Egg Art display is as important as the pattern and decoration of your eggs. Choosing a complementary theme, the color, and making sure the egg fits nicely and does not roll out. It's like choosing...
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Beginning with this clean white chicken egg, I divide the egg into sections (mapping) using a No.2 pencil and a fabric measuring tape. I draw over the grid lines with beeswax using an...
I always admire egg artists that can just pick up an egg, and eyeball the divisions perfectly. I - on the other hand - need tools. There are a couple of ways to mark the center hole of an egg for...
The Stake Method The stake method is fairly involved, but it does leave a wonderful thick coating of varnish with no fingerprints, streaks, or nail-notches from an egg drying rack. I usually do...
Emptying your egg of the insides is scary at first, but after a few times, you will get the hang of it. Honestly, I have lost very few eggs this way. The eggshell is sturdier than you would...
Initial (light) Varnish Coat Here is where my method differs from common methods. I give the egg a coat of varnish before I empty it. The reason for this is because I clean out the inside of the...