. . . Guest Post from The Autocrat-Easter Egg Topiary . . .

I am so excited to have Haley, from The Autocrat Blog here today with this absolutely AMAZING Easter Egg Topiary!  She has the best ideas on her blog and you will get so much inspiration when you stop over there.  Leave her some nice comment love while you are there. 

She also has a fantastic online shop over on Etsy--Haley Davis Etsy Shop.  I just got my camera strap cover from her and it is fabulous and girly!
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Hello Itsy Bitsy Paper readers! It’s Haley here from

 The Autocrat!

I am thrilled to be over here to share the tutorial for an

 Easter Egg Topiary!

Supplies:

two styrofoam balls: 8” and 6”

7-8 packages of plastic eggs

Krylon’s Bahama Sea blue spray paint

brown, beige, dark blue craft paint

3 bags of moss

dowel rod at least 1/2”

hot glue gun and sticks

pot with floral foam

ribbon for accent

Hot glue eggs onto styrofoam balls.

The hot glue melts the styrofoam a little;

therefore you will have to hold the egg

in place for a few seconds.  Be sure to mark

the center hole for the dowel in the bottom ball for the

top ball - you do not want an egg covering up that space.

Spray paint eggs.  I used Krylons, Bahama Sea.

It covered very well.

I used a toothbrush to splatter the eggs with

brown, beige, and dark blue.  Dilute the paint a little

with water so it can “splatter” nicely.  You can add

as much or as little as you want.  After the splatter

I used a clear finishing spray over all the paint.

I purchased this moss at DT for only a $1

a bag.  I used a little under 3 bags.  I glued it here

and there; most of it stuck in between the egg

and stayed put.

I had some extra grapevine that I placed over the

eggs for a finishing touch.  The grapevine added a little

extra touch to make it look more natural.

Place your painted egg balls onto your dowel

rods and then place into your pot.

I opted for a bow, but it looks good without one too!

This project takes a little bit of time, but it is

totally worth it.  It really doesn’t cost that much either.

Hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.  Hopefully, I have given you some

inspiration for your spring and Easter decorating.

Thanks for having me!