cwhit590's Egg Art (Pic Heavy!)

[GracefulBantams]

I need to decorate an egg for a contest.... but I'll never get it to look as good as yours

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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Yes you can.....the worst thing to do is to doubt yourself......go for it.

 

[GracefulBantams]

Thank you!

I will "try"

 

[cwhit590]

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Thanks GracefulBantams.

Definitely go for it! Have fun decorating your egg. I've been having a good time experimenting and coming up with new ideas. Never hurts to try!


I have a new egg I made that I need to take a pic of to show you guys....I want to give it to some friends this weekend, so I'll have to take a pic when it's ready to go. I haven't made many lately due to sickness and a full work schedule.

For those of you who gave me suggestions as far as what to coat/seal the eggs with, I've been using Mod Podge with good results. It works great with the rub-ons, and it works just fine for the ones I painted with acrylic ink - no bleeding ink or messed up etchings! phew...

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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Yes you can.....the worst thing to do is to doubt yourself......go for it.

Acre, your avatar is awesome!

 

[Hoosiermomma]

Hey Caleb.....you have any pics of some new egg designs?????

 

[cwhit590]

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They're coming....eventually.........................

 

[Hoosiermomma]

Can't wait!!!!!

 

[2ndtimearound]

Caleb, your eggs are beautiful!

I have a question about the "etching" eggs you made - did you use wax? And what type of paint did you use? When I was growing up, my mother collected decorated eggs that were decorated with this sort of etching and wax method, so I'm curious about your methodologies? Please tell!

 

[cwhit590]

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Thanks 2ndtime,

On the etched egg I just used black acrylic artist's ink. I found it at Hobby Lobby. All I do is paint it on the surface of the egg, and then scratch off the design with a safety pin. Pretty simple....but time consuming (depending on your design!)

I'm trying to crank out a few more eggs for relatives this week....I'll try to post some pics if I have time. I've been so busy lately!

Happy Holidays