it was a mess but that’s ok

 I had plans to create gorgeous stenciled Easter eggs inspired by a Martha Stewart tutorial. I bought the electrical tape she said to use, made cardstock egg stands, mixed up the dye and was ready to make the cutest Easter eggs in the history of our family. Within a few minutes it was clear that either Martha Stewart had lied or I sucked. Not wanting to believe either I decided the picture perfect eggs were not meant to be and pulled out paint, markers and scissors. I have never seen such Easter eggs, some were completely wrapped in electrical tape, paint was splattered, crazy designs were drawn and many unfortunate eggs were dropped, cracked and otherwise destroyed. Out of the mayhem came a lot of fun and silliness and a beautiful, perfect egg created not by a crafting guru but by my six year old. I think that is what art, life and Easter are all about. Out of the mess comes something even more beautiful..