the bench. None. Needless to say I closed the can and never used it. The chair was never painted.

And here we are today thinking of some easy spring décor, I thought eggs are a sign of spring. Spring is the awaking of new life…and what could be better than some cute blue speckled eggs?

I have no idea what a duck egg looks like, let alone the color, but I was thinking pretty spring colors. I located this long forgotten lost can of paint. I opened it up, looked inside and said “nope”. It is not Spring. And, most importantly, I still don’t like it. Maybe, by mixing it with a little white chalk paint it might be a go. Lighten up the color and see what happens. Sooo…

I mixed equal amounts of Duck Egg to White chalk paint. Gave it a good stir. What a surprise, a beautiful spring color fit for any spring table! I used a medicine cup to measure the two colors, added them to a plastic cup and stirred away.

I folded a piece of tape into a loop and placed it on the craft paper.

Using a craft brush I painted one side of the plastic eggs. I placed the unpainted side on to tape so the paint could dry and the egg would not roll around my table. I was amazed by who beautiful this new color had become.

Paint always dries slightly darker than when the paint is wet. In this case, the paint dried lighter. And prettier!

After all my eggs were painted on one side, I flipped them over and painted the other side and placed it back on the tape to dry. The paint dries quickly.

Place a few of the tape loops on the inside of your cardboard box (spray box). Lay one egg on a piece of tape to secure.

Dip the ends of your brush into the silver metallic paint.

Gently tap the bristles onto the paper towel. You just need a tiny amount of paint.

With the paint end of the brush pointed at the eggs, about 8-inches or so away, flick the paint off the bristles with your fingertips. If you have too much paint on the bristles, you might get big blobs of paint speckles. It is best to practice a few times on the craft paper. Start with a few and small speckles, just a little bit of paint. A toothbrush makes a much finer spray, smaller splatters, if you like. Trial and error. Practice on the craft paper, if you like.