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Unique Easter Egg Decorating With Marimekko

7th March 2018 by Claire Armstrong 52 Comments

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decorating Easter eggs

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 favorite 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?

How To Do Marimekko Easter Egg Decorating

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 eggshells 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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Decorating Easter eggs with Marimekko

What you need for Decoupage Marimekko Eggs

  • 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.
Painted blown easter 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.
Marimekko KAINO paper napkins
  • Mod podge
  • Foam brush

How to do Marimekko Easter egg decorating

  1. Firstly if your eggs aren’t white, then paint them white.

2. 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.

Separating top ply paper napkins

3. Next, cut away small flowers, and design elements from the napkins.

Cutting out pattern from paper napkin

4. Then, 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.

Paper napkin easter egg decoupage

5. Next, 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.

Marimekko easter egg decoupage.

6. Finally, 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.

Decoupaging easter eggs.
Easter egg decorating with Marimekko napkins
Marimekko easter eggs
Marimekko decorated Easter eggs

I have a habit of buying a pack of Marimekko paper napkins every time I visit a Scandi shop. Now I have quite a collection so I think I will be decorating some more eggs with Marimekko.


 
 Still looking for Easter egg design ideas then check out allfreeholidaycrafts.
 
 

 
 

Filed Under: Crafts, Marimekko, Seasonal Tagged With: decoupage, Easter, easter egg decorating, easter eggs, eggs, marimekko, paper napkins

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  1. Maisy

    21st March 2018 at 9:06 pm

    Oh wow, these look beautiful! Great idea to decorate those Easter eggs 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      21st March 2018 at 10:40 pm

      Thank you,so much.

      Reply
  2. Teresa

    20th March 2018 at 3:51 pm

    These 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!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      20th March 2018 at 7:52 pm

      Thank you, Teresa. I like to think of a new way to decorate eggs every year.

      Reply
  3. Roseann Hampton

    15th March 2018 at 12:31 am

    How 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

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    • Claire Armstrong

      15th March 2018 at 7:06 am

      Thank you so much Roseann.

      Reply
  4. Ivory

    15th March 2018 at 12:22 am

    Omg, I love these. What fabulous ideas. You so rocks!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      15th March 2018 at 7:06 am

      Ahh, thank you so much, Ivory.

      Reply
  5. Julie

    14th March 2018 at 11:02 pm

    They 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.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      15th March 2018 at 7:05 am

      Thank you, Julia. Paper napkins are the easiest way to add colour and pattern to a project.

      Reply
  6. Fionnuala

    13th March 2018 at 8:24 pm

    These 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

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    • Claire Armstrong

      13th March 2018 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you. How wonderful having your own chickens.

      Reply
  7. Lins @ Boo & Maddie

    12th March 2018 at 9:09 pm

    Yay Marimekko are one of my absolute fave designers!! The prints are always so bold, thank you for sharing X #HomeEtc

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    • Claire Armstrong

      12th March 2018 at 11:07 pm

      Thank you, my favourite too!

      Reply
  8. Sarah

    12th March 2018 at 3:30 pm

    These are so bold and pretty, love how they stand out

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      12th March 2018 at 11:07 pm

      Thsnk you, Sarah. That’s what I love about Marimekko prints. They bold and pretty.

      Reply
  9. Sheri

    12th March 2018 at 3:24 pm

    These 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.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      12th March 2018 at 11:06 pm

      Thank you,and I’m excited to be featured!

      Reply
  10. Laurie

    12th March 2018 at 3:56 am

    Wow! These are amazing and so unique. What an awesome display these would make. Thanks for the tutorial Claire.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      12th March 2018 at 7:03 am

      Thank you so much, Laurie.

      Reply
  11. Ginny

    11th March 2018 at 10:53 pm

    They look very eyecatching. I can’t help thinking they might be dragon eggs. Perhaps I am too much into Game of Thrones.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      12th March 2018 at 7:02 am

      Thank you, Ginny. I haven’t watched game of thrones yet so I’ll look out if ever I do.

      Reply
  12. Caro | The Twinkle Diaries

    11th March 2018 at 3:37 pm

    You 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

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      11th March 2018 at 5:44 pm

      Thank you! How lovely having your own chickens and fresh eggs.

      Reply
  13. janet Trieschman

    10th March 2018 at 11:45 pm

    I love the look, and now to go do some of my own. Thanks for sharing with us at #CCBG

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      11th March 2018 at 7:23 am

      Thank you so much and have fun with them.

      Reply
  14. T'onna | Sew Crafty Crochet

    10th March 2018 at 9:14 pm

    You create such beautiful eggs! Pinning to my Easter board!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      11th March 2018 at 7:23 am

      Ahh, thank you so much Tonna. I think your crochet is very creative.

      Reply
  15. Katrin

    10th March 2018 at 3:02 pm

    These look amazing Claire, sooo cool! Love the napkins too!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      10th March 2018 at 3:30 pm

      Thank you, Katrin. I have a large collection of Marimekko napkins.

      Reply
  16. Cecilia

    9th March 2018 at 10:57 pm

    How creative! Thank you for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      10th March 2018 at 7:10 am

      Thank you, Cecilia.

      Reply
  17. Michelle Leslie

    9th March 2018 at 12:37 pm

    Gorgeous 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 .

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      9th March 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Thank 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.

      Reply
  18. Pamela | Life With Munchers

    8th March 2018 at 10:41 am

    These 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

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    • Claire Armstrong

      8th March 2018 at 2:01 pm

      Thank you, they are so achievable, even the kids could do them!

      Reply
  19. Leanna

    7th March 2018 at 10:58 pm

    These are wonderful. I had no idea that the UK only had brown eggs, in Canada we have both. The decoupage looks great.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      8th March 2018 at 7:18 am

      Thank you. Apparently you can get both in the UK too but not in the shops I use though.

      Reply
  20. Sheltie Times

    7th March 2018 at 7:45 pm

    Those are amazing. Our local eggs are brown too, although it is easy enough to get white eggs if you want them.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th March 2018 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you so much. I know you can get white eggs but I couldn’t find any near me.

      Reply
  21. Marissa @SquirrelsofaFeather

    7th March 2018 at 2:24 pm

    So creative! The lines really draw the eye…how will you display them?

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th March 2018 at 4:00 pm

      Thank you. I will just put them in either a bowl or small wooden tray on the dining room table for spring.

      Reply
  22. Julia - Vintage with Laces

    7th March 2018 at 1:58 pm

    Your 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?

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th March 2018 at 3:58 pm

      Thank 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.

      Reply
  23. Wendy

    7th March 2018 at 1:16 pm

    I’m swooning!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th March 2018 at 3:57 pm

      I thought you’d like them Wendy, being a fellow Marimekko fan.

      Reply

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