1: Eggs eggs eggs
I send each student 5 eggs in the mail! This allows you to try out a new wood surface without a ton of upfront cost. If you buy a whole set of eggs online but end up hating the eggs, then you're stuck with all those eggs. Womp womp. It's better to test them out first before splurging.2: Learn how to hold an awkward 3D surface while burning it (and not yourself!)
Eggs are different from your normal flat wood slices because they are rounded and tapered. Your designs can look funky if you don't know how to account for the tapered, round edge of an egg. I will give you my tips and tricks for official egg-burning.
3: We're going to do some botanical designs and some traditional Easter patterns
We'll do botanical designs on 3 eggs and "normal" Easter egg patterns on the other 2 eggs.
4: We're freehanding our designs directly onto the eggs- no template!
It's super tricky to transfer a design onto an egg since they're round. We're not going to deal with that. Instead, I'm going to show you some simple designs anyone can draw (yes, even YOU!) and you'll sketch them directly onto your eggs. You don't need to know how to draw. Trust me, I'm showing you exactly how to sketch these designs.