You'll Love Making These Colorful Easter Decorations (2024)

To recreate these adorable macramé holders, you'll only need eggs and yarn (we suggest a pastel shade like green, blue or pink).

Follow these instructions:

1. Cut eight lengths of yarn about 16” to 18” long. Tie them together with a knot about 2” from the bottom.
2. Tie pairs of strings together in a knot about ½” from the bottom knot. (You should have four groups of two strings).
3. Separate the four groups and make four new groups of two strings and tie a knot about ½” from the previous knot.
4. Repeat step 3 and add your egg to the pocket you created. Tie a knot on the top to hold all the strings together. Trim the ends of the yarn so they are even.

Upgrade a wicker basket with a festive fabric. The best part? Next year, you can easily swap the fabric for a fresh, new look.

Follow these instructions:

1. Cut a large square from a piece of fabric or use a napkin, an old scarf or a dishtowel. Lay the fabric diagonally and place your basket in the center. Note: The size of your fabric will depend on the size of your basket.
2. Take opposite corners and tie them into a knot at the top of the basket handle. Tuck in extra fabric into the basket. Tie a knot around either side of the basket handle to secure and define the handle.

Made from dyed coffee filters and orange paper, these carrot cones work well as a festive place setting or a small holiday gift. Fill them with small chocolates or candies, add green twine and you're ready to go!

Follow these instructions:

1. Mix a few drops of green craft paint with water until it reaches the consistency of milk. Soak coffee filters in the paint mixture until fully saturated (you can do several at a time). Squeeze out excess paint and lay flat to dry on paper towels or hang from a hanger with a clip or clothespin.
2. Download our template and trace onto orange paper. Cut out and roll into a cone shape, adhering the sides with double-stick tape.
3. Cut out the center of the painted coffee filters. Attach the remaining paper to the inside edge of the cone with double-stick tape.
4. Fill the cone with treats and tie twine around the top.

Turn seasonal vegetables into decorative vases. Our suggestions? Cabbage leaves, peas or root vegetables like carrots, radish and turnips.

Follow these instructions:

1. Use a rubber band to secure outer cabbage leaves, greens and peas around a glass jar. Add a pretty ribbon to disguise the rubber band.
2. Fill your jars with water for arranging flowers, mixing in sturdy root vegetables and herb greens.

This wood table runner is easy to make and only requires a few materials: rectangle wood pieces, yellow spray paint and a drop cloth.

Follow these instructions:

1. Lay a drop cloth down outside or in a well-ventilated area.
2. Put down all the wood pieces and spray with an even layer of yellow spray paint.
3. Let them dry and spray another coat if needed.
4. Once the pieces are dry, arrange them in your desired pattern to create the perfect table runner.

Impress your guests with these festive egg coasters — plus, they're great for protecting your linens and wood surfaces from stains. We used replacement glass for oval picture frames. Before you get started, make sure the glass is clean. You'll also want to cover your work station with wax paper or parchment.

Follow these instructions:

1. Cut your fabric 1” larger than the glass. Paint a generous amount of Mod Podge on one side of the glass. Lay on top of the fabric and smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles.
2. Cover with a heavy book and allow several hours to completely dry. Once dry, trim around the edge of the glass with fabric scissors.

Elevate your spring table setting with hand-painted candlesticks. Use paint markers or craft paint to make a series of dots, flowers and patterns. We went for small floral designs, but don't be afraid to use your imagination.

Before you start, be sure to wipe your candles with rubbing alcohol on a clean cloth to remove any lint or debris.

Impress everyone at Easter dinner with an adorable Easter village, made up of pretty pastel houses, flowers and small creatures. A genius idea? Use small wooden birdhouses.

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From pretty florals to classic gingham prints, use festive fabrics to dress up your Easter eggs. Use real or plastic eggs (plastic are best if you'd like to use them as home decor for a few weeks).

1. Cut ½" strips of lightweight cotton fabric about 8" long using fabric scissors or a rotary cutter and a self-healing mat.
2. Paint each strip with white school glue or Mod Podge and wrap around each egg. Continue overlapping strips until the egg is covered; trim any excess.
3. Allow several hours for eggs to dry fully.

Transform your regular eggs into colorful baby chicks with vibrant feathers to place throughout your space!

You'll Need: colored eggs, natural egg carton, scissors, acrylic paint, craft brush, yellow felt triangles, hot glue and colored feathers

Follow these instructions:

1. Cut out the egg cup from the egg carton and clean up the edges to make it a little seat for the egg to sit in.
2. Paint the egg cup with your acrylic paint and let it dry.
3. Using a little dot of hot glue, attach the felt triangle to the edge of the egg cup to make a beak.
4. Place your colored egg into the cup and add a few colored feathers behind the egg. Hot glue to keep everything in place.

SHOP FEATHERS

Welcome guests and neighbors with this cheery wreath, made entirely out of hand-cut paper leaves.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to make the paper leaves:

1. Cut a square out of your paper and fold it in half, keeping the fold on the left.
2. Using your ruler and a X-Acto knife, create a triangle by cutting from the top left point to the lower right point.
3. Starting at the bottom of the triangle, fold about ¼” and flip it over to repeat until you've created an accordion all the way to the tip of the triangle.
4. Fold the accordion-folded paper in half and attach the two middle pieces together with a strip of double stick tape.
5. Repeat the above steps with different size leaves and paper colors.
6. Starting with the larger leaves, hot glue a few down on the bottom in different directions and layer smaller leaves on top. Finish it off by adding a few paper or faux flowers.

Swap your woven Easter basket for a handmade bin, like one made from wooden craft sticks. We used 18 large craft sticks, but you may need more depending on the size of your basket.

Follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Using a screw hole punch make a hole in the center of a wooden craft stick about ½” from the top.
2. Using that stick as a template, mark each of wooden craft sticks where you need to make a hole, then punch out the hole. Paint the sticks white and let dry.
3. Using a plastic round (ours was a circle about 4" in diameter), hot-glue the bottom of a craft stick (the end without a hole) to the round and continue with the rest of the sticks until you have covered the entire plastic base.
4. Finish the basket with a strip of burlap ribbon on the bottom of the basket attached with a few dots of hot glue. Trim to fit.
   

SHOP CRAFT STICKS

These egg carton flowers make colorful table centerpieces or mantel decorations.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to create your own:

1. Cut off the top of the egg carton and the extra flap on the other edge.
2. Cut out the center columns from the carton by making small cuts with your X-Acto knife.
3. Cut out what is left on the carton to use as egg ‘cups.’
4. Using the center columns you cut out, clean up the edge of the opening with your scissors.
5. Paint the columns both inside and out with some thinned out acrylic paint for a washed look.
6. Using the ‘egg cups,’ cut around the top of the cup to make it the same size all around or rip the top edge with your fingers to get a more rough look.
7. Paint the cup with your thinned out acrylic paint for a flower look.
8. For a petaled look, cut down the 4 corners of the cup and clean up using your scissors and rounding the tops of each ‘petal’ before painting.
9. Keep the stem in place by attaching floral wire to the middle. Use the wire cutters to hold them together!

Don't settle for boring brown Easter baskets! To recreate these colorful designs, paint the exterior wood strips in different colors of acrylic paint and let dry completely.

SHOP WOOD BASKETS

Show your front door some love and adorn it with this painted cupcake liner wreath. You'll need white cupcake liners, a white foam wreath form, acrylic paint, craft brushes, drop cloth and sewing pins with white tops.

Follow these steps:

1. Lay down drop cloth on your work area. Paint each cupcake liner a different color by making brush strokes on the edges of the liner (make sure to keep the center white to get a ‘flower look.')
   
2. Let completely dry.
3. Once dry, attach your painted cupcake liners to the foam wreath form with a pin in the center. Alternate colors to create a more dynamic-looking wreath.
4. Hang it up to admire!

SHOP CUPCAKE LINERS

Turn a simple basket into an Easter decoration by adding a large bow with adorable patches. Find festive iron-on patches or use stickers.

SHOP EASTER PATCHES

The Easter Bunny may have come and gone, but these little bunnies will stick around from dusk to dawn.

To make, cut a 6" piece of pipe cleaner and fold it in half twice to create an "M" shape. Then twist the two ends of the pipe cleaner together to create bunny ears. Using craft glue, attach the ears to the back of a pom-pom to create a bunny head. Once dry, attach the pom-pom to the narrow end of an egg and let dry. Customize your bunny by adding a small bow tie with the ribbon of your choice.

Guests will love seeing this beaded carrot wreath at your front door (and the Easter Bunny will too).

What You'll Need: colored eggs, natural egg carton, scissors, acrylic paint, craft brush, yellow felt triangles, hot glue and colored feathers

Steps to Follow:

1. Lay down drop cloth on your work area.
2. Paint each wood bead orange and let them dry.
3. Bend one end of the floral wire over with your wire cutters to create a stopping point for the beads.
4. Thread each bead onto the floral wire starting with the smallest and work your way up to the largest size.
5. Bend the floral wire over and cut the excess.
6. Cut a small bunch of the excelsior all one length using your scissors.
7. Stick the excelsior into the top hole. If you want to add more than what fits in the hole, dab a little hot glue on top of the bead and add more excelsior.
8. Repeat steps 2-7 for your desired number of carrots.
9. Tie together with a ribbon to make a bunch of carrots.
10. Attach a ribbon onto the back with a few dabs of hot glue and hang on your door!

These dried flower eggs are not only great for your Easter hunt, but they also make beautiful and unique decor. Place them on your table for family and friends to admire.

Follow these steps:

1. Use your craft brush to add dots of craft glue on the egg.
2. Put a few dots of craft glue using your craft brush on the egg before sprinkling the crushed up flower petals onto the glue dots.
3. Let them dry.
4. Play around with the different patterns by adding glue in different ways — such as on top of the entire egg or making a line down the center.