This fun Book Page Craft decorating Easter Eggs to a whole new level! These cute little chicks are easier to make than they look!
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s Katie from View From The Fridge, and I’m so glad to be back again this month at Juggling Act Mama. Since it is April already tomorrow, I decided to share a fun Easter craft … DIY Book Page Easter Egg Chicks!
Such a fun way to add a little whimsy to your Easter and Spring decor! These little chicks would also be a great Easter Basket topper or fun gift for Mom or Grandma!
This whole idea started when our dog tore apart several old books from our bookshelves (this winter has been long and rough on her … she’s getting a little antsy for Spring). The books were no longer readable after she was finished with them, but I just couldn’t part with them. I was bound (did you catch that pun??) and determined to figure out something to make with the pages. Not too long after the book ‘incident’, I was flipping through my Better Homes and Garden Magazine, and came across these awesome dyed book page wreaths:
Awesome wreaths, huh? A project for another day, possibly? Well, I wanted to use this same concept (dyed book pages) to do something for Spring and Easter. Enter … Book Page Easter Egg Chicks:
Want to make some for your Easter Decor? Here’s how:
First you’ll need dyed book pages. I used Rit dye in three colors: Lemon, Petal Pink, and Teal. BHG has a great tutorial for this process here. Below is my picture version of the process:
DYE YOUR BOOK PAGES
Important: I followed BHG steps exactly, including #6 which says you can put them in the microwave for one minute to speed up the drying process. I DON’T RECOMMEND THIS!! I did this, and started our microwave on fire. No joke! Our microwave no longer works, but no other damage … luckily!! My husband was thrilled that I broke our microwave by microwaving dyed book pages … lemme tell ‘ya!
While I had all the dye ‘baths’ made, I ended up dying quite a few pages. I’m sure there will be more crafts in my future involving dyed book pages (maybe those gorgeous wreaths?!?).
Now that you have your dyed book pages … here’s what you’ll need to make the chicks:
SUPPLIES
- Dyed book pages from previous step
- Paper Mache Easter Egg (Craft store)
- Mod Podge (I used glossy)
- All Purpose Glue
- Small pieces of thick cardstock or thin cardboard (for wings)
- Glue on eyes
- Mini Pom Poms (I wanted orange, and of course my pack didn’t have any. I simply used an orange marker to color a white Pom orange).
Here’s the step-by-step:
- Cut wing shape out of cardboard (I just did this freehand), and mod podge book pages to either side. Let dry.
- Fold bottom part of wing over and apply glue to tab.
- Glue wings onto either sides of egg.
- Cut book page strips long enough to cover length of egg.
- Strips should be about 1/2″ – 3/4″ wide.
- Apply a generous amount of mod podge to egg.
- Place strips onto mod podge.
- Cover strips with more mod podge, then add the next strip. Continue this process until entire egg is covered. Let dry.
- Add eyes and pom pom ‘beak’.
COMPLETE:
Make a couple or a whole flock for your mantel! Once you have the pages dyed, and the supplies out … each egg only takes a couple minutes (excluding drying time). Stick to the traditional yellow like I did, or make several colors of pastel chicks! You can easily make different shades of the same color by adjusting the dye time.
Hope you enjoyed this fun Easter craft, and I hope you’re enjoying some Spring weather this week! A big “thank you” to Ang for having me here today to share with all of you! I’ll be back in a couple weeks with more craftiness!
These are so cute! I’ve never made book page crafts before, but I think it looks like a lot of fun!
Thanks for the sweet comment, Brenda! Katie did an amazing job on these!
Thanks for your comment, Brenda! It was a fun Easter craft (minus the fire!).
This ideas is absolute adorable!!! What a great idea to use and dye book pages, I never would have thought of that for an Easter egg.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and for the sweet comment, Courtney!
Thanks, Courtney! It was fun, and now I’m dying to find more things to ‘book page’. Thanks for stopping by!
Haha… ok ok not funny.. but kind of funny. I can’t believe you started a microwave fire, my hubby would KILL ME! These turned out super cute tho and I had never thought about dying book pages, this is a great idea for so many things! Thanks for sharing it
So … hubby is turning into this ultra health nut and doesn’t like the microwave anyway (thinks it take nutrition out of food). That helped a bit. 🙂 I also had to show him the BHG Tutorial where it clearly said I could put them in there to speed up the drying process (just to prove ‘I was just following instructions’).
Thanks for the comment!!
Ang and Katie, these are so darling and I just LOVE them! Popping over from Whats Cooking Love and of course, pinning! Hope you’re having a happy week!
Thanks, Cindy! They were a fun project, and they make me laugh when I look at them! Thanks for stopping by and for the comment! Have a great rest of your week!
There are so many adorable Easter crafts, hard to choose which ones to do. I have to look tho when I see them on a party. Maybe next year I’ll make these, love to make different things from season to season. Mostly this year I’ve made a few banners. Kinda running out of steam now. No little grand kids to make things for anymore. They’re all teenagers and 20’s now. I like to make things for Easter/spring anyway. I send banners to friends. I want to make your adorable page chicks next year. You make it look really easy. Happy Spring
Hi Jane,
Thanks for stopping by! I hear you about running out of steam for this year! There are so many cute projects that catch my eye that I just can’t get to! Hope you’re enjoying your Spring! Have a great week!
I love re-purposing things that would normally be thrown away, and turning them into something useful. These chicks turned out so cute. Thank you for sharing with us on the Friday Frenzy link up!
April
Thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to leave a note 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, April!! Yes, I suddenly have A LOT of book pages to find a use for (our dog keeps at it!!). Have a great rest of your week!!
You inspire me! Thank you for linking up at Wonderfully Creative Wednesdays. I featured your project as one of my favorites from last week on my blog this week. I’d love for you to take a peek:
http://www.sewcreativeblog.com/wonderfully-creative-wednesdays-easter-edition/#more-3446
Best Wishes,
Crystal
Thank you so much for featuring this project! I know my Craft Contributor Katie worked hard on these! 🙂
Thanks so much for the feature, Crystal!! It was a fun project … minus the microwave fire! Hope you’re having a good week!
I LOVE using old pages in crafts… and this one is super fun! Love the little chicks!
Thanks, Gloria!! It was a fun craft! Thanks for stopping by!
We love these eggs! Sharing them in our Top 12 Decorated Easter Eggs: http://2crochethooks.com/top-12-decorated-easter-eggs/
Awesome!! Thanks so much! Stopping over now to check it out! Hope you had a good weekend!
Thanks so much for sharing! Hopping over to check it out! 🙂
This project is so adorable and happy! The tip about dying the pages is brilliant!
I would love for you to stop by my blog tomorrow and join our Something to Talk About link party!
Happy Spring!
Karen
Love the use of book pages! Thanks for sharing on Funtastic Friday!
Adorbs! I am a retired librarian who loves incorporating recycled book pages wherever I can in my seasonal decor. Love these lil babies and will be trying to make them myself.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I hope you enjoy this fun project!