We found goose eggs on the market when visiting a home education group on Friday and thought they'd be great for blowing and decorating for Easter because they're such a lovely size.
We blew the eggs (which is a lot harder than blowing a chicken egg!) and had goose egg omelettes for lunch before getting stuck into decorating them.
I really wanted to have a go at marbling eggs after we did some paper marbling last month.
What we discovered is that blown eggs are extremely difficult to marble because of their buoyancy! And because of their shape, the design dripped slightly as they hung to dry.
I'm not sure whether or not I like them - their fate is still undecided, I'm thinking about decoupaging (partially, or completely) over the marbled design. What do you think?
I like them :) Lovely easter decorations, few people decorate for easter, why?
ReplyDeleteBut yes, I think the marbling effect looks lovely. :D
I really like them, love marbling, your blog is my creative to do list, lol.
ReplyDeleteI think they look great Hannah :o)
ReplyDeleteI was meaning to ask you - with the paper marbling is there a technique you use to stop the cards curling/warping as they dry? I've been trying to flatten ours out now they're dry but it hasn't worked very well. X
Thanks for your comments :o)
ReplyDeleteKara - the curling paper is a bit of an issue! For writing paper/notecards, I've (cool) ironed them with an old tea towel over them.
I guess you could also try hanging them to dry (mind the drips - they stain) or weighing them down at the corners?
I've been using smaller parts as inserts in window cards and once they're glued in then they tend to be fine.
I hope that helps.