How To Do Marimekko Easter Egg Decorating
Every year I love to do a bit of Easter egg decorating. Last year, I made rustic upcycled denim eggs and the year before no sew patchwork fabric Easter eggs. This year I decided to go with one of my favourite obsessions and that is Marimekko.
I’ve decoupaged loads of things in the past with Marimekko napkins, from a garden bench, large Christmas wall art and I even made some DIY Marimekko shoes. So why not some Marimekko Easter eggs?
I always use real eggs for my Easter egg decorating, as I often have scrambled eggs for breakfast so they are readily available and cost me nothing. If you can’t be faffed with blowing your eggs you can of course use craft eggs.
The only problem with using real eggs is that it is hard for me to get hold of white eggs. In the UK all the eggs in the supermarket are brown. So for my Easter egg decorating I had to paint my egg shells white.
I know in a lot of other countries chicken eggs are white. I used to think that was because they were bleached white. That’s what my dad told me. As it turns out he was wrong! It’s all to do with the breed of chickens.
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What you need for Marimekko Easter Egg Decorating
- Eggs – I used real eggs which I blew, (you can see how here), and then painted white. If you can get white eggs to start with then there is no need to paint. Or you can just buy some white craft eggs.
- Marimekko Paper Napkins – I used the KAINO print. There are loads of wonderful Marimekko prints available as paper napkins on eBay. I used about 2 paper napkins to cover half a dozen eggs.
- Mod podge
- Foam brush
How to do Marimekko Easter egg decorating
- Firstly if your eggs aren’t white, then paint them white.
- Next, Marimekko paper napkins are 3 ply. You will only be using the top printed ply, so carefully separate out the top ply from the rest of the paper napkin.
- Cut away small flowers, and design elements from the napkins.
- Cover the egg with a 50/50 Mod podge water mixture and carefully stick the paper napkin cut out to the egg. Use a clean foam brush to push the napkin down onto the eggshell.
- Carry on covering the eggs with bits of paper napkins until it is all covered. Fill in any gaps with tiny pieces of paper napkins.
- To finish off cover the eggs completely with 2 coats of Mod Podge to act as a protective varnish. Let the first coat dry before adding the second. I found that resting the eggs on a wire frame made this easier.
I have a habit of buying a pack of Marimekko paper napkins everytime I visit a Scandi shop. Now I have quite a collection so I think I will be decorating some more eggs with Marimekko.
Don’t forget to check out my rustic denim upcycled eggs and my patchwork fabric eggs.
Still looking for Easter egg design ideas then check out allfreeholidaycrafts.
Maisy
21st March 2018 at 9:06 pmOh wow, these look beautiful! Great idea to decorate those Easter eggs 🙂
Claire Armstrong
21st March 2018 at 10:40 pmThank you,so much.
Teresa
20th March 2018 at 3:51 pmThese are so pretty! I enjoyed seeing the previous years as well. Thank you for sharing them with us at Party in Your PJ’s. Pinned!
Claire Armstrong
20th March 2018 at 7:52 pmThank you, Teresa. I like to think of a new way to decorate eggs every year.
Roseann Hampton
15th March 2018 at 12:31 amHow beautiful! Thanks for sharing your Marimekko eggs at Merry Monday! I can’t wait to see what you link up next week! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life
Claire Armstrong
15th March 2018 at 7:06 amThank you so much Roseann.
Ivory
15th March 2018 at 12:22 amOmg, I love these. What fabulous ideas. You so rocks!
Claire Armstrong
15th March 2018 at 7:06 amAhh, thank you so much, Ivory.
Julie
14th March 2018 at 11:02 pmThey are beautiful Claire, you always have the most lovely ideas to use these gorgeous paper napkins. I had no idea about the different coloured eggs either.
Claire Armstrong
15th March 2018 at 7:05 amThank you, Julia. Paper napkins are the easiest way to add colour and pattern to a project.
Fionnuala
13th March 2018 at 8:24 pmThese look brilliant! I love decorating eggs and I love mod podge . I am definitely giving this a go. We have chickens, so egg shells are in abundant supply. #homeetc
Claire Armstrong
13th March 2018 at 9:08 pmThank you. How wonderful having your own chickens.
Lins @ Boo & Maddie
12th March 2018 at 9:09 pmYay Marimekko are one of my absolute fave designers!! The prints are always so bold, thank you for sharing X #HomeEtc
Claire Armstrong
12th March 2018 at 11:07 pmThank you, my favourite too!
Sarah
12th March 2018 at 3:30 pmThese are so bold and pretty, love how they stand out
Claire Armstrong
12th March 2018 at 11:07 pmThsnk you, Sarah. That’s what I love about Marimekko prints. They bold and pretty.
Sheri
12th March 2018 at 3:24 pmThese are gorgeous! I’m so excited to feature this project in the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY Crafts, Recipes and More Wednesday link party! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Claire Armstrong
12th March 2018 at 11:06 pmThank you,and I’m excited to be featured!
Laurie
12th March 2018 at 3:56 amWow! These are amazing and so unique. What an awesome display these would make. Thanks for the tutorial Claire.
Claire Armstrong
12th March 2018 at 7:03 amThank you so much, Laurie.
Ginny
11th March 2018 at 10:53 pmThey look very eyecatching. I can’t help thinking they might be dragon eggs. Perhaps I am too much into Game of Thrones.
Claire Armstrong
12th March 2018 at 7:02 amThank you, Ginny. I haven’t watched game of thrones yet so I’ll look out if ever I do.
Caro | The Twinkle Diaries
11th March 2018 at 3:37 pmYou literally never cease to amaze me Claire — you’re a crafting machine!!!!! I love this little tutorial. We’re lucky as one of our chickens lays pure white eggs (your dad was totally fibbing!)! I might give this a go with the boys — thanks for sharing Cx #HomeEtc
Claire Armstrong
11th March 2018 at 5:44 pmThank you! How lovely having your own chickens and fresh eggs.
janet Trieschman
10th March 2018 at 11:45 pmI love the look, and now to go do some of my own. Thanks for sharing with us at #CCBG
Claire Armstrong
11th March 2018 at 7:23 amThank you so much and have fun with them.
T'onna | Sew Crafty Crochet
10th March 2018 at 9:14 pmYou create such beautiful eggs! Pinning to my Easter board!
Claire Armstrong
11th March 2018 at 7:23 amAhh, thank you so much Tonna. I think your crochet is very creative.
Katrin
10th March 2018 at 3:02 pmThese look amazing Claire, sooo cool! Love the napkins too!
Claire Armstrong
10th March 2018 at 3:30 pmThank you, Katrin. I have a large collection of Marimekko napkins.
Cecilia
9th March 2018 at 10:57 pmHow creative! Thank you for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Claire Armstrong
10th March 2018 at 7:10 amThank you, Cecilia.
Michelle Leslie
9th March 2018 at 12:37 pmGorgeous Claire!! The napkins all have such a beautiful patterns, almost zentangleish. LOL, I had a quite chuckle when I read about the bleached eggs, I believed the same thing for years 😀 Until a friend of ours told me that you need to look at a chicken’s earlobe to see what color the eggs will. Go figure, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a chickens earlobe but I’m guessing they’re all brown here in S Africa since we don’t get any white eggs either .
Claire Armstrong
9th March 2018 at 1:37 pmThank you,Michelle. Yes I heard that too that you can tell the colour the eggs will be by looking at the chicken. I do feel happier now I know white eggs aren’t bleached.
Pamela | Life With Munchers
8th March 2018 at 10:41 amThese are divine! I’ve pinned some on pinterest and you’ve made it look completely achieveable… So I can see these popping up on my insta at Easter. Thanks for sharing this #homeetc
Claire Armstrong
8th March 2018 at 2:01 pmThank you, they are so achievable, even the kids could do them!
Leanna
7th March 2018 at 10:58 pmThese are wonderful. I had no idea that the UK only had brown eggs, in Canada we have both. The decoupage looks great.
Claire Armstrong
8th March 2018 at 7:18 amThank you. Apparently you can get both in the UK too but not in the shops I use though.
Sheltie Times
7th March 2018 at 7:45 pmThose are amazing. Our local eggs are brown too, although it is easy enough to get white eggs if you want them.
Claire Armstrong
7th March 2018 at 8:57 pmThank you so much. I know you can get white eggs but I couldn’t find any near me.
Marissa @SquirrelsofaFeather
7th March 2018 at 2:24 pmSo creative! The lines really draw the eye…how will you display them?
Claire Armstrong
7th March 2018 at 4:00 pmThank you. I will just put them in either a bowl or small wooden tray on the dining room table for spring.
Julia - Vintage with Laces
7th March 2018 at 1:58 pmYour eggs look fantasic, Claire! I love the napkins you chose for this project.
I also checked out your decoupaged Marimekko shoes. They look great as well. May I asked how they kept up? Were you able to wear them for a whole season or even longer?
Claire Armstrong
7th March 2018 at 3:58 pmThank you, Julia the shoes lasted a good season but are beginning to look a bit worn in places. So are now regulated to dog walking and gardening.
Wendy
7th March 2018 at 1:16 pmI’m swooning!
Claire Armstrong
7th March 2018 at 3:57 pmI thought you’d like them Wendy, being a fellow Marimekko fan.