i need a website that tells me how to make eggshell ornadments. the kind that are cleaned out in the center.?

Answer 1

Interestingly enough,there is a website called "Learn Pysanky".
Pysanky is the word for this kind of egg art.

Answer 2

I've made Ukrainian eggs with 5th graders for years and we didn't shake them prior to poking the holes. Somehow, quite a few eggs would accidentally fly across the room because they were being shaken too vigorously. Hmmmm.
Instead we used a push pin and made many tiny holes and gradually enlarged it to the size we needed. One end was approximately 1/8" across and the other 1/4". We used straightened paper clips inserted in the larger hole to scrambled the yoke. I found it was easier for the kids to blow the eggs when they kept their cheeks tightened rather than puffing them out. And ofcourse they all got grossed out when the clumps of egg white got stuck in the hole and had to be poked at to free it up.
The holes in the shell compromise the integrity and strength of the egg and they will easily crack if they aren't handled tenderly or land with a splash in the dye.
I make many of my Ukrainian eggs without blowing the egg out. Over time the yolk shrinks then dries up and rattles around inside the egg like a small hard bead. During the dry time the eggs aren't handled as the yolks can ferment and periodically explode.
Dyeing a blown egg can be a challenge as they float very nicely once empty. I rigged a egg dipper out of wire that holds the egg at the bottom of the dye jar, completely covered.
Easters eggs are usually hard boiled and drawn on with crayons then dipped into the dye. Blown eggs are much more delicate and I use a tiny copper funnel attached to a stick to apply the beeswax. A small amount of beeswax is scooped into the funnel which is then heated over a candle flame. The melted wax flows very evenly and great detail can be achieved. Once all the colors have been applied in the design, the egg is held near the candle flame and the wax is gently rubbed off.
The same care must be taken if gluing decorations on an egg for a christmas ornament. Work with the egg nestled in a hand towel so it won't roll and you don't accidently knock it.
Nothing is more terrible than working on an egg for six hours then cracking it on the edge of the dye jar.

Answer 3

We also use "blown out" eggshells for covering with decorative polymer clay, so you may want to check out the various ways we've discovered for emptying them on this page:
http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/eggs.htm
(look at the first paragraphs on that page)

Then if you're also interested in using polymer clay with your empty eggshells as ornaments, check out the rest of that page (... btw, we also sometime cover eggshells with clay and leave at least some areas empty... then dissolve out the shell with vinegar, leaving only the baked clay... cool).


Diane B.

Answer 4

I have made Ukranian Eggs.

Take a raw egg and shake the heck out of it. Shake it violently for a couple of minutes. This will make it easier to get the egg out.

You use a tiny drill bit with your fingers to make a hole in each end of the raw egg. One hole can be slightly bigger, so you can cover it up with the hanger piece.

Then you put your mouth over the small end, and blow very gently until the raw scrambled egg comes out the bigger hole.

eggs-files.tripod.com/

Answer 5

just poke a hole in EACH end of the egg w/ a small needle, and shake the egg like hell...then...BLOW one end of the egg, and the inside will come out the other end...it takes a while, but it works...this is what we did when i was in an Art Class in Highschool
ooh be careful not to squeeze too hard because it will BUST

Answer 6

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/holidayfun/xmaseggz.html