SENIOR LADY: EASTER CROSS PROJECT!

 

I discovered years ago its a good idea check

 children's craft websites. They have a lot of

creative and economical craft ideas. Of course,

I embellish the craft project, so that it appeals

to adults. 

One of the craft projects on my favorite children's

site used recycled egg cartons. The teacher made

 the egg carton into a cross. I stopped discarding 

my egg cartons. I collected twenty colored egg 

 cartons. I made them into crosses and gave 

them as gifts for Easter. My friends and family 

members really liked the crosses. They displayed 

them every Easter holiday. The crosses finally fell

 apart a few years later, so they requested new ones.

Unfortunately,  I had stopped making them and no

 

 longer saved egg cartons.

I was searching online recently for religious Easter

 craft ideas. I saw several crosses made recycled wood 

and craft sticks.  I was cleaning out out my fridge and

was getting ready to discard an egg carton.  This was

an egg carton for organic eggs. The carton was made

from brown cardboard.  I suddenly remembered the

Easter crosses that I made several years ago. I could

make a rustic Easter cross.  Here is a the details for

my Easter cross:

NEED:

1-Recycled Cardboard Egg Carton(for dozen eggs)

Brown Acrylic Paint ( optional)

4-Faux Purple Flower Stems ( small flower heads)

1 oz bag Easter Grass, green

2-Purple, 2-Blue,  Small Easter Eggs

TOOLS:

Scissors

Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

Paint brush\ Foam Paint Brush

Painting Tray/ Cup for Water 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Use scissors to cut lid from egg carton. Cut the

lid in half. Place ends of lid together to form a 

7 inch tray. The ends may have to overlap to get

7 inches. Glue  tray together. Set tray aside to dry.

 

Cut the egg carton in half so you have a row of 

6 egg cups on each side.

Remove one cup off one of the 6 cups. This 5 egg cup strip needs to be glued over 6 cup strip to form a

cross. Try to position the cross so the arm has two

egg cups on each side.

I chose to paint my cross and tray a medium shade

 of brown. My egg tray had ads on it which needed 

to be covered up. I wanted my tray and cross to be

the same color. I didn't dilute the paint so I only

needed two coats of paint on the cross and tray.

Let cross and tray dry completely.

Glue the cross in the middle of the tray. I straightened 

the cross by surrounding it with the grass and eggs.

I glued the grass to bottom of the tray.  Glued the 

eggs onto the grass so they were against the cross.

The flowers stems may have to be cut to fit the front

of the cross. I glued the ends of the flowers together,

Then glued them in front of the cross. I covered ends

of flowers and bottom of cross with grass.

It's hard for me to say how much the supplies

for this cross would cost. I had all of the cross

supplies on hand.  All the cross supplies would

be available at Dollar and Crafts stores for less

than $10.00.  A cardboard egg carton might be 

unavailable unless you buy organic cage-free

eggs.  I was pleased with the Easter cross and it

would look beautiful sitting in from of our family

 Bible or near my Peace Lily. This Easter Cross would

also make a nice centerpiece on an Easter Table scape.

TIPS:

**Pastel colored egg carton can be

substitute for cardboard egg carton.

** The lid tray can be replaced by

others types of stands for the cross.

The Cross Stand should match your 

cross.

**Any small head flowers could go in

front of the cross (so cross would be

visible).

**Any color Easter Eggs can be used.

The eggs can be replaced with other 

religious Easter theme items.