Tuesday, April 19, 2011

"BIG" eggs/baskets just in time for Easter!

 I have a friend on Facebook who had made cute Easter baskets. When I saw them I  thought they would be cute as decorations. You start with a balloon, whatever size you would like your egg
I rolled the balloon in the liquid starch first and then started wrapping it with the string. There is  really is no right or wrong way to the wrapping the balloon. Depending on how you want your egg to look is how much string you use. I used one roll per egg.




After wrapping the whole balloon roll it around in the liquid starch. After you have soaked the balloon put the balloon on a cup and let it dry overnight. This project is a little messy .....so beware. After the the string is fully dry pop the balloon and you have your egg!!

As you can tell they are pretty big!!




Super cute baskets our friends made......just cut out the middle add some lace....so cute:)




Enjoy !!!

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25 comments:

  1. JessApril 19, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    These are so cute - and I love how inexpensive they are to make too! Great idea!

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  2. SusanApril 19, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    What a great idea! I love what you did! Very festive!

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  3. At The Picket FenceApril 21, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Hi sweet Boutique girls! Thank you for sharing your adorable yarn Easter Egg baskets with us at Sister Saturday Easter Edition. We just featured them on our Facebook wall. Have a beautiful Easter weekend!

    Heather

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  4. The Kooky Queen--RachelApril 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    WOW!!!!!!!!! I love this, such a good idea! I'm gonna do this next year!

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  5. TerryApril 22, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    OMG - I haven't seen one of these in a long time and yours turned out fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Kirsten @ Mushki LovesApril 22, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Oh my gosh! I got one of these when I was little and I have always wondered how it was done! I love the colors you chose! Very pretty!

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  7. Carla BelyeaFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    I saw this on Pinterest and it is so cute!

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  8. lramMarch 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    I am making them now- wish me luck :-)

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  9. ChelseaMarch 13, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    This is probably a stupid question, but how do you make the liquid starch? I have never made something like this...if you couldn't tell. lol. Thank you :)

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    1. The "Boutique" GirlsMarch 20, 2012 at 2:07 PM

      Liquid starch you can find at any grocery store. (Walmart) by the laundry soap. I hear you can use watered down elmers glue. Good Luck and thanks for looking :)

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    2. UnknownMarch 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM

      you can also use elmers glue and use water balloons. have fun!:)

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    3. UnknownMarch 15, 2022 at 12:32 PM

      I have looked in the grocery stores and Walmart and not able to find liquid starch, any suggestions where to find this or how to make it?

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  10. AnonymousMarch 23, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    Featuring these adorable eggs on my blog today. Thanks so much for sharing :)

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  11. UnknownMarch 4, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    Thanks for sharing this with us, I will make these this year with my 4 yr old daughter :)

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  12. The TablescaperMarch 23, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Great idea.

    I'd love to have you link this to Seasonal Sundays. The link goes up at 7:00 on Saturday evening.

    - The Tablescaper

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  13. UnknownMarch 27, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    Mine don't seem to be working. Im using wool... is that ok? Any suggestions please?

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  14. UnknownMarch 30, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    Did you add water to your liquid starch ? Or use it as is out of the bottle?

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  15. UnknownJanuary 3, 2018 at 8:39 PM

    Thank you, written briliantly,can I uses glue instead of starch?

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  16. KarenMarch 12, 2020 at 8:22 AM

    I tried your formula for the Easter egg made with the liquid starch and it did not work at all...was a big waste of money.....if you really made this egg with the directions that you offered ...you would see it did not work....

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  17. ☆Shi☆February 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM

    & your name just HAD to be Karen? So ironic... �� I can bet money it was 'user error' but no need to be a soar loser with a rude mouth, "Karen" ����‍♀️

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  18. RedbabeMarch 12, 2021 at 6:37 PM

    Help...I’m having trouble getting mine to work..doesn’t seem to make string stiff enough..I soaked my string prior to wrapping around balloon let it sit well over 24 hours however when I popped balloon it collapsed...I made 7 at a time...I purchased additional starch and rolled the remaining 6 in it until saturated..I hope this works.. is there any helpful tips u have

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