Clever Chicks Blog Hop #25 & Polka Dot Easter Eggs AND 3 Giveaways!

 Each year I like to try a new way of decorating Easter eggs and when  I became a chicken keeper, the volume really got turned up on the craft-o-meter. My hens' eggs need no adornments to be spectacular, but the crafter in me insists upon embellishing them on occasion. With Easter right around the corner, I couldn't resist adding a little bling to my home-grown eggs this year.

Last Easter, I made these marbelized, "Salad Dressing Easter Eggs," using blown eggs and common salad dressing ingredients. My  tutorial can be found here and while I thought those were simple and fun last year, this year's technique was even easier!

This year's Easter eggs were made using contributions from my hens, some glitter and adhesive dots. I used blown eggs, which I prefer over hard cooked eggs because I can then enjoy them for years to come. This was a great project to do with my daughters because there aren't many steps and there's glitter involved. What more could you ask from a craft project?

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Eggs (hard-cooked or blown. Find my egg blowing tutorial here.)

Glitter

Clear adhesive dots (I used Zots from Michael's Crafts)

paper plates

dry paint brush

 Apply one dot at a time to the egg.

 Pour glitter onto plate.
Press adhesive dots firmly into the glitter.

 Brush off excess glitter.

 That's it! Simple and fun!

This Week's Featured Blogs

Featured bloggers, you're welcome to grab the Clever Chicks Featured button, below. 

The Nerdy Farm Wife, Herbal Scouring Powder

That Skinny Chick Can Bake, Turtle Brownies.

The Redeemed Gardener shares the secret to Less Weeding and Watering the garden!

Maple Hill Farm, a visit to The Barn antiques shop.

The Chicken Mama, Snow Day in the Barnyard

Everything I Needed to Know I Learned on Pinterest, Crispy Tangy Parmesan Chicken

About Featured Blogs

My favorite posts and/or the most clicked posts will be FEATURED on Clever Chicks next week! I will also pin them to my “Clever Chicks” Pinterest board. The featured bloggers are invited to brag about how clever they are by posting the Clever Chicks "Featured” button on their blogs!

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Clever Chicks Blog Hop #25

You’re invited to LINK UP!

Despite the title, this is an equal-opportunity link party!

GRAB MY BLOG HOP BUTTON!

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stories about your families, chickens, farm animals or other pets! 
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The winner of last week's giveaways are:
1) Nutrena Poultry Feed: Carolyn Bassett
2) Rural Revolution Cotton Britches Laundry Soap: Lisa Samples
and
3) The Chicken and the Dog children's book: Robin Dasch

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