paint palette eggs!

this one came to me one day while i was going through my bins of spring decor.

back in 2020 i made some simple Easter eggs with varied finishes on them,
and as i saw those in the bin, i realized that their shape was very much like
the paint palettes that artists use... and a new creative idea was born!

...continue reading for this easy project

(and to see what those 'paint palettes' are REALLY made of!)

these are real wood paint palettes. nice - but pricey.
i checked three craft stores and they only had large sized ones for a lotta' $$.  

when it comes to seasonal decor, i'm cheap (and not ashamed of that!)
my eggs from 2020 were made from posterboard + woodgrain contact paper,
and using them again was an easy and cheap solution.

that said, someone with much more gumption than i have could easily 
cut out palette shapes from thin luan plywood (birch or maple)
to get 'the real thing' for less $$.

here's a quick look at how i turned the eggs into palette shapes:

1. the 'wood look' eggs that i made in 2020.
they are just posterboard with woodgrain contact paper stuck onto it,
then cut into egg shapes.

2. i traced the eggs onto plain paper, then cut out a 'palette'-shaped pattern for each one.

3. i laid the pattern onto each egg, and cut away the excess.

4. voila! wood-look paint palettes!
(they also look like PacMan to me... i must be hungry)

next up: painting!

i just use basic craft paints and brushes.
this time i selected bright pastel hues that fit the Easter theme.

i honestly just blobbed the paint onto the 'palettes', arranged in a ROYGBIV kind of order.
(that's Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet, if you don't know!)

once the paint dried, i added a white 'highlight' and a wash of gray-brown as a 'shadow',
to give the illusion of depth.
(when i painted murals and furniture professionally,
my favorite part was ALWAYS the shading and highlight
to create a trompe l'oeil / 'fool the eye' sense of dimension and realism.)

after the paint dried, i created this simple arrangement on my faux mantel...
the paper paint palette eggs are joined by some white ceramic vases,
white paint brushes, and yellow fake eggs and paint chip strips.
(of course i used yellow!)

a few detail shots:

this theme and arrangement are perfect for my creative studio!

but that's certainly not the ONLY place they would be fun...
how about a classroom? or a playroom?
and just imagine these in an Easter basket!

these artsy eggs would pair perfectly with a bunch of creative supplies in a basket or tote - 
paint, paint pens, felt pens, crayons, brushes, a real palette, a tablet of paper
and of course some candy (we all need fuel for our creativity!)

as a kid, i would have gone completely crazy over an Easter basket filled with art supplies...
oh, who am i kidding? i'd STILL go crazy over one as a 60 year old woman!

(i searched online and haven't seen anything else like these, anywhere,
so i'm going to claim it as an original new idea!)

links to previous related content:

paper 'paint chip' eggs

painted ceramic 'paint chip' eggs

shared online:

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thank you so much for featuring my project, Miss Beth!

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