How to Make an Easter Egg Wreath

By
Chelsea Foy
Chelsea Foy
Chelsea Foy
Chelsea Foy is a DIY expert, writer, author, and the founder of Lovely Indeed, a popular DIY and lifestyle website featured in notable online outlets, such as HGTV and Martha Stewart, She has over a decade of experience with hands-on crafting. Chelsea is also the author of two e-books on crafting and she has instructed DIY workshops across the country.
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Updated on 01/24/20
a multicolored egg wreath hanging on a door

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Project Overview
  • Working Time: 1 hr, 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr, 30 mins
  • Yield: 1 Wreath
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Estimated Cost: $20

Spring is around the corner, and there's no better time to freshen up your decor with a pretty, pastel Easter egg wreath! But this isn't any old wreath—forget the plastic eggs and bunny ears. This chic, pretty wreath will have your friends oohing and ahhing, not to mention asking you where you "bought it." A few simple materials come together to make this modern, lovely DIY Easter egg wreath.

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What You'll Need

Equipment / Tools

  • Scissors
  • Glue gun

Materials

  • 14 Easter eggs
  • 1 Embroidery hoop
  • 3 rolls of crepe paper in various spring colors
  • 4 sheets of felt
  • 9 Felt balls

Instructions

  1. Gather Materials

    Materials for a DIY Easter egg wreath
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    As you're gathering your materials, consider how large you'd like your wreath to be. Choose a hoop that's the right size for the space you're planning on hanging it. Also consider how many eggs you might need to cover the entirety of the wreath, if you choose a hoop that's on the larger side. 

  2. Cut Crepe Paper Strips

    Cut crepe paper for Easter wreath
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    Start by cutting strips of crepe paper into 1/2" wide strips. It's important to cut against the wrinkled grain of the paper, rather than with the grain, so that the paper stretches as you wrap it around the eggs. Cut these strips as long as possible. 

  3. Mold Crepe Paper to the Eggs

    Covering Easter egg with crepe paper
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    Glue one end of a strip to your egg with a dot of hot glue. Pull the paper taut, releasing the wrinkles as you wrap it around the egg, and mold it to the curves of the egg's surface.

  4. Continue Wrapping and Gluing Eggs

    Wrapping Easter eggs in crepe paper
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    Continue wrapping the paper around the egg, placing a dot of glue under the paper every few wraps. Wrap the paper so that it slightly overlaps itself as you work your way around the egg. Continue until the egg is completely covered, and add a dot of glue under the end of the paper and trim the end to finish the egg.

  5. Switch Between Colors of Crepe Paper and Finish Wrapping

    Crepe paper Easter eggs
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    Wrap all of the eggs using the same technique, in various spring colors to your preference.

    Tip

    Before moving onto the next step, go through all the covered eggs to make sure they're dry and have no loose pieces of paper sticking out. If so, use your glue to make the minor fixes.

  6. Hot Glue Eggs to the Embroidery Hoop

    Glueing Easter eggs to embroidery hoop for Easter wreath
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    Next, begin attaching the eggs to your embroidery hoop with hot glue. Embroidery hoops have two rings (an inner and an outer); you'll only need one ring for this project, so you can save the other for another DIY!

    Place a line of hot glue onto the front of the ring and press an egg down onto the glue. Hold in place gently until the glue cools. Continue all around the hoop. You also may want to add a dot of hot glue in between the eggs that are touching each other, to create added structure and better stability for your wreath.

  7. Form Leaves From Felt Sheets

    Cut felt leaves
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    Next, cut some leaf shapes from one of your felt sheets. Place a dot of hot glue at one end of the leaf and pinch the sides together to create a three-dimensional shape.

    Tip

    You can use different colored felt sheets to bring in more color to your wreath or if you're following a certain color scheme. Also, cutting out leaf shapes in various sizes will allow you to play around with grouping them and adding more dimension.

  8. Glue Felt Leaves to the Wreath

    Felt leaves on an Easter wreath
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    Glue the leaves to the wreath at random intervals by adding a bit of hot glue to them and nestling them in between the eggs. Fill in as much or as little as you'd like.

  9. Attach Felt Balls to Wreath

    Easter egg wreath
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    Now add felt balls around the wreath as well. This is a good time to play with introducing an accent color (or multiple accents). Simply place a dot of glue onto a felt ball and nestle it into any area that needs filling. You can add them on top of leaves or eggs, grouped in multiples or in singles.

  10. Let Wreath Dry, Then Hang

    Easter egg wreath
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    Allow all of the hot glue to cool thoroughly, hang your wreath, and enjoy!