Amazing Easter Eggs
Decorating eggs doesn't have to mean a packet of PAAS! Easter enthusiasts worldwide are using fabric, etching and decoupage to enhance their eggs.
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These "surprise eggs" begin with plastic shells that are layered with torn leaves of literature then dressed in glitter, ribbon and gems. Follow the surprisingly simple step-by-step over at Inspire Co.
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Pynsanky is an ancient, intricate egg-dying process. A design is drawn on the shell in pencil, and anything that should remain white is carefully covered in wax with a stylus. The egg is then dipped into the next shade, and the process repeats. In the end, the egg -- almost entirely covered in wax -- is heated with a candle until the wax melts away, revealing the design underneath.
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Lego my Easter egg-o! The kid-at-heart behind these adorable eggs glued six mints onto the egg and then coated them in acrylic paint. Even though you can't build with them, they're still loads of fun!
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In Budapest, Easter eggs are used as canvases for layering paint. Although not nearly as laborious as traditional pysanky, these hand-painted eggs from Hungary have impressive artistry and high-sheen results thanks to a generous coating of varathane.
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Clever Karen decided to put her own spin on the Inspire Co. "surprise eggs". Instead of literature and glitter, she mod-podged with pieces of old maps, giving each one a color scheme and geographic theme.
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Sure, these Easter eggs from the 23rd Annual Saline Center Consignment Sale & Craft Show seem to be heavily coated in some sort of polyurethane and then carved with a tiny Dremel tool, but still -- color us impressed.
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Czechnians are usually masters of the hand-painted Easter eggs, but these clothed creations are nothing to sneeze at, either. Carefully cut fabric is assembled in a pattern, with the seams disguised by ribbon, nary a glue drop to be seen.
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The pointallist designs on these hand-painted Easter eggs were created by sticking a round-head pin into a pencil eraser, and using it as a dotting and flourishing tool.
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These vibrant Easter eggs appear to have taken many layered dives into metallic dyes. Using etching, tape or rubber bands, certain colors were staved off while others bled through, giving these attention grabbers a tie-dyed effect.
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