I’ve been making painted Easter eggs for as long as I can remember and each year I look for new ways to display and style them. This year, I decided to incorporate them into an Easter egg topiary centerpiece. And of course, I had to write up a painted Easter egg topiary tutorial so you can all make one too! I’ve always wanted to make a topiary to display on our Easter table. Alternatively, it could be displayed on a side table, coffee table, or shelf with other festive Easter décor. One topiary takes about an hour to make if you already have the painted Easter eggs. To prepare the Easter eggs, you can use my painted egg tutorial, which takes about 2 hours to make a large batch of painted eggs. Overall, this project is easy but a little time-consuming.
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Colour Palette
You can choose any colour palette you like, whether it’s pastels, neutral beiges and greys, or more vivid colours. I chose to make my topiary in shades of ivory and grey for a more neutral and natural look. I plan to pair this topiary with white and grey table linens with a few green accents. Keep in mind that this project uses moss so you will be adding an additional colour with the moss, which comes in shades of green and grey. This project is exciting as I have many other colour palettes in mind that I would like to try in the future. If you make this topiary, I’d love to see your photos in the comments section.
Supplies for the Painted Easter Egg Topiary Tutorial (one piece)
- Styrofoam cone topiary base (9” high)
- 30 painted Easter eggs
- Grey Spanish moss
- Green reindeer moss
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks (about 2)
- Scissors
- Stand to display topiary
Directions for the Painted Easter Egg Topiary Tutorial
Apply a kidney-bean-sized amount of hot glue to the side of the egg you want to affix to the styrofoam cone. Starting at the bottom of the cone, attach your first egg. Keep the cone on the work surface to ensure that the affixed egg does not hang lower than the base of the cone (which would create an unstable, wobbly base). If you use multiple egg colours then alternate colours to get a randomized look. Also, vary the direction of the eggs to give the topiary a natural-looking appearance.
Keep adding eggs onto the cone until they extend all the way around the cone. There will be gaps between the eggs- don’t worry as the moss will fill in the gaps.
Add your second and third rows, varying the direction and colour of the eggs.
After the fourth or fifth row, glue on the top egg so you can gauge how many eggs are needed near the top. You don’t want any large gaps, so the top part can be a little tricky. Plan out your last 3-5 eggs before glueing them on.
Once all the eggs are attached, gather up small bunches of Spanish moss and green reindeer moss together and glue these bunches into the spaces between the eggs.
It will look pretty hairy for a while, but don’t despair! We will be giving the whole thing a haircut next.
Trim any excess moss (especially the wirey Spanish moss) and then glue on a little more of the green reindeer moss in the cracks between the eggs.
Give the topiary one final trim and then you’re done! Place it on a cake stand, or in an urn or plant pot.
Easter Tablescape and Styling of the Painted Easter Egg Topiaries
I chose to make this topiary the centerpiece of my Easter tablescape. To fill up our very large table, I also displayed two moss balls in natural woven planters.
Then, I filled in the gaps with some ceramic Easter bunnies and ceramic eggs. To complete the table, I created a layered place setting, with woven chargers, white plates, and decorative bunny plates on top.
The neutral table linens from Solino Home are elegant and really allow the place settings and centerpiece to shine.
Summary
I hope you have enjoyed reading about this painted Easter egg topiary tutorial. It was a fun and rewarding project and I look forward to making this again in additional colours. I think a pair of these topiaries would be really cute on a tablescape or on opposite ends of a fireplace mantle. I’d love to see your Easter tablescapes and handmade topiaries.
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