DIY Cement Eggs Tinted With Colorant
10 Materials
$1
1-4 Hour
Easy
In this project, I'll show you how to make colored cement eggs, which are especially popular this time of year with Easter and Spring just around the corner. Of course, these cement eggs can be used to decorate your home throughout the year.
Using a pin with a ball head, poke a single hole in the pointy end of an egg. In the other end, poke holes in a circle shape about 1/2 inch diameter (photo above). Keep poking holes with the pin until the circle can be dislodged. Position a straw over the single hole and blow out the egg contents through the larger hole. Rinse out your egg, put a small piece of tape over the single hole, and you are ready to go.
The following recipe will make a batch of colored cement that will fill two to four eggs depending on the size of your eggs: 8 oz Rapid Set Cement All (or similar anchoring cement), 1 oz water, and 1/2 to 1 oz latex paint. (See the link below for more info on amount needed for various egg sizes.) To mix the batch, first put the Cement All in a mixing bowl, then the paint, then water. I usually mix with a gloved hand, but you can also use a spoon. After initial mixing, adjust your mix with a bit more water to a pourable consistency, like a runny pudding.
I transferred the cement to a small cup, then poured the cement into the eggs. Wait 3 hours or more before taking the shell off the cement egg.
The easiest way to get the shell off is to rub the egg, giving it some pressure, into a hard surface like a cement porch or sidewalk. The eggshell turns to powder and brushes and crumbles off.
After this, I washed the cement eggs with water, let them dry, then sealed them with Rain Guard . I had so much fun making these little colored cement eggs, and I hope you do too! Check out the link below for all the details. I also want to mention that I started a Concrete and Cement Furniture/Decor/Garden Community Board on Pinterest. I'd love it if you joined in the fun!
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These are so beautiful! Wow. Amazingly pretty in the nest. Great idea!
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Awesome!
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Can you use the plastic eggs instead?
Latex paint - I assume you mean house paint? Have you ever used acrylic artist or craft paint?