Look what I do with Eggs!

[barney]

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to post a photo....Since that hasn't happened I decided to change my avatar of my 3 grandkids and a silkie to my new avatar of my egg art! I would love to send larger pics...but an avatar will have to do for now.

I paint or dye my goose and chicken egss to look like marble, onyx, alabaster etc. The golden brown goose egg is dyed with wet onion skins wrapped around the egg with a panty hose toe over it and tied at the top with a twisty tie. I place the egg in almost boiled water. I let it site for about an hour. When I take the egg out, I unwrap it and peel the onion skin off and there it is a beautiful "stone" egg! The other 2 eggs I painted to look like that. After all the eggs were done, I put them in a very large clear vase (about 15 eggs). They look great on my coffee table in the family room.

 

[LilPeeps]

That's so cool, what a great idea!! I can't wait to see the full sized ones!

 

[sweetcorn]

Are blowing them out ? We used to paint and decoupage eggs for the christmas tree every year. Glue a bead on each end and string a hanging loop in the top bead . Was great fun.

 

[barney]

Thanks! I take more photos later today and try and post them!

 

[PaintedMeadows]

They look gorgeous!! I look forward to seeing more!

 

[EllyMae]

So do you blow out the egg yolk/white before coloring?

 

[tomdeggeater]

Geez, I would hope the eggs get blown out first. Otherwise they'd start to smell after a while. No?

 

[EllyMae]

That's what I was thinking

 

[barney]

Yes, I blow them out first.

I use my dremel power tool with a tiny drill bit. I make 2 holes. when al the egg and yoke are out, I soak them in soap/bleach water. Then I take a think woodem skewr and poke in in a piece of styrofoam and put the eggs on that to dry.

 

[barney]

sorry for the typos... It's a thin wooden skewer