Egg Painting and Decorating: 20 Charming Ideas For Creating Beautiful Displays
Decorating eggs has become more and more popular in recent years, for all kinds of events, festivals and celebrations. It is a wonderful opportunity for family crafting, combining classic traditional folk and decorative styles for more formal effects in adult work with the potential for fun, games and simple ideas for children. There are 20 beautiful specially-designed projects for every kind of style and purpose. Using hard-boiled or blown natural eggs you can paint, dye, dip, scratch, cover...
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Decorating eggs has become more and more popular in recent years, for all kinds of events, festivals and celebrations. It is a wonderful opportunity for family crafting, combining classic traditional folk and decorative styles for more formal effects in adult work with the potential for fun, games and simple ideas for children. There are 20 beautiful specially-designed projects for every kind of style and purpose. Using hard-boiled or blown natural eggs you can paint, dye, dip, scratch, cover and bleach them to create the most fabulous ornaments.
Introduction 7Egg Guide 10Equipment and Materials 12Basic Techniques 14Onion Skin Eggs 16Primary Dipped Eggs 18Leaf Stencils 20Dip-dyed Tartan 22Ducks' Crowns 24Spotty Easter Wands 26Stripy Eggs 28African Resist 30Golden Eggs 32Bleached Spirals 34Sgraffito 37Bright Butterflies 39Quails' Eggs Wreath 42Glittery Decoupage 44Goose Jugs 47Beaded Eggs 49Paper-Cutting 52Embroidery Thread Eggs 54Geometric Gilding 57Gilded Ostrich Egg 59Templates 62Suppliers 63Index 64Acknowledgements 64
