Don't be discouraged! There's something out there for every level! For instance, you could just cover the egg in clay and then use a rubber stamp to decorate it.
The dragon was incredibly frustrating, because about 3/4 of the way through making it, I broke my left arm right by the wrist from slipping and falling on ice. >;( Oh man I was mad, but when I was able to use my arm a few months after surgery, I think it helped it to heal nice and strong by playing with the clay. So there, health benefits to working with polymer clay, people! It's good for you!
Hey I'm not knocking cooking, you'd be surprised at how much overlap there can be. For instance, I got irritated that there's no decent horse cookie cutters out there, so I made one myself!