Pysanky Eggs

What is that weird word up there? ^

I introduce you to the wonderful world of Pysanky eggs:

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Pysanky eggs are hollow egg shells with detailed designs, made by putting wax over dye to preserve it, then melting it all off at the end.

Our family's cylinder of Pysanky eggs. Which one's your favorite?

How to make Pysanky eggs:

 

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The egg, the yellow pump, the green poker-holer (does anyone know what it's called?)

1. Start with the egg, and put the green screwdriver on one end. Gently twist it, pushing harder and harder until it makes a perfect little hole

2. Take the pump and SLOWLY and GENTLY pump out the insides until the egg is completely empty

Now you have a hollow egg shell!

Pysanky decorating is covering eggs with hot wax to preserve the dye/color underneath. To 'draw' with wax on your egg, you will need the tool pictured:

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No way am I ever that skilled to create such beautiful designs. My hand shakes so bad! Haha


I wanted to share with you an Easter egg with a short story on it. The words swirled down, then flipped around and curved up!

Notice that word, Galinda? That's from the musical Wicked - One of the best musicals ever!

 I made little stars all over the place - it took a while.

 Globe Easter egg! This is one of my favorites, but very difficult to transfer all those shapes from a map to an egg.

 Strawberry egg! That was fun to make!

 I love this 'wild growth' flower egg. I had the hardest time getting all the right colors!

 Scribbling is great for kids and has an awesome outcome!

Thanks for reading! Come back later for a St. Patty's day post!

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Five Things Friday #5 {St. Pat's Day}

It's time again!

 

Yay!

This week's theme is:

 

I adore this Rainbow Wreath from Fancy Frugal Life! It is so creative!

 

My House And Home created this fun Felt Shamrock Wreath! Love it!

 

Love these Shamrock Cookies from Lila Loa. All their details make them so fun!

 

The 36th Avenue made this adorable, FREE Clover Printable! I love the colors!

 

This St. Pat's Day Banner from Simple As That is so cute! I love the background in the photo too!

Thanks everyone for your awesome projects!!!

Don't forget to come back next week for a fun theme!

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No-Sew Doll House Pillow With Hidden Storage

 I created this for a young girl's dollhouse. This fabulous fabric (it's perfect for Barbies!) I think came from Joann. What's great about this pillow is that it has a secret pocket on the back to store all those little Barbie pieces that get lost!

Okay, moving on:
Supplies:
Scrap fabric (large enough to stretch three times the doll bed's width)
Ruler/measuring tape
Hot Glue gun
Stuffing
Scissors (extra sharp or fabric scissors work best)

Start by measuring your doll bed. This one's a tad over four inches. Add just half an inch more to that. (So, rounding it, it would be 4 1/2 inches)

Measure the width of your pillow. I did three inches in, but it depends on the size of your doll bed. (Keep in mind, the larger you go, the more hidden storage room there is)

Now cut that piece of fabric (So, mine was 4 1/2 x 3 inches). Then cut a second one. Layer them so that each print is sandwiched inside.

Now glue the edges of that together, but keep one side open.

Turn inside out!

Put your pillow 'case' on top of another scrap of fabric, and cut that one so that there's a bit more than half an inch, bordering each side except the open, un-glued end.

Now take that and glue those half inch sides on top.

Your pillow should now have two different holes.