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    Home » Holidays » Easter

    Easter Egg Topiary

    By: Jane · Updated: 17 Jan, '21 · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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    Easter egg topiary graphic

    Spring has officially arrived and I'm trying to get ready for Easter which is fast approaching. Yesterday I had a little fun putting together this Easter egg topiary and since I really like how it turned out, I'm planning to make another one today.

    Easter egg topiary tree | cottage at the crossroads

    I have long admired these Easter egg topiary trees whenever I've seen them in stores, but they are a bit pricey. And since I had these galvanized containers that were sitting on the mantel, empty and begging for something tall to go in them, I decided to make some of my own.

    Easter eggs in a woven basket | cottage at the crossroads

    I thought I had plenty of pretty, pastel colored eggs that I could use on the tree. Here they are just sitting in a bowl with my new felted wool bunny that I found at one of my favorite stores, Southern Seasons, located in Mt. Pleasant, SC. But I quickly found out that I needed many more eggs to complete my topiary.

    Supplies needed to make an easter egg topiary tree | cottage at the crossroads

    SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE AN EASTER EGG TOPIARY

    (Affiliate links have been included for your convenience.)

    • foam cone (18" tall with a base diameter of 5")
    • package of Spanish moss
    • about 50 decorative, artificial eggs
    • glue gun (Amazon affiliate link)
    • lots of glue sticks
    • container for the tree (optional)

    Most of the eggs that I already had were mostly blue and green, but I wanted to include some of the pretty pastel colored eggs that you see in the photo above. I found these at Big Lots but I did not discover that they were glued into the carton until I got them home! So don't make the same mistake that I did! The eggs that I would recommend using would be the white ones that come in a carton that are sold at WalMart. Of course, you would need to paint them but they would be much less expensive to use.

    Easter egg topiary | cottage at the crossroads

    Once you get all of your supplies together, this project is a piece of cake. All you do is hot glue the eggs onto the foam cone. In the photo above, you can see that I started by putting the eggs straight up at the bottom and then I started angling the eggs left and right. I ended up putting 10 eggs on the bottom layer, 9 eggs on the next layer, then 8, 7,6,5,4, and then 1 on the top. (I didn't intentionally do that but it's just how it worked out!)

    Easter egg topiary tree | cottage at the crossroads

    In this close-up photo, you can see about how much space I left between each egg.

    Adding spanish moss to an easter egg topiary | cottage at the crossroads

    The next step is to add Spanish moss to hide the visible cone. The way I adhered the moss was to put a dab of hot glue on the cone and then pushed the moss onto it with a knife (to avoid burning my fingers!) The excess moss was wrapped around the eggs.

    Easter eggs topiary tree | cottage at the crossroads

    Such an easy DIY Easter decoration that could be a beautiful table centerpiece and if using it in that way, you wouldn't even have to put it in a container.

    Easter egg topiary tree | cottage at the crossroads

    But since I already had these galvanized containers that I used on our CHRISTMAS MANTEL, I just set the tree on top and it fit perfectly. (The opening of each container is 7 ½ inches, in case you plan to put your Easter egg topiary in a container.)

    Easy to make diy easter egg topiary | cottage at the crossroads

    Now, I have to get busy today making another matching Easter egg topiary so I can finish decorating our mantel!

    If you'd like to see some other topiaries that I've made, click on any of these photos below.

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    Strawberry topiary
    How to make a gumball topiary

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    1. Pam @diy Design Fanatic

      February 23, 2018 at 12:54 pm

      Love it Jane!

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    2. Kris

      January 05, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      Hi! I love your Easter egg topiary. Could you please tell me how wide the container is for the tree to get it to sit up like that? I know you said the tree is 5 inches wide so im just trying to figure out. Also, did you glue it inside the pot or just rest it there? Thank you so much. i love your blog.

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      • Jane Windham

        February 23, 2018 at 10:57 am

        The diameter of the galvanized container is 7 1/2 inches and the topiary is just resting on the top. By the time you add the bottom layer of eggs onto the cone, the diameter of the cone is greater than the diameter of the container. Works out perfectly!

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    3. Mary

      April 03, 2017 at 6:45 am

      Thank you for this tutorial on the Egg Tree! I'm excited to give it a try! Also love how you explained it all!!!

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    4. Laura Ingalls Gunn

      March 25, 2016 at 7:48 pm

      Jane thank you so much for this tutorial. I too adore these topiaries.

      Thank you for linking up this wonderful post on Thoughts of Home on Thursday. May you have a glorious Easter!

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    5. Laura

      March 24, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      I love anything that looks like a topiary and this is wonderful.
      You have inspired me.
      I have some of these eggs, but I need more.
      Thank you so much for sharing this with us all at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. We are so glad you are here!

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    6. SheilaG- Plum Doodles

      March 24, 2016 at 12:50 pm

      Love it, Jane, so cute!

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    7. VIRGINIA

      March 24, 2016 at 9:08 am

      que lindos colores,es muy hermoso!

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    8. Lisa

      March 24, 2016 at 8:42 am

      It's so pretty! What a beautiful addition to your Easter table!

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    9. [email protected] Designs

      March 24, 2016 at 8:09 am

      Super cute Jane!!!!

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    10. Dolly

      March 23, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      Love it!

      Reply
    11. Kathleen G

      March 23, 2016 at 12:49 pm

      The eggs are the perfect colors for the topiary in your home. I always liked the way you style your dining room for seasonal occasions, very pretty.
      Have a Blessed Easter with family and friends, Kathleen in Az

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    12. Dawn

      March 23, 2016 at 12:48 pm

      Jane this is too sweet 🙂 Pinning! I wish you'd send some spring weather my way. Supposed to get snow again today.

      Reply

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