Hello! I recently read somewhere online that you can preserve hollowed Easter eggs by covering them with thinned Mod Podge inside and outside. I haven’t tried it yet, so I don’t know how well that works, but I am going to try this year. While decorating my eggs, I came up with the idea of painting them in chalkboard paint so I could easily reuse and redecorate them, in case I do want to mod podge inside. This is how I made my chalkboard eggs.
Begin with hollowed out eggs that have been washed and dried.
I couldn’t find a wide variety of chalkboard paint bottles, so I bought black, turquoise and purple. I mixed some the turquoise and purple with regular white acrylic paint to make softer shades and it worked fine.
I painted one half at a time.
Here are all my eggs, painted and dried. Now they’re ready to be decorated with chalk!
I hope you enjoyed my post today. Please let me know if you have any questions! 🙂
49 Comments
Kim Hampton
March 23, 2015 at 6:59 amThese are so cute!
Ash
March 23, 2015 at 10:26 amThanks so much Kim!
Shelah
March 23, 2015 at 10:20 amWhat a great way to decorate eggs. I like that they can be personalized by drawing on them with chalk.
Ash
March 23, 2015 at 10:27 amThanks Shelah!
Gilly @ Colour Saturated Life
March 23, 2015 at 3:05 pmWho knew you could preserve eggs that way? Would it be hard getting the mod lodge inside the eggs? I love this idea with the chalkboard paint.
Ash
March 23, 2015 at 7:09 pmThanks so much! It isn’t hard at all. You just need to thin the mod podge with some water, use a straw or a funnel to get it into the egg though the bottom hole, put your finger over the hole to cover and shake!
Anna
March 23, 2015 at 3:30 pmThese are so cute. They would keep year after year as well.
Ash
March 23, 2015 at 7:09 pmThanks so much Anna!
Julia
March 23, 2015 at 3:51 pmThis is such a great idea! Pinning for later, thanks for sharing!!
Ash
March 23, 2015 at 7:10 pmThanks for stopping by!
PuffyBiggler
March 24, 2015 at 4:10 amWhat a great idea to use chalkboard paint. Thanks for sharing!
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:42 pmThanks for stopping by, Puffy! lol
Maria
March 24, 2015 at 4:31 amSo unique and very creative! Love this idea and will be pinning to try it soon. Thank you for sharing! Glad I found your post through totally terrific Tuesday!
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:42 pmThanks so much for stopping by, Maria!
Megan Scharlau
March 24, 2015 at 9:31 amI love how much you can personalize these!
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:48 pmYes! and thank you for stopping by, Megan!
Lisa Coomer Queen
March 24, 2015 at 3:24 pmWhat a great idea! This is awesome. Very creative.
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:49 pmThank you, Lisa!
Carole
March 24, 2015 at 5:14 pmSo pretty and creative! Not sure the Mod Podge preservation method would work for me because I’d probably break them in storing them. Like your idea better! Stopping by from Hump Day Happenings!
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:50 pmThanks for stopping by, Carole!
Diana Rambles
March 24, 2015 at 5:27 pmVery cool craft!!
Ash
March 24, 2015 at 6:50 pmThanks Diana!
Lara
March 24, 2015 at 11:30 pmI love chalkboard everything! Thanks!!!
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 10:49 amThanks for stopping by Lara!
Quirky Homemaker
March 25, 2015 at 5:54 amI’ve never done the blown-out eggs before. Aren’t they fragile? Or does the ModPodge strengthen them that much?
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 10:51 amI haven’t coated them in mod podge yet, but they’re not too fragile after being blown-out. I haven’t been too careful with them and they’re still going strong! 🙂
Stephanie R
March 25, 2015 at 6:40 amHow super cute! I love the colored chalkboard paint that you used!
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 10:51 amThank you Stephanie!
Bobbi
March 25, 2015 at 9:59 amHello!! Just wanted to let you know I will be using this in a round up (posting soon) from the Teach Me Tuesday party! Very much appreciate you linking up with us 😉
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 11:00 amThanks so much for including my post, Bobbi!
Rhonda
March 25, 2015 at 6:07 pmLoving all things chalkboard right! Great post and photos! Thanks, Rhonda
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 6:14 pmThank you Rhonda! I tried to leave a comment on your chalkboard crafts but the comment box wasn’t showing up for me. I’m not sure why, but I did pin it! 🙂
Katie@Fun Home Things
March 25, 2015 at 6:30 pmSo clever, Ashley! I love these eggs!
Katie
Ash
March 25, 2015 at 6:32 pmThank you Katie!
Sharon - Her Organized Chaos
March 25, 2015 at 7:53 pmThis is such a great idea and very festive. I don’t think I could ever get an egg to not completely crack though! So that is talent.
Sharon
Her Organized Chaos
Ash
March 27, 2015 at 6:28 pmThanks so much Sharon! They were actually a lot sturdier than I imagined!
beth
March 26, 2015 at 6:50 amThese eggs are just wonderful! What a fabulous idea!!
kareen liez
March 27, 2015 at 4:27 amThis is a great idea! It looks so nice and you can even write whatever you want to put on the eggs. Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board
Ash
March 27, 2015 at 5:54 pmThank you!!
Tiffany
March 27, 2015 at 7:57 amThis is great! I am always looking for easy no mess ways to let my Kiddies decorate their Easter Eggs!
Ash
March 27, 2015 at 5:47 pmThanks Tiffany!
Roxanne
March 28, 2015 at 1:24 pmThese came out great. I picked up some chalkboard paint to do the same thing but when I got home I realized it was an ugly tan color & not black so it didn’t happen. Thanks for sharing with us at Pin-Worthy Wednesday!
Ash
March 31, 2015 at 4:49 pmThanks so much Roxanne! Maybe you can add some gold glitter to the tan color!
Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut
March 29, 2015 at 8:48 pmThis is such a cool idea! Thanks for linking to Inspire Me Mondays..your post(s) will be featured on semihealthyblog.com tomorrow! 🙂
Ash
March 31, 2015 at 5:12 pmThank you!
Jennifer Dawn
March 30, 2015 at 7:38 pmThese are fantastic! My kids would love them!
Ash
March 31, 2015 at 5:19 pmThanks for stopping by, Jennifer!
Gude @HodgePodgeCraft
April 3, 2015 at 1:45 pmThese are so lovely and fresh looking! Such a fun idea and you could re-use them each year, as long as you wrapped them carefully… 😉
Ash
April 3, 2015 at 10:52 pmThank you Gude!