DIY Easter Egg Place Cards

A fun DIY project that takes the classic Easter egg and creates a simple and sweet place card for your Easter table. These Easter egg place cards are easy to make and will bring decor to your dinner party. 

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Easter is right around the corner, are you hosting? Easter has never been a big holiday for my family, I mostly celebrate with my husband’s side of the family. Even though this isn’t my holiday (I am looking at you Halloween) I love holidays for their ability to bring family and friends together, make wonderful meals and decorate! I am a sucker for that spring decor and my spring home decor favorites post will prove it! It’s this type of DIY project that makes me so excited or should I say – egg-cited (see what I did there!?) for this beautiful season.

There is something about an Easter dinner table is that is so fun to decorate. Spring is just starting to show it’s beautiful face and all those colors and that fresh feeling can be brought to your Easter decor. I made DIY place cards back in November for Thanksgiving and I just love that they not only serve a purpose but they also provide beautiful decor.

This DIY is easy to make and when finished is so beautiful. The colors of the Easter egg against the gold of the lettering really makes them pop and they lay in a moss nest for a sweet Spring vibe. As kids, my sister and I would dye eggs for the season, it’s fun and relatively little mess (which I am sure my mom was happy about). My mom showed us how to blow out the contents of the egg before dying so they would last longer. This is what we will be doing today; no stinky eggs at our Easter table! Dye a few extra and use them as decorations around your house or in your centerpiece.

What you’ll need:

• White chicken eggs
• Egg Dye
• Spanish Moss
• Elmers Glue or Mod Podge
• Paintbrush
• Gold Paint Marker
• Push Pin
• Medium Tall Jar
• Small Flower or embellishment

Start by creating your nest. I used store-bought moss I had left over from another project but you can absolutely (and I encourage this) find some from your backyard or local park. It saves money and looks oh so natural. Pour about a tablespoon of glue into a medium-sized bowl and mix about 2 tablespoons of water until it is evenly combined.

Using an egg as your guide, mold the moss around the egg to create a nest. Remove the egg and use the paint brush to generously apply the glue mixture all over the nest. It will dry clear so do not be afraid of applying too much. Apply one layer and allow to dry. Using scissors, cut away any unnecessary moss fly aways and apply a final layer.

While you are waiting for the nests to dry, dye your eggs. For the sake of time, I used store-bought dye but there are so many ways to dye your eggs naturally; take a look at my naturally dyed Easter eggs post for the deets.

Follow the instructions to dye. Make sure your jar is tall enough to fully submerge your eggs. If you would like an ombre look, dunk the egg fully a few times and then raise it out a little and hold for a few minutes, bobbing it slightly every once in a while, do this until you reach the bottom of the egg. Allow the eggs to dry completely.

Shake the eggs to break the yolk. Using a push pin poke a hole on the top and bottom of the egg. Make the hole on the bottom a bit larger, this will make the blowing much easier. Over the sink (or into a bowl so you can make scrambled eggs later) put the egg (smaller hole) to your mouth and blow until all the contents of the egg are out.

Using a pencil, draw your guest’s names faintly onto the center of the egg as a guide (it always helps to have a reference, so look up the font type you want to use) Take the gold pen and write over your pencil guide. By this time your nests should be dry and you can slide a flower into the side for a sweet embellishment.

Place your eggs in the nests and you are one step closer to bringing your Easter table together.