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Colourful Easter Plates

easter plate

Today Marilyn shares her easy to make Cookie|Charger Collage Plate DIY! This is a fun one to do with kids, not to mention a great way to use up all of that tissue paper you’ve been collecting!

Easter Plate

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 1 cup of hot water
  • ½ cup of white sugar
  • Spritz bottle Plate
  • Tissue Paper
Easter Plate
Easter Plate

Pour hot water and sugar into bottle. Shake until all sugar is dissolved.

Easter Plate
Easter Plate

Tear different size of strips of tissue paper and pile together

Easter Plate
Easter Plate

Spritz the plate evenly with the sugar water

Easter Plate

Start with one colour and gently lay the tissue across the plate. Do this with several strips.

Easter Plate
Easter Plate

Gradually add in the other colours.

Easter Plate
Easter Plate

If needed spritz lightly between layers and then all over again, once finished.

Easter Plate
Easter Plate

With a soft cloth wipe excess sugar water off of edges. Let dry overnight.

Easter Plate

Once it has dried overnight, using a very sharp paring knife or blade trim off excess.

Easter Plate

Important! Place only dry food on plate! Once you finish using it, rinse with warm water and the collage will slide right off.

Easter Plate

Before Easter arrives I will be sharing one more DIY with you, a colourful and simple napkin ring

Photography by Jennifer Klementti
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