I love Japanese paper but I often end up with lots of leftover paper scraps or pieces of unused origami paper. What can I make with origami paper that isn’t origami? How about this awesome Easter themed craft of hollow paper eggs!<\/p>\n
The materials I used were:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2one hollow\u00c2\u00a0eggshell<\/a><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Nori Paste<\/a> (a great slow-drying water soluble glue perfect for paper projects)<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Liquitex Gloss Acrylic Varnish<\/a> OR Gloss Mod Podge <\/a>(Mod podge not recommended for humid areas)<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0origami paper<\/a><\/p>\n Below I use regular inexpensive origami paper<\/a>, but for the best effect I recommend Japanese Yuzen origami paper<\/a> or Chiyogami paper<\/a>, it glues down more easily and has beautiful gold accents.<\/p>\n What’s the difference? The inexpensive origami paper is thinner, and is basically like a color photocopy of the real Yuzen and Chiyogami paper, which is silkscreened by hand with individual layers of paint, on a higher quality handmade “rice paper” (it’s actually made from the mulberry plant). Make sure to order the 5 7\/8″x 5 7\/8″ size.<\/p>\n Here are the directions and photos on how to make a decoupage Easter egg:<\/p>\n\n\t\t