The Kraft Journal - Vintage Dictionary Egg Topiary Tree Tutorial

Hello!

(This is my second post...for my DeNami Designs Product Spotlight Blog Hop Post You can click here.)

It's my turn to do a tutorial for The Kraft Journal, and I thought I would share an Easter Home Decor Project I worked on. 

I was motivated by a very large bag of plastic Easter Eggs that I have moved around in the bottom of a closet for several years now. It keeps multiplying each year with every egg hunt my son attends. So I guess you can say this is an upcycle project as well! :-) I love to make Home Decor Projects and I love it even better when I can repurpose something! I am sure you may have these stuck in a closet somewhere too. 

Let's Gather Some Supplies!

The items from The Kraft Outlet

Vintage Dictionary Pages

Natural Hemp Cord

Burlap

Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock

Canvas Fringe Ribbon

Other Items

Plastic Easter Eggs

Foam Topiary Tree

Hot Glue Gun

Glue Sticks

Royal Coat / Modge Podge Decoupage Finish

Paint Brush or a Foam Brush

Embellishments for your eggs 

      (I used)

• Felt
• Buttons
• Paper Flowers
• Patterned Paper
• Lace Trim

Moss

Pot for tree

I am going to first apologize that I didn't have someone to help with pictures.

Here is a picture of some of the supplies needed to get started.

* Prior to starting, cut your Vintage Dictionary Pages into strips at various lengths tearing some of the edges.

With a brush, dab on the Decoupage Finish

Start working your Vintage Dictionary Pages into different directions smoothing down with your fingers and adding more Decoupage Finish on top as you go. Just channel your inner pre-school self! :-) This is not a project for those who don't like to get messy!!! Trust me the end result is worth it!!!

Repeat the process till you cover the amount of eggs needed!

Your Vintage Dictionary Page wrapped eggs! Waiting to be embellished! 

Now the fun begins, but I used several items to embellish my eggs.  My biggest go to item was the Natural Hemp Cord which I used to make my bows and is so easy to curl.  I created a heart border from Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock.  I used Canvas Fringe Ribbon as trim and Burlap to die-cut hearts.  All items were adhered to the eggs using a hot glue gun.

Waiting to go onto the tree! :-)

Next, I chose to paint my stem of the topiary! 

Using your hot glue gun, apply glue to the back of the egg and add to your tree and hold in place for about a minute.

After all of your eggs have been applied, it's time to add some 

moss as filler between your eggs. I also did this by using my hot glue gun.

I chose to use different variations of moss for visual interest. 

And The finished, Up-cycled Vintage Topiary Egg Tree! 

A close-Up!

I hope you will stop by The Kraft Outlet and pick up some supplies to make your own Vintage Topiary Tree!

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Let me know what you think! I sure did reduce that bag of eggs! 

~Tammy~

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