DIY Whimsical Unicorn Easter Eggs — Easy Glitter Horns & Floral Crowns
Add a touch of magic to your Easter with these whimsical Unicorn Easter Eggs. This simple DIY transforms plain eggs into adorable unicorns using paper horns, gold glitter, faux flowers and a few basic tools. Perfect as table decorations, gifts, or for a pastel-themed egg hunt.
Finished unicorn eggs arranged for a magical Easter display.
Materials
- Eggs
- Faux flowers
- Gold glitter
- Piece of cardstock (paper would be okay too)
- Tools
- Black marker
- Hot glue and glue gun
Before you start: work on a protected surface when using hot glue and glitter. If you prefer, use pre-dyed or painted eggs in pastel tones to complement the unicorn look.
Instructions
Cut rectangular cardstock pieces to form the unicorn horns.
- You will begin with a rectangular piece of cardstock or paper. If you use paper, it is best if it is thicker, sturdier paper. You could go with cardboard too, but only if it is the very thin type.
- Rolling the piece of cardstock, create a cone shape. Take your time to create a nice, neat point. This will be the unicorn’s horn. Trim the bottom edge so that it is flat, and use hot glue to hold the cone together. Wait for that to dry before you continue.
Roll the paper into a neat cone and trim the base so it sits flat on the egg.
Trimmed cones ready for texture and glitter.
Use hot glue to draw a spiral around the cone to mimic a unicorn horn.
Now it is time to decorate the horn and give it the right texture. To do this, you are going to use hot glue to draw a spiral around the horn from the top to the bottom. You will then sprinkle glitter over the glue before it dries so that it defines the spiral shape.To take a shortcut to doing this, I filled a small container with glitter and literally dipped the horn inside as I added each bit of glue. Either approach (the dipping or the sprinkling) can get the job done. Go slowly with the glue so that you get a nice, neat spiral and so that you do not end up with glitter stuck to the horn in odd places.
Dip or sprinkle gold glitter onto the wet glue to highlight the spiral.
Glittered horns cooling and drying before assembly.
Batch-process multiple horns and eggs to speed up the project.
If you are making multiple unicorn eggs, I suggest batch-processing them. Instead of finishing your first egg before you start the next, do each step concurrently for all the eggs. So for example, you can fold all the cone shapes and trim them to start out, and then you can put the glue and glitter on each of them before you proceed to the next step.
Lightly sketch eye guidelines before drawing with the marker.
Next, you can draw the eyes on your eggs
Draw simple closed-eye lashes with a black marker for a cute expression.
Use hot glue to attach the horns to the top of the eggs.
Glue each glittered horn securely to the top of the egg.
Hot glue the faux flowers onto the eggs around the horns to create floral crowns.
Attach tiny faux flowers to form a delicate floral crown around the horn.
Close-up showing the glitter spiral horn, drawn eyes and flower crown details.
You have no finished creating your beautiful, magical unicorn eggs!
A set of whimsical unicorn eggs ready for display or an Easter hunt.
Tips: store finished eggs carefully to avoid knocking off the flowers or glitter. These make charming table centerpieces, mantel decor, or surprise treats for a pastel-themed Easter hunt.