Hi Mark I took the wax off with a candle, I held the egg against the candle low down on the flame as recommended. can you suggest another way. Thanks Lorraine...
Hi Lorraine, What I do is turn my oven on to 325F and let it warm up. Put a piece of foil on the rack or use a tin pie plate and put your egg in that and put...
Hi Mark Thanks for that I will give both methods a try and I will let you know how I get on. It might not be for a few weeks as we have vistors down for the...
i have done several pysanky eggs ( just beginning ) and my first one exploded yesterday what a mess . does any one know a simple way of dyeing the eggs after...
The hard is anchoring the egg in the dye so that it dyes evenly and doesn't float. People have mentioned all kinds of things to anchor the egg in the dye such...
thanks for your help, i use a small compressor ( daughter has a nebulizer machine, works great) the only reason i hate to wait to empty after finishing an...
Just empty the egg, and hopefully you are using a blas-fix, so you only need one hole. Then take a little piece of beeswax, and roll into a tiny cone/tube...
Hi Angie I empty all my eggs first and seal the hole with wax. Then I use spoons or a weighted small glass to hold them under the dyes. Its not as easy but I...
Hi Angie I use MIN-WAX POLYURETHANE, eitherr satin or gloss finish. I used to use VARATHANE but it's getting more difficult to find where I live. I also use a...
THANKS FOR EMAILING ME, I AM GOING TO TRY THAT TRICK, HOW DO YOU SEAL THE ENDS WITH WAX , ??? I HAVE TRIED IT AND THE WAX ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME OFF.. THANKS,...
i have blowed out my eggs, and filled with sand, but i cannot get the wax to seal the ends, is there any other ideas anyone has??? thanks angie very frustrated...
just wondering if you blow out your egg , fill with sand and then dye, when you remove the wax, all the sand will fall out , is there a correct way of doing...
Putting sand in the eggs. Sounds like a good idea, for holding the eggs down in the dye; but how in the world do you put the sand in? That sounds more...
hi sharon, it is not that bad, i put a small syringe the head end in the end of the egg , and then pour some sand in a measuring cup and fill the syringe, and...
I also use sand in blown shells. To get the sand into the shell, I use a funnel with a larger mouth than the hole in the egg shell and just rest it so that it...
I have heard that sand can cause some problems if it gets wet or leaks into the dyes. However I have seen a suggestion for using little BB pellets which I...
Actually it is fairly simple. If you don't have a teensy perfume funnel it is easy to make a funnel out of a circle of good quality typing paper. I have done...
I haven't had a problem yet with sand leaking into my dyes, but have always wondered whether it would be a problem if one of the shells broke while in the dye...
DOES ANYONE KNOW A SIMPLE WAY OF REMOVING THE WAX FROM THE EGG ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH IT, I PUT SAND IN MINE AND SEAL THE END WITH WAX, AND DON'T WANT TO USE...
totally empty the egg. Holes not sealed with wax. Cover egg with light coating of olive oil. Lay on crumpled paper towel on saucer in microwave. About 10...
i would like to make some eggs (chicken) for christmas ornaments as gifts, does anyone know any very simple designs, or have any ideas for this.. thanks, angie...
Go to learnpysanky dot com and work with the basic star design. You can do all sorts of variations on this theme. ANd if you make the points not so severe,...
wanting to clean my chicken egg shells before applying the wax design, want is the best way to do this, so the eggs will take dye well? thanks, angie...
Alot of times if you look at rubber stamp designs, they can be adapted to simple egg designs. They are especially good designs for etching eggs. Laura To:...
Hi Everyone I am planning on making an ostrich egg for my parents 40th wedding anniversary. They have spent their lives in 3 countries (Canada, Africa and the...
If you look at the traditional cultures of South Africa and the Great Plains of Canada, you'll find that many of the patterns and symbols over-lap with...
