Also, Maple Syrup Festival
and Int'l Tatting Day
The satin eggs (near the bunny) are larger than hens' eggs, and accommodated larger motifs on them. They also are Styrofoam underneath, so I could easily use pins for attaching, as well as decoration. I also used glue stick glue to hold the tatting in place, and they have remained in place for more than 20 years. (Of course, they don't get handled too often.)
However, I haven't shown the 'flocked' eggs before, which have a 'faux
velvet' feel.
They are the seven eggs in the front of the above photo. I first found them
in 1993 in – of all places – the Dollar stores! They came packaged just like a 'carton of
eggs', in white cardboard containers.
They are purely decorative and are the size of normal 'hens' eggs. I bought several dozen of them to share with
our tatting group. I was surprised that they were still in the stores for a
couple of years before 'disappearing'. I have no idea how other customers used the
plain eggs (they don't come apart for inserting candy), but they were perfect
for adding tatting and other embellishments, and I get a lot of compliments on
them.
They were fun to decorate and
once I learned split-ring tatting (around 1995), I was able to incorporate the rings as a
'frame' in the center design or the divider between the front and back. I was more 'ambitious' back then and I
decorated the front and back the same I enjoyed adding other elements for the decorations, such as flowers, ribbons and
beads.
And here is a 'newer' display
idea for my coffee table, but the eggs are also from the past. These are all beaded eggs, which were only
available one year (of course). They are covered in tiny 'micro' beads (over a
plastic egg) and fortunately are also hollow inside, which made it possible to
use pins for decoration.
The egg on top of the candle is
smaller and is white, whereas the three eggs at the base are larger and have pastel colors with
shading, which is very effective.
I made use of scrapbook supplies (adhesive gems, flowers, beaded tape) to embellish the eggs and added fancy bows (using a bow maker).
I can add any color ribbon to
the candle and customize it for any holiday.
This idea could also be used
for a wedding or shower decoration and given to the bride as a keepsake. I simply used gold peel-offs for the
'corners'.
And here is another way for the Easter bunny to
'deliver' eggs!
No 'hopping' necessary!
This is a brand new addition to my
Easter display. I found this cute 'bunny on a tricycle' at Michaels.
I added a tatted 'collar' from my stash, and hope to add tatting to her ears, probably in pink thread.
Having 'wheels' makes it easier to make those deliveries, although she'll need a cart for lots more eggs!
International Tatting Day 2015
Fortunately, it warmed up to a balmy 40
degrees on Sunday, and the day passed more pleasantly as we chatted with all the
visitors! As usual, there was a lot of
interest in our tatting.
It was my 25th time at the Festival (can't
quite grasp the passage of time), during which we have had all kinds of
weather, from the 20s through the 80s!
We always enjoy the pancakes as a 'perk' for demonstrating!
I hope everyone has nice weather for Easter this year!
