How to Make Fabergé Eggs for Christmas Decor

Faberge eggs are symbols of Russian style and elegance and a beautiful addition to today's traditional Christmas decor. Faberge eggs became popular with the wealthy a number of generations ago, after they were commissioned as gifts from the Czar. Today, anyone can purchase an elaborately jeweled egg for an equally elaborate price. If you love the look of elegant Faberge eggs and would like to decorate your home with them, this article will show you how to affordably make them yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Papier-mache eggs
• Acrylic paint ( your choice of colors)
• Small foam brushes
• Glitter paint pen (assorted colors)
• Tiny gems
• Awl
• Wooden skewer
• Hot glue
• Gold or silver narrow cording
• Necklace findings

Instructions

1. Poke a small hole in both ends of the egg with the awl. Insert the wooden skewer through the egg. The skewer will act as a handle while you are painting and embellishing the egg.

2. Paint each egg with majestic colors, such as red, blue, gold, silver or emerald green. Since Faberge eggs were originally gifts from royalty, you should design yours to mirror that history.

3. After the paint has throughly dried, draw design guidelines onto the egg with a pencil. Cover the penciled drawings with glitter pens. Quickly wipe off any mistakes and start over.

4. Add gems. A Faberge egg would only be a painted egg without the embellishment of jewels. You can find glue-on gems in the gemstone-and-beading section of your craft-and-hobby store.

5. Add a hanger. Remove the wooden skewer and cover the holes on each end with a necklace finding. Adhere the necklace findings with a small dot of hot glue. Once the necklace finding is secured to the top of the egg, loop a 6" length of narrow cording to display the egg on a Christmas tree or wreath.

Tips & Warnings

• Paint may soften the papier mache while it's wet, so allow the painted egg to dry overnight before weighing it down with embellishments.

• Keep the fragility of the papier mache in mind when creating holes with the awl and drawing with the pencil.