Introduction: Eggstraordinary!!!
These are specially handcrafted and decorated eggs just for fun......
The procedure is not so simple.
The egg is first blown by drilling a hole to remove the contents. Then, the egg is sanded to smoothen the shell and to give it a natural gloss. Thereafter the design is drawn or engraved and the egg is cut with an electric or an air compress drill. A compress drill is only used for small delicate eggs to prevent them from cracking. The decoration then begins —painting, varnishing, glazing, fixing the hinges, filigrees, rhinestones, ribbon and other trimmings. A final glaze is put on to protect and seal the egg which is then mounted on an appropriate base or stand...
The procedure is not so simple.
The egg is first blown by drilling a hole to remove the contents. Then, the egg is sanded to smoothen the shell and to give it a natural gloss. Thereafter the design is drawn or engraved and the egg is cut with an electric or an air compress drill. A compress drill is only used for small delicate eggs to prevent them from cracking. The decoration then begins —painting, varnishing, glazing, fixing the hinges, filigrees, rhinestones, ribbon and other trimmings. A final glaze is put on to protect and seal the egg which is then mounted on an appropriate base or stand...
