Good Things
Martha teaches two Good Things: copper-edge magnets and tissue paper eggs, then talks about Life magazine's picture puzzles.
Tools and Materials
Tissue paper
Crafter's punch
Tweezers, optional
Decoupage gel
Paintbrush
Tissue Paper Eggs How-To
1. Fold tissue paper four times.
2. Punch tissue paper with crafter's punch.
3. Separate layers of flower with tweezers or fingers.
4. Paint a thin layer of decoupage gel onto egg.
5. Pick up punched-out shape with paintbrush. Starting from the middle of the punch-out and working outward, gloss over punch-out using paintbrush with thin layer of decoupage gel.
6. Place egg on drying rack.
Resources
Blown-out eggs are from www.thefeatheredegg.com ($0.75 per chicken egg). Crafters pick decoupage collage gel can be found at www.crafterspick.com or at Michaels.
www.thefetheredegg.com now charges $1.75 for a chicken egg.