🌿 FROM THE STUDIO: DIY Pressed Flower Easter Eggs (That Look Way Too Expensive to Be Handmade)

Let’s be honest for a second…Plastic eggs? We’ve outgrown her.

This year we’re doing Easter like the effortlessly aesthetic, slightly unhinged, cottagecore queens we are.

Enter: pressed flower Easter eggs — delicate, vintage-inspired, and the kind of decor that makes people ask, “wait… where did you BUY those?”

…and you get to say: “I made them.” 😌

✨ WHY THIS CRAFT IS HAVING A MOMENT

• Cottagecore is still thriving (obviously)

• People want less plastic, more natural textures

• Handmade-but-elevated is trending HARD

• They double as:

  • decor

  • place settings

  • gifts

  • ✨Instagram bait✨

Basically: low cost, high “omg where did you get that”

🧺 WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Keep it simple — this is a vibe, not a stress project.

• Real eggs (blown out) or wooden eggs

• Pressed flowers (store bought or DIY)

• Mod Podge or craft glue

• Small paintbrush

• Tweezers (trust me on this)

• Neutral ribbon or twine

• Optional: soft paint wash (cream, sage, dusty rose 👀)

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🥚 STEP 1: PREP YOUR EGGS

If you’re using real eggs:

• Carefully blow them out (yes, it’s annoying, but worth it)

• Let dry completely

If you’re using wooden eggs:

• Lightly sand if needed

• Optional: paint a soft base color for that muted, earthy look

👉 Think: not Easter Bunny bright — more “English cottage in April”

🌸 STEP 2: APPLY YOUR FLOWERS

This is where the ✨magic✨ happens

• Use tweezers to gently place your pressed flowers

• Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge underneath

• Press lightly (they’re fragile — don’t manhandle them)

• Seal with another thin layer on top

Pro tip:

Less is more. One or two delicate florals > covering the whole egg like a scrapbook explosion.

🎀 STEP 3: ADD A HANGING LOOP (OPTIONAL BUT CUTE)

• Wrap twine or ribbon around the top

• Tie a soft loop for hanging

Perfect for:

• Easter trees

• Hooks

• Random branches you decided are now decor

  

🌿 STEP 4: STYLE THEM LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR LIFE TOGETHER

Because presentation = everything

Try:

• A wooden bowl with moss

• A linen-lined tray

• A soft neutral basket

• Scattered on a table runner with candles

You want:✨ “I just casually made these while sipping tea in a sunlit cottage” ✨

🐣 FINAL THOUGHTS

If your Easter decor usually leans:👉 a little chaotic👉 a little plastic👉 a little “why do I own this?”

This is your upgrade.

Soft. Handmade. Intentional. Slightly addictive.

And the best part?You’ll end up wanting to make way too many.

(Which… honestly… could be worse.)