DIY Easter Egg Ideas That Are Oh-So-Cute and Easy

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Button Eggs

Head the the sewing basket and grab the spare buttons to create these jewel-like beauties. To make: Start by dyeing eggs the same colors as the buttons. Once dry, hot-glue buttons to the eggs, either covering completely or in a center band.

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Egg Tree

The German tradition of decorating trees dates back centuries. To make this version, fill a tea tin with floral foam and insert blooming branches. Hang dyed blown or painted wooden eggs using a length of ribbon looped around the egg and held in place with a wooden craft bead.

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Radish Eggs

Good enough to eat, these radish eggs can either be painted or dyed. To make: Paint or dye three-quarters of a blown-out white egg pink. Create roots by attaching pieces of off-white twine to the bottom with hot-glue. Roll up light green crepe paper to create a stem; seal seam with glue. Cut leaves from crepe paper; wrap around stem, and attach with glue. Glue stem to top of egg.

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Speckled Egg Garland

Display this simple to make garland year after year. To make: Use an awl to poke holes in ends of papier-mâché eggs, then paint eggs white, robin’s-egg blue, and turquoise with acrylic paint. Once dry, spatter with dark blue paint. Thread twine through holes, and hang, adding a tassel detail, if desired.

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Basket-Inspired Easter Egg

Talk about a meta Easter egg! To achieve this look, draw a basket on the front of a white egg using a brown paint pen.  Next, use pastel paint pens to draw eggs. When the paint is dry, add details on the eggs with a white paint pen.

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Butterfly Easter Egg

We can't get over this lovely design. To mimic the look, brush both sides of a small piece of ditsy floral fabric with Mod Podge, then hang it to dry. Draw a butterfly on stiffened fabric and cut out, then hot-glue the beautiful creature to a natural or dyed egg.

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Button Flower Easter Egg

Hot-glue small white and yellow buttons, arranged in a flower shape, to a natural or dyed egg to achieve this pretty look.  Attach paper leaves with hot glue to finish it off.

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Cross-Stitch Initial Easter Egg

It's easy to make a "cross-stitch" egg, and no, you don't have to be an artist to make it happen:  Draw small x’s (to mimic cross-stitches) with a paint pen in the shape of an initial on natural or dyed eggs.

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Lavender Sprig Easter Egg

Just looking at this egg gives us a peaceful feeling! To make it, dye an egg purple, then wrap it several times with white string and thread dried lavender sprigs through string.

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Watercolor Gingham Easter Egg

Everyone will be praising your creativity if you can pull off this country-chic egg. The secret? It's simple! Using watercolors and a flat-tipped bristle brush, simply paint horizontal stripes on a white egg. Once dry, paint vertical stripes in a complementary color.

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Ladybug Easter Egg

It's both an Easter egg and an April Fool's joke waiting to happen!  For this design, just draw a ladybug pattern with a black paint pen on a pink dyed egg. Then, cut antennae from black craft wire; attach with hot glue.

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Lemon Easter Egg

This "lemon egg" is way too cute. Here's how to bring it to life: Just dye an egg yellow, then draw small spots with a black paint pen to resemble a lemon's exterior.  Finally, roll a small rectangle of brown felt into a tube, holding it closed with hot glue, and attach green felt leaves with more hot-glue. Glue the stem to the egg, and you're done!

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Gold Leaf Tulip Easter Egg

Draw a tulip on a natural egg to recreate this inspired decoration idea. Next, paint the inside of the drawing with Mod Podge, and allow it to sit until it's tacky.  Finally, lay a sheet of gold leaf over drawing; use a soft brush to press onto glue. Once adhered, carefully brush away the excess foil.

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