3/25/2009

Thread Eggs

Sunday Baker posted these cute thread Easter eggs:

She blew up small balloons, soaked embroidery floss with starch and then wrapped the floss around the balloons and let them dry.

And then she hung them on on a tree:

12 comments:

  1. Those are so cute. I've got A LOT of embroidery floss leftover from my cross-stitching days, may have to try that!

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  2. OK...these are totally cute!

    Thanks for finding the idea... :o)

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  3. Kimm, me too! Oh how I loved cross stitching!! Then I used it for scrapbooking. But now I think it will be perfect for those eggs!!

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  5. Oh these are so cute! I remember doing these as a kid, but I had totally forgotten about this technique! Thanks for the inspiration! Great find!

    -Sarah from Create Studio
    www.createstudio.blogspot.com

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  6. Love it!! Thanks for the cute Idea!

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  7. Great Easter Ideas. And then you could hang them from your front yard tree! : - )

    Have a great day!

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  8. Wow, what a great idea. I really think I should of decorated more for Easter.. I keep seeing all these great ideas, which are giving me inspiration.
    Stephenie

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  9. I remember doing this in grade school but with white string. Love the use of the colored floss.

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  10. I love those! Thanks for all the awesome ideas!!!!

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  11. What a fun idea! When I first saw the photo of the thread around the plastic eggs, I was like... huh that's not pretty at all! ha! Glad I scrolled down:-) hee!

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  12. Kimm and Lorie, me three! I have beautiful colors in my cross stitch box, must remember where I put it. What a cute idea!

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