How to Present and Display Eggs

Once you’ve blown, dyed, and decorated a dozen eggs, it’s time to display them. You could take the standard approach and nestle a dozen eggs in a nice basket filled with artificial grass, but there are far more imaginative ways to display them. Whatever you choose, don’t limit yourself: have as much fun choosing what to use for presentation as you did in deciding how to decorate your eggs in the first place.

Baskets are a traditional choice for presenting eggs, but don’t limit yourself to the usual styles or sizes. Miniature baskets—wire, wood, glass, or plastic—are great showcases for single eggs. An oversized decorative basket filled with one or a dozen eggs can become a focal point in a room. Other options for presenting groups of eggs include bowls and platters, decorative bags and boxes, and even the humble egg carton.

A single, artful egg should get its very own pedestal—and besides, it won’t stand upright without one. Egg cups are the obvious choice for displaying single eggs. If you don’t have china or glass egg cups in your kitchen cabinet, you can find them in kitchen stores, antique shops, or even in the wood products section of your local craft store.

Small plastic curtain rings are an alternative that give the rounded end of an egg just enough support to stand upright almost invisibly. If you’re looking to make more of a statement, use a napkin ring.