Easter Eggs: 40 Fabulous Projects for the Whole Family

by Matthew Mead

Give the Easter bunny a few good eggs to work with this year. Easter Eggs features 40 fantastic decorating projects from kid-friendly sticker-dyed eggs to festive egg garlands and elegant eggshell candleholders. Matthew Mead, style editor at Country Home , pulls out all the stops with gorgeous color combinations and entirely original ideas. Each project features a beautiful photograph and easy-to-follow, directions. And to finish it off, we've included a delicious and very necessary egg salad recipe. Happy Easter!

Genres: Holiday

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2007

About the author

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Matthew Mead (c. 1630 – 1699), English minister
Matthew Mead (1924-2009), English poet and translator

Reviews

[Kandice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Matthew Mead steals my domestic heart! This book is loaded with beautiful projects. Instructions are clear and the photos are inspiring. I do not own a copy, but I do see myself checking it out of the library each spring.

[Jill Carlier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute ideas!

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Non-Fiction/Arts & Crafts
3 stars

Easter Eggs is a good book with project ideas for use with hard-boiled or blown eggs. Each project is labeled either simple, moderate or advanced, based on the level of difficulty. There is also a well written introduction that gives information from starting with the right eggs to how to display them when finished.

I thought that several of the ideas were unique, though I honestly cannot see myself making any of them. Not because I didn't like them, but rather because they seemed a bit time consuming for how delicate they are. I guess what I expected from this book was more decorating with egg(s) ideas but this book is projects for decorating the actual egg shells themselves.

If you decide to pick this book up, I suggest you check the library first to make sure it is what you are looking for.

[Cate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun! Eggs take on new life and fun projects in this book. Some are harder than others and the difficulty ranges depending on your crafting skills but none are too out of control. Most of the things can be done with tools you have around the house and crafting things that tend to collect. Photos are bright and cheery but only of the finished projects; I wish there were some of them during the creative process but it's not detrimental to the books overall design and purpose.
Great book for crafters of all ages.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/11464594

[Katina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some cute crafty ideas. Mostly do-able.