Why should high prices keep us from a celebrated Easter craft?
Luckily, they don’t have to.
Try these five less-expensive, and self-tested, alternatives to decorating real eggs this Easter.
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Potato Eggs
It’s hard to believe what you see above were actually oncepotatoes.
The possibilities are endless.
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I’ll have them for Easters to come.
Pasta Shell Eggs
Paintedpastacrafts are nothing new, but the shell shape threw me for a loop.
Despite my skepticism, thesepastashells all decked out for Easter turned out surprisingly cute!
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I could also see stringing these and using them as a festivespringgarland.
As an added bonus, with the leftovers it’s possible for you to make stuffed shells.
Paper Eggs
There is a reason plastic eggs were not included in this round up.
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An eco-friendly alternative, these eggs made fromrecycledpaper look good, and you could feel good about using them.
I found them incredibly easy to work with, and they absorbed paint and marker extremely well.
This is another option that can be saved for next year.
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