Day 63 Egg Art - covering inside with fabric

This is rather tricky... and you'll need some more items I forgot to mention before ooppsss!! Ehm the egg was painted with several coats of acrylic paint (5 or 6). Pearl and metallic effect colours look better, but you can also add fine glitter powder over matt colours on the egg itself!

Fabric material - satin like lining is fine
A piece of chain - I used a piece of broken necklace I had, but you can buy this

Attach the chain first, using epoxy resin glue. The ends will be hidden by the fabric later, reinforcing the chain attachment at the same time. The length of the chain needs to be just enough for the egg not to open all the way through, since the hinge is attached to the outside.



Scrape some of the membrane from the inside of the egg, just at the edges, with the help of a craft knife or manicure scissors. Always handle with care.

Apply fabric glue all around the inner side of the egg. Apply a piece of fabric and cut any remaining part over the edge. Try to make it look puffy and cushiony.




Don't worry much about finishing touches, tidy it up as best you can... the rest will be covered in cord :-)

Day 62 Egg Art Material

I attended and did a couple of designed eggs some 3 years ago. They are based on Faberge' egg designs, and though these don't come as costly the effect is beautiful, more so when you consider that they are made out of a real egg. Eggs come in different sizes depending on the bird species, and colours. No animals are harmed since the egg is not fertilized in the first place, and any eggs I empty myself, I use in food I make!

The egg here is a duck egg and I bought it already emptied, cleaned and cut.
Apart from the egg you'll need:
Scissors
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
Jar with water
Fabric glue
Epoxy resin glue
Tweezers
Craft knife
Hinge



For Decor:
Flowers
Filigree shapes
Outline stickers
Cord
Corded pearls
Other statuettes or shapes
Beads, feathers and many other embellishments




I started out by checking where the egg cuts meet and this was marked in pencil.



Before painting colour on the egg (this helps to reinforce it), attach the hinge. As an inexperienced egg crafter, I attched it on the outside. Score some lines on the hinge itself with the craft knife for it to adhere well. Mix equal parts of the epoxy resin glue and apply where needed.
NOTE Read safety notes and FOLLOW.

Day 61 More decorated eggs

Here are some more painted eggs decorated with acrylic paints.
No animals were harmed in the process :-)

Day 59 Painted eggs

Day 55 Marble effect

This effect is achieved by placing some drops of colour onto the surface of some water in a bowl. Place drops of a different colour in the middle of the first colour. You can apply even 3 or more colours. Swirl the paint with the help of a toothpick. Dip the object slowly into the water and remove it quickly. Allow to dry.

Here I used an empty egg. I clean the inside of the egg using a mixture of water and some vinegar to remove all residues of the egg. I placed the egg on a kebab stick and let it dry for about 20 minutes.

The colours I used were specifically for this project. Nail polish can also be used to achieve this effect.







I think it is more ideal to use a larger container... see ya!