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Egg Decoration

Egg Decoration
By Susan Byrd

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An illustrated guide to every phase of traditional egg decoration: how to select, empty, mark, cut, hinge, paint, sand, and apply decoupage, plus 8 progressively complex projects, from an exquisite Christmas tree ornament to an elegant silk-lined jewel box and a delicate musical bell. Full instructions. 74 line illustrations. 6 photos.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1033321 in Books
  • Published on: 1991-08-21
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 36 pages

Customer Reviews

excellent beginner book5
This book is all you need to get started with egg decorating - at least it was for me. Its short (less than 50 pgs)but jamm-packed with what you need to know to get going. The chapters are as follows:
- History (1/2 pg)
- Points to consider (these are just 9 points to kind of encourage you - since eggs will break when youdon't want them to)
- The Egg itself (discusses different types of eggs and shows their sizes)
- Tools (good photographs albeit B/W showing the different tool, describing what each one is - separated into beginners tools and more advanced tools)
- Glues & decorative finishes (talks about all sorts of neat ideas like crackle finishes, powders, stains, epoxy etc)
- Emptying the Egg (talks to two methods - blowing and using an egg blower if you have one and cutting)
- Marking the Egg (using templates, freehand, etc)
- Cutting (using dremel tools, razor blades etc)
- Hinging (for making eggs that open)
- Lining the Egg
- Miscellaneous tips (this is a collection of tips/solutions to issues you might encounter - ex:"Emptying Holes - What to do with them")
- Projects (the last 25 pgs or so covers different sample projects- 8 of them ranging from the single opening egg on a stand to the toothpick holder to the beaded jewel box, I haven't tried the projects - I'm still plaing around with just making decorated eggs that don't open - so I can't comment on the projects per se but the instructions look pretty clear & step-wise)

Overall great book, very straight forward. I wish there were a few more pictures in it and some in color would be nice but its a good book.

If you're a beginning egg artist, this book is for you.5
Susan Byrd takes you step by step through eight egg-decorating projects. By the time you've finished the last one, you're no longer a beginner. Her techniques and trouble-shooting ideas really work. A lot of today's egg artists began with Susan Byrd.