New York City is full of inspiration, even on a crowded subway, so here's my Easter egg tribute to the city's transit system. The trains are labeled by different numbers, letters and colors, so with some food coloring and stickers, I created egg versions of the 22 subway lines. I used this food coloring kit and these 1-inch number and letter stickers (you'll need black letters for the yellow line). It's a fun spin on basic egg dyeing and my way of saying, "I love you, New York ... yes, even you, sad, little, unreliable G train."
A couple of tips if you want to make your own subway Easter eggs:
- I really loved using the food coloring kit since it has all the colors you need, even grey and brown.
- You can dye the eggs with the stickers already on them and remove once the eggs are dry. The colors may seep through a little in some cases, but this method was pretty successful for me.
- For a more foolproof method, just attach the stickers after the eggs have been dyed and are dry.
- Instead of Easter grass, I used a shredded subway map.
- And wouldn't these be fun for an Easter egg hunt? "Find the 6 train!"
Seriously cute!!!
ReplyDeleteyou are adorable, i absolutely love these!
ReplyDeletesuch a great idea! so adorable!
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Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteSummer in Savannah
I love this!
ReplyDeleteThis are freakin' awesome. I want them.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHehe what a different idea!!! I love the bright colors too!! =)
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Ergo - Blog
Alright, you officially take the take (or the egg? ;)) for the cutest Easter eggs ever. I am simply dying over these...
ReplyDelete*cake... whoops that pun was just awkward, then!
DeleteI love it anyway! Thanks! :)
DeleteThese are amazing! What a great idea. The turned out so well!
ReplyDeleteThat G train is so unreliable, right? I wish it was better since I commute every day from Queens to Brooklyn! Oh well. Hope you are having a great week!
That's a very good idea ... your are full of inventiveness ... and compliments for your the avocado post, a healthy cream for the face, lovely
ReplyDeleteSabrina
Absolutely adorable. Haha....such creativity.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant... Absolutely BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteHad such a great time sharing it with friends, family and customers! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea, they turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI'm absolutely loving these! I should make my commute :)
ReplyDeleteHa! These are awesome! Makes us miss NYC! We want to feature this on our blog (with a link to your site, of course!). Thank you for the fun inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWarmest,
Liz and Lo
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your tutorial is EVERYWHERE!!! and Katie Couric just pinned it. :)
ReplyDeleteOMG - not often does Pinterest and my love of trains collide. Love love love!
ReplyDeleteYou might like this Pinterest board for "Underground Signs" - lots of train imagery http://pinterest.com/undergroundsign/
DeleteI love these! Makes me miss NY so much!
ReplyDeleteCute and colorful!
ReplyDeletelove this:)
ReplyDeleteGreat clear design. Love the bright colors!
ReplyDeletehow did you get the stickers to follow the curves of the eggs so beautifully?
This is cool!
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