Eggs Decorated With Antique Lace and Faux Pearls

Natalie cradles the lovely goose egg that won a $100.
 dollar gift certificate from Hearthsong when she was
only four years old.

Cardboard, covered lace eggs.

      When my oldest girl was very young, I crafted this lace covered goose egg to submit to a local drawing at a Hearthsong toy shop in our neighborhood. The grand prize for entering the Easter egg competition was a $100.00 dollar gift certificate. Each entry had to be submitted with a decorated egg for the store's egg tree that was displayed in their front window. I won the grand prize and my little girl received the most wonderful toys for her Easter basket and Christmas stocking that following year.

      The egg was very easy to make. I simply glued some antique lace to a very large goose egg and then added a strand of faux pearls to the top so that the egg could be hung. In time the store returned my submission and our family has displayed the egg at Easter every year since then.

       Younger egg makers may like to try crafting cardboard versions of the same layering techniques. Cardboard is easier to work with and young people can come up with some stunning results just as long as they take care when using a glue gun. The sample lacy egg shown here on cardboard was first covered with jute twine and hot glue in a spiral design. Afterwards the lace ribbon and beaded clippings from a formal, recycled gown where glued in layers on top. The results as you can see were satisfactory.