Marbleized Eggs
A creative craft project for creating beautifully marbled decorative eggs using enamel paints and water. Perfect for Easter decorations or year-round ornamental display.
Ingredients
- •3 colors enamel hobby paints
- •3 pans aluminum roasting pans
- •1 pair rubber gloves
- •12 pieces wooden skewers
- •12 pieces blown eggs
- •3 pieces coffee filters
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. Decide the color or combinations you want to use-you may use one or more colors of paint for each marbling bath.
5 min
- 2.
2. For each bath, fill a roasting pan with about 4 inches of water. Put on the rubber gloves. Add about 1 teaspoon of each color paint in the chosen combination. Swirl the end of a skewer through the paint.
10 min
- 3.
3. Place an egg on the end of a skewer. Swirl it around through the paint and water. When the paint has adhered to the egg in a marbled pattern, remove the egg from the skewer to an egg carton and let it dry.
5 min
- 4.
4. Repeat this process for each egg, using the different color marbleizing baths as you wish.
30 min
- 5.
5. To dispose of paint responsibly, pour each bath slowly through a coffee filter, letting the water drain down the sink and capturing the paint. Throw away the paint.
10 min
