Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!

It's like opening a treasure chest when unwrapping these naturally dyed eggs. We laid botanicals of all sorts onto fabric squares, then wrapped the fabric around our eggs and secured the bundle with rubber bands. Simmering away in a pan filled with onion skins and water, the colors were transferred to the egg shells. To our surprise the gingham fabric we used bled onto the shells for an interesting and unexpected effect. Yet another happy accident!




4 comments:

Michelle Murphy said...

hate that i missed it..they look wonderful

Subriagirl said...

The eggs look beautiful!
These would be worth preserving for decorative purposes! Great job!

Anita Van Hal said...

so obviously I didn't know you had a blog until now...but OMG! What very cool "mixed media" eggs!!! So much better than "just" egg dye! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!

Anonymous said...

They are really awesome..you have a great skill.These would be worth preserving for decorative purposes! Great job!



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