I decorate eggs

[Jenlyn9483]

YOU R DEDICATED! Wow! I would like to see your xmas ornaments

 

[steigersa]

I do sell my eggs. Usually at egg shows. Craft shows aren't a good place for mine because of the cost of making them.

 

[steigersa]

I'll take some pictures of my ornaments later today.

 

[froggie71]

Beautiful! I envy the patience and skill it takes to work with such a medium. Very talented!

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Incredible!!!

 

[steigersa]

these are my carolers, they are made from goose eggs

This is a diarama ornament made from a goose egg.

More goose eggs

the start of bird cages, another goose egg

finished bird cages

 

[ChickiKat]

how do you cut the shells? and those are incredible!!

 

[steigersa]

I cut them with a dental drill. Just like what your dentist uses on your teeth. It hooks up to a compressor and it goes much faster than a dremel. Allot of people just starting out use a dremel but there is too much wobble in the burrs. The dental drill goes 400,000 RPM. It's so fast there is no vibration. So you can get a very fine cut. You can do filigree with these drills. And they are like holding a pencil in your hand.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Oh wow! I can't imagine the time and finesse that goes into one of those. Beautiful work!
Every time I've tried to carve duck eggs with the dremel, I shatter them.
I've got some tiny diamond cutting bits I should try.

Lisa

 

[steigersa]

This is my attempt at carving and filigree work. I haven't done much of this and the last cut I put my finger right through the top. Waste of an Emu egg!!!!! LOL

this is a goose egg done in filigree and I had better luck with this one.

And this is my hot air balloon, it's a goose and part of a turkey egg.