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

[yinepu]

I prefer the spray. The key is to get your egg on a skewer, get the can about a foot from the egg and gently spray while spinning the egg. Several light coats work best for me.

I always hang mine on wire.. never liked the skewer method because it requires the hole to be much larger than the wire method

 

[Jenlyn9483]

I currently do the screwer method. I think im going to definetely get some triple thick but also try the spray.


Here is the ones i've been doing last couple days.








Last year I got some great blue duck eggs from bhep but she doesnt have them anymore. I also don't have quail anymore so this was the last quail egg that I had left over from last year that I had blown out. My local meat market sells beautiful brown farm eggs so thats what I have been working with.

 

[Jenlyn9483]

Another thing, I was wondering about an alternative to using hot glue. Something that hardens a little bit slower than hot glue but does'nt take more than a couple minutes. Any ideas?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Jen, I found a 'gel-type' glue that sets in a couple of minutes and dries clear --- I use it for putting on the caps. It is packed up in my egg decorating box right now and I can't remember brand.

 

[aceschix]

Another thing, I was wondering about an alternative to using hot glue. Something that hardens a little bit slower than hot glue but does'nt take more than a couple minutes. Any ideas?

Super glue - but I find hot glue works better and it has some "give" to it which works well with the breakability of the egg.

 

[chicken stalker]

I can't wait to see this years creations!

 

[Morrow1411]

These eggs are beautiful!

 

[DawnSuiter]

I'm sitting here with 2 dozen goose eggs and 1.5 dozen green & brown chicken eggs and not nearly enough time before our Farmer's Market Holiday Market on Saturday where I hope to sell them. At the stores over the last few weeks, I found a total of 5, yes 5 transfer choices. next to NO stickers that would work, but did find some gems that are new since I last decorated eggs a couple years ago with all of you.

I'm free handing a couple with pencil, then tracing with marker. Best I can do. Wish me luck and OF COURSE I will post the photos.

 

[farmerinKC]

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Good luck! I made 20 this past week with just some cross stickers to include in some gift boxes for a fund-raiser at our church. I would love to see your photos when you finish yours-maybe it would help me to get enthused to make some more. I have a lot of eggs-I've been blowing them out all year.

 

[itsmechrissy]

I made about 20 ornaments, will post pictures as soon as I can figure out the best way to pose/display them