How to Make Gold Leaf Easter Eggs

Add sophistication to your Easter decor by making gold leaf Easter eggs. With careful storing, these beautiful eggs can be part of your annual Easter decor. Set aside a few hours for this project to complete all of your eggs at one time.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggs
• 3 or 4 sheets of gold leafing per egg
• Water based gold size
• 2 foam brushes
• Surgical gloves
• Cheesecloth
• Polyacrylic coating

1. Hollow out the number of eggs you wish to cover in gold leaf. Visit the following eHow link for detailed egg blowing instructions.

2. Use a foam brush to paint water-based gold size over the entire surface of the egg. Let the egg set for 15 minutes.

3. Gently press the paper backed gold leaf onto the surface of the egg. Continue to press sheets of gold leaf onto the egg until the entire shell surface is covered.

4. Press a piece of cheesecloth gently over the entire egg to even out the texture of the gold leaf. Gently brush away excess pieces of the gold leaf with the cloth.

5. Use a foam brush to paint a thin layer of polyacrylic on the gold leafing. Set the egg aside to dry.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear latex surgical gloves to protect your hands during the project.
• Look for several different types of eggs to add variety. Use ostrich, goose and hen eggs.
• Use different colors of gold leafing to add variety to the eggs.
• This project is not suitable for children and should be completed by adults.

Resources

• Visit this eHow link for complete egg blowing instructions.