String Egg Tutorial

For those who are interested on how to make these cuties, here ya go:


Supplies:
String - I used crochet thread because that is what I had, but you could use yarn or any other kind of string.
Fabric Stiffner - again, I used what I had, you can use glue and a water mixture and get the same effect.
Balloons.
Cups.
Bowl.

Blow your balloons up to the desired size.

Pull off some string and put in a bowl with some siffner or glue.

Make sure it gets good and soaked.
(Note: It WILL tangle and knot if you aren't careful so you may not want to put in a lot of string at one time.)


Wrap it around the top of the balloon so that it won't easily slip off.

Wrap your balloon. Get creative here. Make it as thick or as thin as you want. As you pull the string out of the glue make sure you pinch the string and pull it with the other hand to get off the excess glue.

When you reach your desired thickness, cut the string.

Set your string eggs out to dry. This will only take a few hours, but make sure you turn them every so often so that the bottoms will dry.

After they are dry:

Pull the knot up like so and snip with the scissors.

The balloon will pull away from the string and leave your string egg shell.

Use a pair of tweazers (or surgeon clamps) to pull the balloon out through a hole.

You will have excess dried glue still on it. Just take a dry paint brush or dish brush and brush it off.

Put them in a basket and call for the Eater Bunny!

You can cut a hole in it or just form it as you are wrapping the balloon if you want is so you can display something inside. I remember my elementary teacher hot glued lace around the opening to make it a little more fancy. Tuck your child's picture inside for a neat keepsake!

I shared this project here: