Contents
How to Prepare Eggs for Decoration
Egg Decorating Tools
How to Dye and Color Eggs
How-To Techniques for Decorating Eggs
How to Measure an Egg
How to Cover an Egg
How to Divide an Egg
How to Glue Almost Anything
to an Egg
How to Present and Display Eggs
Egg Decorating Projects
Fauxazic Eggs
Nature’s Stencils Eggs
Blue Willow Decoupage Eggs
Fiber Eggs
Shibori Eggs
Pearl Eggs
Etched Eggs
Pop Art Eggs
Bas Relief Eggs
Batik Eggs
Chinoiserie Eggs
Polymer Clay Coiled Eggs
Wet Release Transfer Eggs
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How to Cover an Egg
Some egg-decorating projects involve covering an egg with a skin of paper. To do this, cut a rectangle of paper that measures as follows:
- The long sides of the rectangle measure the same as the circumference around the widest part of the egg.
- The short sides of the rectangle measure the same as the circumference around the length of the egg divided by 2.
A rectangle with these measurements gives you more than enough paper to completely cover the egg. To use this
paper to cover the egg smoothly and almost seamlessly, follow these directions:
- On the “wrong” side of the paper rectangle (the side that won’t show when the project is completed), mark the paper into thirds along the long length with a pencil.
- Evenly divide and mark the rectangle into small vertical strips. The width of your strips will be determined by the size of the egg you’re covering. The smaller the egg, the smaller the strips.
- Cut all of the strips up to—but not through—the center section. Trim the ends of each strip into small, curved points.
- Cut off an entire section of three strips. Glue it to your egg, easing the strips into place and overlapping them if needed. Cut off the next section and glue it into place next to the first section. Don’t be tempted to cut and glue all the sections at once. Do them one at a time.
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