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

[steigersa]

LOL I know exactly what those egg decorting dreams are like. When I need to make an egg for someone or I have part of an idea for an egg I will think about it constantly until one night it comes to me while I am dreaming. That is how I think of all my designs!!!! I think you are doing a great job on your first cut egg. I have friends who do very intricate carving on the eggs with the dremel, so it can be done, but I don't like the vibrations in it. For craft shows I always put my egg in boxes, with tissue paper. I don't want my eggs to be broken before they get them home. So I buy boxes and put them in them, then in a bag. And that reminds me I have to get more boxes!!!!!!! LOL

 

[farmerinKC]

I finally have a photo to show of a few eggs.

I would love if someone could help me with a problem I'm having.

- With some of the glittery, plastic rub-ons-the edges come up when I spray them with the acrylic spray. So, I bought some of the Triple Thick brush on gloss glaze. What is the best way to apply it? Thick coat? Thin coat? It says not to overwork it-hard for me to do...I just want it to come out right without having to mess with it anymore!

These eggs may get the better of me!!! I figure that if I am ever lucky enough to sell any for $6.00 each-that after supply expenses I could make about $4.00 in profit each-but my labor would end up being worth about .25 an hour.

Thanks for any advice,
Connie

 

[Kansaseq]

Hey, Neighbor!
I had the same problem with some of mine. I think spraying several thin coats, and letting them dry in between, helped with mine. Yours look great!

 

[GrannysRoost]

I have been mesmerized by these and do our tree in homemade ornaments...thankfully the girls are laying again and more to come soon I hope...Wonderful job!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Those are beautiful!!!
Light coats of spray at first. Even my painted eggs will try to run/bleed if I get heavy-handed with the clear-coat.
I broke down and bought out HobbyLobby section of rub-ons. Very disappointed, at least half are dried up and won't stick and a great part of the ones that start 'rubbing-on' leave me with a half-decorated egg, and the rest of the transfer, just doesn't. Leaves me to scrape the partial transfer and try again, or scrap the egg .

 

[steigersa]

Allot of people glue their stickers on to make sure the edges stay down. I use class a peels only because they stick really well but so many places don't use them. I would use light coats and put a few on the egg myself.

 

[aceschix]

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Where do you find these rub-ons? That is the challenge for me. I just can not find nice ones that work.

 

[sonew123]

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Where do you find these rub-ons? That is the challenge for me. I just can not find nice ones that work.

The link I sent you isn't working April??

 

[aceschix]

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Where do you find these rub-ons? That is the challenge for me. I just can not find nice ones that work.

The link I sent you isn't working April??

The link did work. I ordered $50 worth - waiting for them to come. But I can not find the word ones that will stay on. They all seem too long. Did you order them from that same place?

I think I will try the silver and gold paint though.

 

[sonew123]

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The link I sent you isn't working April??

The link did work. I ordered $50 worth - waiting for them to come. But I can not find the word ones that will stay on. They all seem too long. Did you order them from that same place?

I think I will try the silver and gold paint though.

I did and got the most beautiful gold words ever-so EASY to apply almost too easy...words like "peace" hope-love-joy etc.... so pretty