Blue/Brown Eggs, Easter/Christmas Eggs - Getting my craft on!!

[Muggsmagee]

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Great job doing something different!

I tried to do some w/ a crackle paint effect...it turned out lousy. But I'm hoping someone else is willing to try something similar. Again, I don't have the patience for trial and error. I'm hoping to find some way to do a tortoiseshell effect. (I can't remember where I saw this done...HGTV maybe?...on a coffee table...) I just thought a tortoiseshell egg ornament would look great.

 

[AkTomboy]

Dipsy Doodle Doo

those look awesome! I now have to find some mod podge, so skewers and mod podge are both on the list.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! You should be able to get that crackle effect by painting the egg with diluted glue (dries clear school-type), then painting your color over that. I don't know what it is about the glue that makes the paint want to 'crackle'.
Or they sell a product that you paint on before you paint your color.

Thanks all! My Barred Rocks share a pen with my Ancona ducks and I saw a BR feather curled around a duck egg in the nest box the other morning --- that image stuck in my mind.

If you can't find skewers, can't you just sharpen some straight sticks to use? If I didn't have mod podge, I'd be tempted to use a 'dries clear type glue'.

Lisa

 

[AkTomboy]

I know many of us have eggs we can blow of our own, but with the Thanksgiving rush on my farm eggs I was short for the craft show I have this Sat. I got an AMAZING ebay seller, I lost his auction because of a whole dime and didnt wake up in time to bid again. I contacted him and he made a listing that day for me, he then sent me 30+ eggs from small to even 4 HUGE goose eggs, even sent it priorty for me and made it to me in 4 days, Im In Alaska folks!! The sellers name is rurtg I can not say enough about how he went above and beyond to help me. So if yall need any eggs look him up

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Lisa I will have to try the glue thing I have some extra turkey feathers from a Tom who tried to go after my crib midget, he was just tooo pretty to waste those feathers, and he tasted great

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Guinea feathers would look really nice on the eggs!

 

[HenThymes]

What an awesome thread!!! I have just gone thru all 84 pages, wow, what beautiful pieces.

I can't wait to try a few of my own, too bad my girls aren't laying at the moment.

My little serama's are though, hmmm...

 

[AkTomboy]

HenThymes
I use my serama eggs

I just finished another 32 eggs today...and am going the 100 miles tomorrow to hit up a few stores for supplies I need along with other "city" stuff that needs to be done... ugg soo not a fan but Ill live...and a total side note its -15F outside right now

 

[HenThymes]

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Oh, I would love to see what they come out like, do you have pictures you could share??

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Yes! I bought crackle paint. It gave clear directions...but I overdid it with the brushing technique. Because my girls aren't laying...I don't want to mess around with the few eggs I have!

 

[AkTomboy]

HenThymes


I will post pics tonight Im off for a 200 mile round trip to the city at a balmy -34f at my house and - 44f in the City have a good day all