Tools and Materials
Ink-jet printer
Clear decal paper
Craft scissors
Eggs
Spray varnish
- Print clip art onto decal paper.
- Spray the paper with two coats of varnish; let dry after each coat.
- Cut out individual decals, staying as close to the designs as possible. Soak them in a bowl of water for about a minute.
- Remove a decal from the water and slowly separate it from its backing, sliding it onto the egg as you go. Smooth with your fingertips. Gently press a paper towel against the decal to absorb excess water.
- Let dry a few minutes; repeat with additional decals. Try multiples of the same design, or a collage of different images.
- Let dry overnight, then spray with a coat of varnish.
Resources
Kamar varnish, by Krylon, $8 for 11 oz., joann.com
Inkjet Waterslide decal paper, in Clear, $17 for 20 sheets, decalpaper.com

I at first had problems with the decal designs printing, but I downloaded them as a pdf file and my problems were solved!
Help ! I printed my pattern onto the decal paper, cut the decals , stuck them on the egg and they all came undone and will not stay on the egg. Any suggestions?
I too am having trouble getting rid of the heading. I downloaded the current Adbobe and now when I click on the clip art, I just get a dark screen for all clip art options. Wow, what did I do wrong?
Good answer! I think you might be right about the water-proofing. Thank you.
As far as the varnish goes, I'm only guessing here, but maybe it's so the ink doesn't run when you soak it in water (if your ink isn't waterproof). Just a guess.
I got it to work by right clicking on the decal page and saving it to my computer. Then I opened it in Adobe Reader and it printed without the text across the page. When I tried to print it right from the web page without downloading it to my computer, it printed the text across the page.
Does anyone know why we need to spray varnish the decal paper? Thank you
Printed fine for me, also.
It print fine for me, Look at your print settings in Adobe Reader after you hit print and look for the section that says comments and forms, make sure it is set to Document, NOT Document and Markups or Document and Stamps. You can download Adobe Reader X1 (11) if you don't have it.
If the comments appear when you print, please verify that you have an updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader properly installed.
The template does print correctly without the text. To make sure, print a test page using a blank piece of paper before slipping the decal
paper in the paper tray.
You need to go into your pdf layers and click the eyeball to make the text go away.
Do any of the comments ever get answered ?!!!
Do we ever get answers to our comments ?
PLEASE CAN YOU FIX THE DECAL PRINTOUT. I KEEP GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS THE SHEETS. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE THAT PAPER IT'S MORE THAN $2.00 SHEET!!! HELP ME, PARTY MOM
I don't know if this has been fixed by now, but wanted to say that I was able to print without the "this text won't appear" section. My print window had a drop-down box with the heading "Comments & Forms" and the 3 choices were "Document" "Document and Markups" and "Document and Stamps" - I chose "Document" and it printed clean.
I can't get anything to print. The sheet goes in; the sheet comes out. Total blank. I am disappointed. Andrea L
Has the problem been fixed in regards to printing on decal paper ?
The text printed on my decal paper also. Will this issue be rectified prior to Easter?
The text which should not appear on the printed paper for decals, does appear. Please advise when this problem is fixed. Wasted paper is not a "good thing!"
The problem must be fixed. I just test printed onto regular paper and the "message" did not appear.
I have the same issue as bunnyox. The message "these words will not appear on your PDF printout" DID APPEAR! I ruined 3 sheets of decal paper which is costly. Please fix ASAP and advise us it has been fixed so we don't spoil more decal paper.
Same issue as bunnyox. The words "will not appear on your PDF printout, etc." DID appear. I have spoiled 3 sheets of decal paper which was quite expensive. Please fix it ASAP. Easter is right around the corner.
I just printed out the decal PDF and the text ("Don't worry! This text won't appear on your printout!. . . .") does appear on the print out. Can you please fix this?