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Upcycled Plastic Egg Acorn Ornament Craft

Jane and Sonja
Combining Fall crafting with upcycling by transforming old, plastic Easter eggs into pretty, decorative acorn ornaments.
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Ingredients
  

  • Plastic Easter Eggs
  • Twine or yarn
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue Gun with clear glue sticks
  • DecoArt Chalky Finish in Everlasting
  • Paintbrush ½” flat
  • Faux leaves

Instructions
 

  • Using chalky finish paint, apply paint to one end of the plastic egg.
  • Apply a dab of hot glue to the bottom of the plastic egg.
  • Press the end of the twine into the glue and carefully hold it in place until glue sets.
  • Apply another dab of glue next to the first dab and wrap the twine around.
  • Working small sections at a time, continue applying glue around the egg and wrapping the twine in the glue.
  • Keep the twine snug as you work your way around the egg covering the plastic egg underneath.
  • Continue until you get the halfway mark.
  • Work in a loop at the top for hanging.
  • Glue a faux leaf to the top of the acorn.
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