A Good Egg

Shadow Box "Sugar" Eggs

&

White Chocolate Hatching Chicks

 Maybe I'm showing my age, but some of the sweetest confections I remember from Easters past are beautifully crafted colorful Sugar Eggs. These fancifully decorated hollow eggs, always featured a tiny charming vignette inside, and were far too precious too eat. An online search found a few tutorials to make your own and some specialty shops which still craft them, but I thought I'd give a nod to these sweet creations with a much easier but non-edible holiday project. And so we don't miss out on a good sugar rush, there's also an egg inspired easy DIY white chocolate and peep confection that's something to tweet about!

Inspiration images from paulmichaelhome.com and Easter Sugar eggs  

You'll Need:

Large plastic eggs with clear fronts (I got mine at the Dollar store)

An assortment of supplies of your choice: Easter printouts, faux flowers and foliage
Clear or crystalline Glitter

Paints which adhere to plastic 

Hot glue
Modge Podge

Eggs Before*

*if you can't find these, just leave the lid off of half of a solid plastic or paper mache' egg shaped box

 I painted the backs similar but softer shade and sprinkled glitter into wet paint

I then glued printables from the Graphics Fairy onto sturdy card stock with spray adhesive and gave them a quick brush of Modge Podge and sprinkled with clear glitter

Allow to dry and cut out shapes

I glitter-glued a toothpick to create a pole for the banner. Glue images together

Fold a strip of card stock accordion style as a backing for the character and hot glue into egg to create dimension

 I brushed the floral accents with Modge Podge and again sprinkled with glitter to create "sugary" flowers and butterflies

Carefully hot glue accents into place

"Ice" border of egg lids with squeezable paint and sprinkle with more clear glitter to simulate frosting

reattach clear plastic cover or leave open as desired

I perched this one on a dollar store glass candlestick spruced up with paint and sparkle

this one rests on an egg cup

For a fun display, create an assortment of eggs using different colors and imagery. 

Please note, handle the eggs carefully as glitter and paint can chip off easily

Add some sparkly friends to your vignette

 White Chocolate Hatching Chicks

For this and other charming images visit Sugar Moon's Vintage Easter art

While you'll see Peeps appear in dozens of incarnations this season, from Peep-tinis to s'mores, this very simple recipe has been a hit with my friends and family for several years now, and needs only a few minutes and a few ingredients. These are also delightful perched upon frosted cupcakes or nested in cupcake liners and boxed for a gift.

You'll Need:

Marshmallow Peeps

Meltable white chocolate

shredded coconut

food coloring

place generous amount of coconut in zip lock baggy and add several drops of coloring (I used pastels)

shake bag and knead thoroughly until color is evenly distributed and spread on plate

Melt chocolate according to directions

Dip bottom part of peeps to coat well leaving heads and necks uncovered

use a spoon to distribute chocolate evenly

immediately dip bottom of peep into coconut to create nest and rest on wax paper

 A sweet bite with a cup of afternoon tea

and a handful of jelly eggs