How to hollow out an Egg

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-08-2007, 01:59 PM

Leave the eggs in the carton while you pierce them.

Place the pin sharp point down against the top of the egg and lightly tap the pin head with the back of a spoon until the pin pierces the egg.

Insert a wooden skewer into the egg and gently press it all the way thru the eggs opposite end.

Remove the egg from the carton.

Hold it over a bowl and run the skewer up and down thru the eggs several times to break up the yolk.

Remove the skewer and place a straw over the hole.

Blow thru the straw until all contents of the egg are emptied out.

Rinse the hollow egg with warm water.

Dry with paper towel or air dry in a clean carton.

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-08-2007, 02:01 PM

Using eggs you have hollowed out and allowed to dry, use a foam paint brush to coat the shell with decoupage medium.

Sprinkle with glitter until covered and set aside to dry.

pk · 08-08-2007, 10:33 PM

another interesting thing to do with hollowed out eggs is dying them natural colors. It sounds fun and lots of potential for a fun craft day.

Here is an article I found that shows some of the natural materials to use for different colors:

The earliest dyes came from nature. Yellow onion skins or hickory bark were used for yellow dyes. Madder root or brazilwood made red dyes. Walnut shells or coffee made brown. Barks, berries and leaves of other plants were used for their colors, too. Because nature provides so many different raw materials, natural dyeing is an art, not a science. You can’t always predict the results. But, it’s fun to see what happens.

FULL STORY HERE: http://www.aeb.org/kidsandfamily/eas...aturaldyed.asp

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...thRabbit25.jpg

**MrKhay** · 08-09-2007, 12:03 AM

I like to eat'um.

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 07:58 AM

I like boiling them and dying them.
Then the bunny comes and hides them for us!
Carol

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:01 AM

Tissue Paper Dyed Eggs

get squares of tissue paper in many different BRIGHT colors (1 1/2 inch squares are about right) must be fresh tissue paper... not the old, ratty, recycled 200 times tissue paper I usually use for crafts *grin*

spritz or dip egg in water (get it all wet)

pick up squares of tissue paper one at a time and lay around the egg. Feel free to use different colors and to overlap them.

Spritz with water again if the tissue paper didn't get completely wet.

Set aside in a bowl or margarine container to dry.

When the egg dries, the tissue paper will fall off, but the pretty colors will stay behind. It gives something of a stained glass look to the eggs

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:04 AM

Crayon Dyed Easter Eggs

Get yourself some wax crayons (the waxier the better... in this case cheap crayons are better than crayolas) and Easter Egg dye.

Draw pictures or designs with wax crayon. Even white wax crayon will be useful for this project.

Dip in dye.

Let dry.

The dye won't soak through the crayon! I find cheap crayons work best for this project (crayolas don't have quite enough wax in them though they do work ok).

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:07 AM

Sticker Dyed Easter Eggs

Mix dye according to package directions

apply small, simple stickers to the eggs (dots work well).
Make sure you push the stickers down firmly.

Dye egg as normal.

Don't forget that you can double dip your eggs into a variety of different colors, before or after you remove the stickers.

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:08 AM

Marbleized Easter Eggs (this is one of my favorites!!)

Mix dye according to package directions

Add 1 Tbsp vegetable oil to each color you want to marbleize

Dye eggs as directed on dye package

When you remove the eggs, the oil will have caused a very nifty marbleized effect

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:11 AM

Fingerprinted Easter Eggs

Dye eggs a light base color (such as yellow or pink).

Dip fingers in tempra paint and fingerprint on the eggs.

You can make a fingerprint bunny (thumbprint head with two pinky print ears) or just cover the egg with fingerprint "jellybeans"

A heart can also be fingerprinted by putting on one print and then slightly overlapping a second print

A flower can be fingerprinted by printing a swirl of 6 pinkie prints in a circle for the flower and printing a heart below the flower (leaves). The use a paint brush or the tip of your finger to draw a thin stem connecting the two

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:15 AM

Splatter Painted Easter Eggs

Wear protective clothing of some sort ~ this is a messy one

Dye the eggs normally.

Now take tempra paint in a contrasting color or straight food color drops and dip a toothbrush in them.

Using your finger or a pencil, run over the bristles of the toothbrush to splatter the egg.

This is a very messy project, so prepare the area accordingly

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:16 AM

Rubber Band Wrapped Easter Eggs

Simply dye your eggs a light color (ex: yellow).

Then wrap rubber bands around the egg.

Now dip in a darker color.

Let dry.

Remove rubber bands to see your tie dyed easter egg

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-09-2007, 08:18 AM

Stone Dyed Eggs

Mix dye according to package directions

Cover the eggs tightly with cheese cloth or nylons. Tie with string or twist tie

Dye eggs as directed on dye package

Let dry

When you remove the nylons, you'll have a splotchy stone look to the eggs

Optional: before wrapping in the cheese cloth, dip the cheese cloth into a darker dye color. Wring out and then wrap the egg. Dye eggs with a lighter dye color

pk · 08-13-2007, 10:18 PM

And to think I just buy a box of Paas for the kids and be done with it.

lol

**CarolsCritterCare** · 08-14-2007, 09:02 AM

There's much more to dying an egg then just plain old Paas!!