Last year's post tells the history of me starting to do these eggs in 1973. So it's been a long time, and the success grew exponentially when I started using these tools and dyes.
And, as I said in last year's post, I would love to do these as Christmas ornaments to give away or sell. Monte made the shelf last year and from the same above link source I bought the egg stands.And last summer I varnished them for the first time ever - a final step I've always skipped. So some of the varnished ones are older and already faded. These dyes are toxic, so no eating of the eggs, but are not run-proof, so make sure the varnish is not water-base.
3 comments:
they are lovely! I have some pretty egg shaped ornaments from Turkey. You made these? How?
I ordered some of your books from Amazon tonight to give away. Do you ship directly from home and did you self publish?
We now self-publish Hearth & Home. It was out of print a couple years and I got SO many letters ... Yes Amazon sells it via me. I can ship direct if you contact me. The shipping is then cheaper.
Whoops I ordered it through Amazon. but nice to know we can just contact you. I'm going to give two friends a copy.
I love Monte's illustrations.
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