Milk Painted Speckled Wooden Eggs
Chris Hardine of Midwest Cottage and Finds is not only one of our fabulous MMS Milk Paint Retailers, but she also manages all our social media platforms!
We’ve got a special project that she whipped up to help you usher in all of the Springtime feels in your home.
Supplies Needed
To make Chris’ Milk Painted wooden speckled eggs, you’ll need the following:
Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in the colors Aqua Sky, Colonial Blue, Marzipan and Curio
Unfinished wooden eggs. You can source these from any craft store, Amazon or Walmart
Artist’s paintbrushes. We recommend anywhere from 1” to 3” in width
Shop towels or lint-free cloths
Toothbrush or similar-sized cleaning brush
You can shop for MMS Milk Paint supplies from your local retailer or from any of our online retailers by using our map.
Step 1 - Mix Milk Paint
In this tutorial, Chris is going to help you create two different types of eggs.
To make robin eggs:
Mix equal parts Colonial Blue with Aqua Sky. Chris’s exact measurements were 1 tablespoon of each color and 2 tablespoons of water.
To make quail eggs:
Mix 1 tablespoon of Marzipan with 1 tablespoon of water.
If you need help with mixing, you can watch our tutorial video below:
To know you have the right consistency for your Milk Paint, Chris suggests taking a stir stick and dipping it into your paint. If it comes off in a nice straight line, or ribbon, you’ve got the right mix! If it’s drippy, then add more powder. If it’s clumpy and lumpy, then add more water. It’s normal to have some lumps and clumps, but if it looks more like brownie batter, add more water.
Step 2 - Paint Wooden Eggs
Once your Milk Paint is just the right consistency, grab a small artist’s paintbrush and begin applying two coats on each egg. You can do half of your eggs in the robin egg blue color, and the other half in Marzipan. It’s up to you!
Because the eggs are a bit awkward to handle, Chris suggests painting one side and letting it dry. Then, paint the other side.
Clever, huh?
Repeat the process for the second coat.
Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint is THE best paint to use on raw wood. It soaks in fast and gives you gorgeous color. You can read more about how our Milk Paint behaves on raw wood in the blog post below:
Step 3 - Add Speckles to Eggs Using Curio
To make the little speckles on your eggs, mix up a super small batch of Curio - a pinch of Curio and a pinch of water. You don’t need much for this step!
Using a toothbrush, dip it into the Curio and remove the excess by tapping it against your cup. Again, you don’t need much paint for this step. You don’t want Curio to be dripping from the toothbrush.
Using a flicking motion, rub a finger down the bristles to splatter Curio over one half of the egg. Chris recommends turning the egg as you do it.
Miss Mustard Seed painted some a few years ago, and speckled hers in a similar fashion.
Let your Curio speckles dry, and then flick Curio onto the other side of your eggs.
Let that side dry too.
Step 4 - Seal Eggs with Hemp Oil Wood Finish
Once your eggs are completely dry, squirt a few drops of our Hemp Oil Wood Finish into a small dish. Using a brush, paint a layer of Hemp Oil all over one of your eggs.
Using a shop towel or lint-free cloth, gently buff away the excess Hemp Oil.
Repeat the process with the rest of your eggs.
Video Tutorial
Chris has created a super helpful video tutorial that shows you all of these steps in action!
Add Eggs to Spring Decor
You can incorporate your eggs into your home decor by adding them to a table centerpiece. Give them as gifts in an Easter basket. Or, add them to place settings around your table.
However you display them, these Milk Painted eggs will be little accents you can enjoy year after year!
Find Chris at Midwest Cottage and Finds
You can find Chris over on her website, Midwest Cottage and Finds. She has great blog posts, a beautiful home tour, and of course, Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint in her online shop.
Photo Credit: Midwest Cottage and Finds
You can also connect with Chris on our social media channels.
She is the “voice” behind all of our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts!
Make sure you tag @mmsmilkpaint if you make your own set of speckled bird eggs. We’d love to see!
