Looking for an easy Easter craft? Here are the step-by-step directions to make this DIY Easter egg door hanger.
Yesterday I shared a sneak peek of these eggs.
I found them in the Target Dollar spot in a set of 6 with their cute little flowers and vines.
It was love at first egg sight.
I brought them home and used them to decorate the family room for spring (ICYMI, you can see the decorating here).
But then?
I had a few left over and so I decided to use them in a project. You can recreate this project with any kind of eggs..
What do you think I made?
A wreath? Nope.
A garland? Nope.
An egg topiary? Nope.
Instead?
I made this.
A DIY Easter Egg hanger for the door.
Isn’t it so Easter Egg cute?
And in amazing news? It was SUCH a simple project and after Easter is over it would be so simple to take apart and just use the eggs next year.
Want to see how I made it?
Here are the step-by-step instructions.
DIY Easter Egg Door Hanger
wood eggs (these eggs are the ones from Target but you can use any type of wood eggs)
ribbon
hot glue
flowers
floral wire
1. Cut ribbon
Cut different lengths of ribbon.
This hanger has 24 eggs, so I cut 24 lengths of ribbon from 12” to 18″ long.
The longer the ribbon, the better (you can always cut the pieces shorter later).
2. Cut flowers
You’ll need 24 flowers.
Detach them from the stems and the leaves so you just have the flower petals.
I got these at Hobby Lobby, but you can use any type of smaller flowers like these.
3. Glue ribbon
Put a drop of hot glue on the end of the egg.
Add the ribbon to the drop of hot glue and then place a flower petal on top.
Press in place with the end of a pencil.
Repeat for all 24 egg ribbons.
4. Layer eggs and tie
Start adding the egg ribbons together.
I held them in one hand and layered them together so the colors were varied and the lengths of the ribbons so the eggs were layered in rows.
It took a little bit to get the hanger exactly how I wanted it to look with the right about of layering. After everything was in place, I tied a big knot at the end.
Then I trimmed off the top of the knot.
5. Attach floral wire and ribbon
I wrapped the floral wire around the knot and wired it to the door hanger.
You could do the same thing with a wreath hanger or a hook on the wall.
I don’t think a command hook would work with this hanger because it’s a little bit heavy and might need some more support.
After the hanger was wired onto the door hanger, I tied a ribbon around the top of the knot to hide it.
Then I added another piece of ribbon and notched the ends on both pieces.
That’s it.
My favorite part about this hanger? After Easter is over, the hot glue will just peel off the end of the eggs if you want to reuse them for next year.
Or you could just keep the hanger and re-hang next year.
The decorating possibilities are endless.
Have eggs.
Will decorate.
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