Ribbon Egg

Spring is on the way!! It’s time to get the eggs & chicks out. I’ve got a simple way to put your ribbon to work as a FUN decoration!

First you’ll need a base- you know how I like to ‘upcycle’ so I put a priority mail box back to work!

I drew an egg shape on the ‘back’ side, as I wanted a white base.

I can tell you that an exacto knife is much more efficient than scissors for cutting this out (without bending the cardboard!)

Next pick out some spring colored ribbon!

I used 1 ½ “ solid/wired ribbon, 1 ½ “ solid/textured/satin, fuzzy pom poms, and 1” grosgrain ric rac, but May Arts has a HUGE amount of choices that would be perfect! I can also tell you that the wired & unwired work equally well for this project!

Now get out your glue gun

Put small areas of glue & apply ribbon in a ruffle-like manner. No rhyme or reason, just cover the shape!

I wanted 3 colors, but you could easily do solid eggs with pom pom polka dots!

Once my egg was covered I wanted to add a little more detail

I hot glued the ends of the ric rac to the back, with a tiny amount in the middle, now add your pom poms!

I added a ribbon loop hot glued to the back for hanging

And here’s what you’ll end up with!

This project was really quick- but beware of hot glue!!! (ouch!)

I hope you’ve been inspired!

Blog Post By: Jen Shears

erin Reply

March 28, 2011
Fabulous!!! And know you don’t have to worry about it going bad, you can save it for next year’s celebration too.
Jennifer Hansen Reply

March 28, 2011
I love this!! Such a cute idea for Easter!!
Lindy Reply

March 28, 2011
AWESOME!!!! I love this!!!!

I was just thinking over the weekend that I needed something for Easter to hang on the front door. Thanks for the inspiration and tutorial.
Tanya Hulbert Reply

March 28, 2011
Of course I’ve been inspired. Will try this soon but I may need help even drawing the egg!
Jingle Reply

March 28, 2011
This is so pretty! What a fun project!
Kristie Maynard Reply

March 28, 2011
How cute is that?!!? I’m thinking I may try this on a smaller scale and use it on a card. Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Lexi Reply

March 28, 2011
So cute!!
Janet Zeppa Reply

March 28, 2011
How awesome is this!!
Frankie Leal Reply

March 28, 2011
Beautiful!!
Linda Slattery Reply

March 29, 2011
My thanks for a very cute project. The instructions and photos make this tutorial one that I think even I could handle. Beautiful ribbons.
Nadia Reply

March 31, 2011
This is so beautiful! The ribbons look gorgeous! Thank you for this tutorial, I love that you upcycled

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