Supplies Checklist:

• Plastic Easter Eggs
• Beads (Optional)
• Yarn or Ribbon or String
• Large Needle
• Utility Knife

Step-By-Step Tutorial:

• Gather your supplies. You can use any kind of yarn, ribbon, or string you have lying around. The large needle comes in handy for stringing the eggs and beads. The beads are optional, but I think they add that special something.
• Measure out the area where you want to hang the garland and cut the string, adding a little bit extra to account for draping as well as the knots you’ll need to tie.
• Decide on the order you want the colors to go in, so that it will be consistant if you’re repeating any of them.
• Tie a knot large enough to keep the first bead from sliding over it.
• Put the yarn through the needle for easy stringing.
• String the first bead.
• Open up the first egg and place one side on the table.
• Use your utility knife to cut through the pre-stamped hole at the end of the egg. Some eggs come with the hole already made, but some you may need to punch out.
• Rotate the utility knife in a circular motion to dig into the hole.
• Continue until you have a small hole, large enough to fit the needle through opened.
• Do the same with the other side of the egg.
• String the bottom of the egg first.
• Then string on the top of the egg and re-close the egg once they’re both on the string.
• Move down next to the first bead.
• Add another bead on the other side of the egg.
• Tie a knot on the other side of the second bead to keep it in place.
• This is optional, but I wanted a little space between each egg, so I measured out 5″ between the knot and where the next egg will go.
• Tie a knot at this 5″ mark.
• Bead the next color.
• Poke the holes in the next egg to string.
• Push down next to the bead.
• String another bead on the other side of the egg and tie a knot after it to secure.
• Continue doing this down the string until you have your garland the length you want it to be.
• Hang with standard masking tape. If you have a very stringy yarn like I did, it also helps to put a piece of masking tape at the end of the string to prevent fraying.