Vintage Book Page Eggs | Oleander + Palm

You’ve probably seen before that I like vintage book pages. I’ve made party buntings, even a table runner, and covered little birds with them. I thought it would be cute to decoupage vintage book pages onto Easter Eggs. They go quite nicely with my Chalkboard Eggs this year. I’m kind of going for a neutral palette this year, just a little change from the traditional pastels that usually accompany Easter decor.

I used Mod Podge, paper mache eggs (from Michaels), and a couple vintage books from a thrift store. I chose 3 different books to use because they had varying shades of cream and tan and I liked the effect that this gave.

I simply covered the egg with Mod Podge, using a paint brush. Then tore up little pieces of the book pages and layered them on the egg, making sure to put a generous amount of Mod Podge over each layer. And the great thing is that they will last forever and I can pull them out year after year.

When I put it all together, I think I’ll need to include some burlap. Maybe in the form of a table runner or a Happy Easter bunting.

How are you decorating for Easter this year? What’s got your fancy or is inspiring you this season?

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12 thoughts on “Vintage Book Page Eggs”

Kristina Gulino March 19, 2012 at 8:42 pm

Very cute!! You reminded me that I need to make a craft run 🙂 Can you believe Easter is coming up? Yay!

Kristina
Nook & Sea

KARSIE GENE March 19, 2012 at 9:07 pm

Where did you get the cute egg carton? Love that!

Jeran March 19, 2012 at 10:22 pm

Williams Sonoma last year.

Jennifer March 20, 2012 at 3:39 am

Love these…thanks for sharing! 🙂

kate March 20, 2012 at 3:36 pm

i love these!! i have a collection of books that need to be mod podged to something.

Thanks for your comment on my tie pattern, my husband wears a tie everyday and I can tell he gets bored 🙂

Anonymous March 23, 2012 at 2:49 am

do you have any more cute easter ideas for home-made decorating?

Anonymous March 23, 2012 at 8:14 pm

Oh, the little chick is adorable too, what is he made out of?!

Jeran March 23, 2012 at 9:52 pm

The little chick is from World Market. I got them there a couple of years ago. They came in a package of 1 dozen. Cute right?

Anonymous March 25, 2012 at 2:46 am

Won't the eggs rot? Cute idea though

Jeran March 25, 2012 at 5:32 am

No, they are paper mache eggs, not real eggs.

Sue April 3, 2012 at 4:32 pm

These are fabulous! I'm going to (attempt to) make them!

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