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Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

Making concrete eggs with your own hands is a lot of fun and you can decorate them with glitter paint if you wish.

This kind of concrete egg can be used for holiday decorations such as Easter, or as a gift, and it is not as fragile as real eggs.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

Materials and tools: cement, eggshells, glitter, glue, paint brushes, ribbons, gems.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

1. Take an empty eggshell.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

2. Mix cement and water, the ratio should be 1:1.

The amount of cement depends on how many eggs you want to make.

Mix cement and water and pour it into the hole of the eggshell to fill it up.

Let dry for at least 24 hours.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

3. After it is completely dry, gently tap the eggshell with a spoon or wooden hammer, and then peel it off slowly.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

4. Brush white glue on the surface of the cement egg. Then pour the glitter on top.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

5. I added a ribbon and a bow to the egg.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

6. On this egg, I covered it with gold glitter and then glued the gems on top. Sequins were added at the end.

Illustrated tutorial on how to make homemade Easter cement egg gifts

7. Simple and beautiful cement egg ornaments are DIYed. Isn’t it easy?