The United States of Easter Eggs
We asked 50 craft bloggers across the country to decorate an egg honoring their home state. Check out their great ideas!
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Alabama
Sherry used paint and a permanent marker to call out Alabama’s unofficial state anthem.
Sherry Cole, savvyapron.com
Alaska
Natasha evoked the elusive northern lights using acrylic paint and glitter glue.
Natasha Price, alaskaknitnat.com
Arizona
To get the look of a blooming saguaro cactus, common in spring, Vanessa used paint and a fake flower.
Vanessa Rodriguez Coppola, seevanessacraft.com
Arkansas
Fabric apple blossoms are a nod to the state flower; the rhinestones resemble locally mined diamonds.
Amy Nelson, eunamaes.com
California
Inspired by a famous pink door in Palm Springs, Kelly made a clay version surrounded by paper plants.
Kelly Mindell, studiodiy.com
Colorado
Bernadette painted the Flatirons rock formations, a Boulder landmark.
Bernadette Uzcategui, blueprintsociety.com
Connecticut
The official animal of this tiny state is the giant sperm whale, which Eva created with watercolors and ink.
Eva Amurri Martino, happilyevaafter.com
Delaware
Delaware’s state bug, the ladybug, looks especially cute against Kita’s blue-painted egg.
Kita Roberts, passthesushi.com
Florida
This two-tone brown-painted “trunk” with construction-paper leaves perfectly mimics a palm tree.
Amber Kemp-Gerstel, damasklove.com
Georgia
Rachel dabbed on several paint colors with a stenciling sponge to create this peach of an egg.
Rachel Faucett, handmadecharlotte.com
Hawaii
Julie calls this gem-covered beauty the hala kahiki (“pineapple” in Hawaiian).
Julie Estrella, alohalovely.com
Idaho
Idaho is full of peaks; Claire painted these (based on the Sawtooth Range) with gouache.
Claire Free, inklingcalligraphy.com
Illinois
Nicole lives near Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous home and studio, so she painted it as a nod to her state.
Nicole Balch, makingitlovely.com
Indiana
Sara painted this egg with acrylics to look like the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sara Davis, sincerelysarad.com
Iowa
Iowa produces tons of electricity from wind, so Liz turned skewer and toothpick tips into turbines.
Liz Lidgett, lizlidgett.com
Kansas
Paper cutouts on a painted egg create this pretty sunflower — the Kansas state flower.
Angie Pickman, ruralpearl.com
Kentucky
Hats off to Julee for designing this Derby-style topper with cardboard, fabric, feathers and a fake flower.
Julee Lair, diylouisville.com
Louisiana
Jessica painted and gilded this egg in Mardi Gras colors, then added a feathered paper mask.
Jessica Fediw, happytogetherbyjess.com
Maine
Lobster, Maine’s state crustacean, is the focus of this hand-painted egg.
Lauren Rachel Myers, laurenrachel.com
Maryland
It’s impossible to feel crabby when you see this egg, decorated with temporary tattoos.
Maritza Lisa, maritzalisa.com
Massachusetts
Amanda’s intricately painted scene of Boston Harbor portrays the seaside city’s past and present.
Amanda S. Light, primandpropah.com
Michigan
The route to the Upper Peninsula takes you over the Mackinac Bridge, depicted here with paint and marker.
Liz Marie Galvan, lizmarieblog.com
Minnesota
Made with paper, paint and fake ox horns, this egg celebrates icons Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Alyse Siemers, apieceofalyse.com
Mississippi
Beth’s dyed and painted egg pays homage to the blues, which has origins in her home state.
Beth Hunt, bethhuntcalligraphy.com
Missouri
Missouri is home to more than 6,000 caves, so Emily hollowed out this egg and covered it in faux moss.
Emily Farris, thatsfestiveaf.com
Montana
This painted egg is inspired by the region of Montana known for its wheat, the Golden Triangle.
Joellyn Clark, montanaprairietales.com
Nebraska
This egg has painted kernels and a tissue-paper husk to represent Nebraska’s most widely grown crop.
Kathleen Hammack, www.thinking-smaller.com
Nevada
This paper version of Vegas’s iconic sign is glued to a glittery egg. (Nevada is the Silver State.)
Holly Gagnon, ribbonsandglue.com
New Hampshire
Sarah’s egg references the gold dome of the state capitol and the birch trees of the state’s forests.
Sarah Pelletier, birchlandinghome.com
New Jersey
Laura captured the Jersey coastline with sand and an Easter bunny made of shells.
Laura Kuhlmann, petscribbles.com
New Mexico
Jamie mimicked the look of a New Mexican concho belt with turquoise chips, ribbon and silver conchos.
Jamie Lewinger, morethanturquoise.com
New York
The outside of Sarah’s hollow egg is covered in sugar; the inside features a view of the Plaza Hotel.
Sarah Wilson, onesavvymom.net
North Carolina
Tasha gave a nod to the Wright brothers’ first flight with temporary tattoos of a plane and trees.
Tasha Agruso, designertrapped.com
North Dakota
Bison still roam the prairies in North Dakota, just like the tiny paper versions that travel across this dyed egg.
Jodi Reardon, northdakotamomblog.wordpress.com
Ohio
Ohio loves its buckeyes (nuts that grow there), so Abbey painted her egg to look like one.
Abbey DeHart, thecardswedrew.com
Oklahoma
Allison used gilded paper and paint (in red, burnt orange and turquoise) for her take on a red dirt road.
Allison Griffith, refunkmyjunk.com
Oregon
If you want to spot a hipster, head to Portland — or check out Erika’s painted egg and its glitter beard.
Erika Lee Sears, atinyrocket.com
Pennsylvania
The first American flag was likely stitched in Pennsylvania, so Wendy wrapped her egg in thread.
Wendy Cray Kaufman, abcsandgardenpeas.com
Rhode Island
This state has gorgeous lighthouses, including Castle Hill Lighthouse, which Leigh painted on this egg.
Leigh Medeiros, leighmedeiros.com
South Carolina
The palmetto tree, a South Carolina icon, appears on the state flag; Maureen painted hers with acrylic.
Maureen Anders, arworkshop.com
South Dakota
Lauren made a paper head and feathers for this delicately painted pheasant, the state bird.
Lauren Halgerson, ohmywordpaperie.com
Tennessee
Nashville is known as Music City, so Ellie painted a banjo, along with the Great Smoky Mountains.
Ellie, nashvillewife.com
Texas
The sunsets in Marfa inspired Katie to paint her egg with watercolors. The details are in acrylic paint.
Katie Taylor, spraypaintandchardonnay.com
Utah
Bees appear on the Utah state seal; here they’re pom-poms glued to a crepe-paper hive.
Brittany Watson Jepsen, thehousethatlarsbuilt.com
Vermont
This state is famous for its dairy products, especially cheese and ice cream, so Kim painted a cow.
Kim Conner, inspirationmadesimple.com
Virginia
Carrie lives near the Blue Ridge Mountains; this view is a common sight for her.
Carrie Waller, dreamgreendiy.com
Washington
Joanna referenced Washington salmon with an egg covered in delicate tissue-paper scales.
Joanna Hawley, jojotastic.com
West Virginia
The dome on the state’s capitol is gold and so is the top of this egg. The state’s founding year is a decal.
Leigh Anne Watts, houseologie.com
Wisconsin
Wisconsin residents’ love of cheese and football is legendary, thus this cheesehead egg.
Meg Hemmelgarn, greenwithdecor.com
Wyoming
Georgia depicted Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring not with paint but with thread!
Georgia Rowswell, georgiarowswell.com
