Kiara, The "baby" eggs that you have referred to are a collection of the smaller eggs that egg artists work with. The larger ones (inside the really big rhea egg, are Bobwhite quail eggs, the "middle sized" small eggs are parakeet eggs and the small ones are zebra finch eggs. The really really tiny eggs are snail eggs. The "tea pot" was made by cutting the top off of one of the bobwhite quail eggs. I just put a very small decal on it on the "bottom" part of the tea pot;on top I simply glued a small 4mm gold bead. The handle was made from a small plastic swan! I cut it off at the neck to get the curve of the handle; the spout of the tea pot is another plastic swan with its head and part of the neck. I had to file it to fit to the quail egg. Bobwhite quail eggs and zebra finch eggs are very easy to break, so be sure to reinforce the eggshell with a spray sealer like Krylon 1311 Matte Sealer, or paint it with several coats of clear nail polish. The intricate cutting was done with a very high speed tool used by egg artists. If these are your first eggs, I would recommend that you paint them in pretty colors, and put a tiny picture of a flower or some very tiny beads and use the beads to create flowers. Those turn out very nicely; my mother had a brain hemorrhage and when she was in rehab she had to teach a class on one of the things she used to be able to do, so she used the quail eggs and she had each person put one size 9ss dark yellow flatbacked rhinestone in the center; then around that each person had to put a red size 9ss flatbacked rhinestone; then the created the stem of the flower and theleaves with the green size 9ss flatbacked rhinestones. They turned out very nicely and I had used epoxy to put an up eye on the top of each quail egg and I gave each person an ornament hanger, and everyone in her Stroke Recovery Program went home with a "flower ornament" that they had made and only one person broke an egg. You could create your own design by going to Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Wal-mart and getting several colors of rhinestones to create your own unique design for your parents. If you got the really little ones, sized 5ss you could put DAD on one and MOM on one and your name on the back or the year. Use a strand of spaghetti, put it in your mouth to dampen the noodle with your saliva and use it to pick up the rhinestones. It works like a charm! Good Luck, Have Fun, and if you need more advice send me an e-mail at: cbkjellsen@earthlink.net I know your parents will love it. This is the only way I am able to communicate with you at present. I do not haveyour aunt's e-mail address. It does not come through with the email address the first time I get a comment from this site. Carole B.

I always tell people that the key is to NEVER forget that you are working on an eggshell that is as thin as paper, almost. Finch eggs are not at all forgiving, and quail eggs are about the same in my opinion. Thanks. It was a delightful egg to make.

Thank you, Connie. I truly appreciate your enthusiasm for my egg art. Carole B.