Having a dedicated place for working on your eggs is not essential, but it does make it easier if you are a double-tasker like me. I am usually doing laundry or housework, or making dinner at the same time I am ‘doing eggs’. This works out well for me, as I like to be able…
Eggs from the grocery store are perfectly fine to use, but they have likely been sprayed with a disinfecting cleaner. Fresh eggs are optimum, but they usually have dirt, poo, or handling smudges. Any surface residue will interfere with the dye, so we want to remove this before working on the egg. We are…
Choosing a good egg is essential to the outcome of your egg art. The best eggs are – of course – free-range, or eggs from a local chicken coop. But free-range eggs are not always available, especially if you live in the city. Grocery store eggs are fine, you just have to choose carefully. Read…
Making ostrich eggshell jewelry is a long process, and difficult to describe, so during my last “batch”, I shot a few pictures while I was working so you get an idea of what all goes into creating these little pieces of wearable art. At the end of this tutorial, I have included a supply list…