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Moss Egg Terrarium

This fun DIY moss egg terrarium is perfect for Easter or as a centerpiece for any tablescape. 

Hey friends, today I wanted to share a quick tutorial on an Easter egg terrarium I created last week. Last year, I attended a local blogger event with Plaid and had the chance to test out a bunch of their new line of paints. We went home with a bunch of products and one of them was their new moss paint. This paint has a lot of texture and mimics the appearance of moss. I had the idea to create a little vignette by painting over some cheap plastic eggs. I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience. 

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Here is the paint I used. It comes in two shades and I used the dark color first and finished with the lighter green.

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You know those cheap plastic eggs you fill with small candies and toys? This was what I used because I had a bunch of them in storage.

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Here’s how it looked with one coat. 

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I made sure to wait for them to dry before applying a second coat. After the second coat of the darker green, I did a final third coat with the light green. Isn’t it so cool? I know it looks kinda gross but it really does give off a mossy look. The application is so easy and worked well on these cheapo eggs. My friend said they reminded her of the wicked witch’s face from Wizard of Oz.

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Ha! It’s true!

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My friend, Adrienne bought me this cool terrarium for my birthday last year and I thought it would be perfect to create this Spring arrangement using the mossy eggs. 

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I took some faux branches I already had and placed them inside the bowl. I then started filling the bowl with faux artichokes and the mossy eggs. 

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Voila! It was a quick and easy craft project and I love the result.

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I even got out my gold paint marker and went to town on some Target dollar section craft eggs. 

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That’s pretty much the extent of my Easter decorating this year. 

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What do you think? Sometimes, these simple ideas pop into my head and I have to try it out. I’m glad I did because I’m digging the terrarium! This is also great craft to do with your kids. 

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We’re officially on Spring break over here so it will be a little quiet the rest of the week. You can follow along with me on Instagram to see what we’re up to. Hope you have a great week, friends!

Yuni

Let all that you do be done in Love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

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