diy: glitter Easter eggs

So here's a super last minute Easter diy!

I just really love decorating Easter eggs.  I don't know if it's because of all the memories that it brings up, or just the general fun of turning things pretty colours that makes me love it so much.

This year I decided to do something a bit different, and to my mom's horror, chose to add glitter!  Seriously, I'm sure we'll be finding glitter forever in our kitchen from now on.  Sorry family!

In the photo above you can see Jordyn's genius way at doing ombre eggs without your hand cramping!  She just used a shallow bowl, taped the egg in place, and added the dye to the desired height on the egg.  So awesome.

The glitter eggs don't need much instruction.  You just dye your eggs as usual, and let them dry completely.  Then mod podge wherever you want the glitter, sprinkle glitter generously over top, and then let dry completely.  You can now do an optional top layer of mod podge over the glitter if you don't want it coming off everywhere!

Happy Easter!

p.s.

 ♥ kelsey

diy: dip-dye glitter pumpkins

Oh man, am I ever in love with my latest project!  Dip-dye glitter pumpkins!

I've had this idea in my head for a while, and was so happy that it came out exactly like I wanted.  Kind of rustic/farm-y mixed with glam.

I think these would make such fun and versatile decorations, from adding a bit of sparkle to your home, or they could even be used as part of a center piece for Thanksgiving or a Fall wedding.

Materials:

-pumpkin(s)

-glitter

-modgepodge

-tape

-paintbrush

Instructions:

1)  First make sure your pumpkins are clean and dry.

2)  I chose to only glitter half of my pumpkins, so I used masking tape to tape about halfway down my pumpkin.  Or you could freehand it if you really wanted to.

3)  Paint on modgepodge wherever you want glitter, then sprinkle glitter generously over the modgepodge.

4)  Shake off extra glitter, and touch up any spots you missed.

5)  Once your pumpkins have completely dried, it's a good idea to gently paint on another coat of modge podge!  This will dry clear (I promise...mine did!), and will help keep the glitter from getting on absolutely everything.

I hope you all have a fun and tasty Thanksgiving weekend!  Our farm is going to be absolutely bonkers busy, but I'm thankful that I get to spend it with my family!

p.s.

 ♥ kelsey