Hands On Crafts for Kids

1308-4 Russia
Fabergé Eggs
Designed by Melony Bradley

The house of Fabergé is a jewelry firm founded in 1842 in imperial Russia, producing Fabergé eggs for the Russian tsars. Most are miniatures and usually made of precious metals or stones, decorated with enamel or gem stones.

Age Range: 7 to 12

Grade Range: 1 to 6

Skill Level: Moderate

Appropriate for These Special Events:
Every Day and Rainy Days

Supports Subject Area(s) of:
Social Studies
Language Arts – e.g. step by step instructions
Visual Arts

Time Needed for Project:
1 hour plus drying time

Main supplies:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam eggs- 3 ½” x 4 7/8”
Metallic Tissue paper
Elmer’s® White School Glue
Cardstock scrap
Sequin pins
Sequins- turquoise, red, yellow
Acrylic stones in clear
Charms of choice
5” of plastic coated wire

Basic Supplies:

Foam brush
Scissors
Water
Serrated plastic knife, large spoon
Wood Skewer
Disposable cup or bowl
Optional: Elmer’s® Galactic Glue™ Blue, or 3D™ Washable Paint Pens – glitter colors

Instructions:

Cut egg in half with serrated plastic knife. Use spoon to scoop out center of each half of egg approximately ½” from edges of egg.
Tear tissue into small, irregular pieces. Place egg halves on skewer. Dilute glue with water in a 2:1 ratio. Use foam brush and mixture to cover egg halves with tissue paper. Start from the scooped out centers of egg and work to the outside of halves. Place skewer ends into a Styrofoam scrap to dry.
Cut a 1” x 2 1/4” strip of cardstock. Glue cardstock strip to egg halves to hinge together and secure with sequin pins
Decorate outside of egg with clear acrylic rhinestones and sequins. Thread sequins onto pins and place a small amount of glue on ends of pins before inserting into Styrofoam. Glue flat backed acrylic stones to egg as shown.
Bend wire in half and thread on charm so that in dangles on center of wire. Place glue on ends of wire and insert into hinged opening of top halve of egg.

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