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Need a few ideas for a unique gift? Maybe you have a birthday coming up for that someone that has everything? My shop offers unique, one of a kind Ukrainian Eggs and gifts that will be treasured for years to come. As you probably already know, I do a lot of different arts and crafts….
I received a special order this week for a Starry Night Ukrainian egg. This is one special order that I could not pass up. You see, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is my absolute favorite painting! I’m very happy with how it turned out! I used the various dyes to re-create my version of the…
Ukrainian Eggs are a specialty of mine. You can find my whole selection for sale in my Etsy Store, along with quite a few other unusual items. My shop is a great place to go to find unique gifts that are guaranteed to make an impression! Creating Ukrainian eggs involves melting bees wax and applying…
So, I came across this 2012 Ultimate Blog Party over at 5MinutesForMom.com at the very last moment, as the party ends at midnight tomorrow. But never one to have an issue with better late, than never, I have decided to party along with them. If you’re looking for a fun way to increase your blog…
I’ve been working on creating some new items for my Etsy shop the craft shop in Newnan, and at the same time trying to perfect creating Ukrainian ostrich eggs. I didn’t realize how different each type of egg could be to work with. But currently, I deal with chicken, duck, goose and ostrich eggs. This…
A friend of mine shipped some eggs to me a few weeks ago, including several ostrich eggs. Never having worked with ostrich eggs before, I was first very impressed by the size. The average ostrich egg is equal to two dozen chicken eggs. Don’t believe me? Check this out! That’s a heck of a lot…
Last week on the Sitcom: 1. My buddy, Tom Selleck, his mustache and I had a great interview with Joan from Uneek Glass Fusions. Her fused glass work is amazing. Be sure to check out Joan’s shop. I’m betting you might find something for that special someone for the holidays. Or maybe something pretty awesome…
Those of you that are regular readers know that I pretty much do anything craft-wise. But I do have few specialties. One of them is Ukrainian Egg Art, or Pysanky. I love doing anything with lots of details and Pysanky, as you can see, is a very detailed art. True Ukrainian eggs are full of…
1- An industrious week last week led to the completion of two projects. This Ukrainian egg is called, “Night of the Peacock”. It came out well, even though the color scheme wasn’t quite what I was going for. The thing with Ukrainian Egg Dyeing is you really don’t know what it is going to…
Claudia from Delights-Gems featured my Ukrainian eggs this weekend in an incredibly informative post that not only details the creation of the eggs, but the history behind the art of Pysanky. For those of you that enjoy crochet, her blog offers free patterns including a cute Chicken Egg Cozy, just in time for Easter!…
1- I finished my latest egg creation. I’m calling it “Spring has Sprung!” You can find it in my Etsy shop with all my other egg creations. I never get tired of making Ukrainian eggs. It was going to be Four Turtle Doves with a Christmas theme and then I just got carried away. I…
Thanks so much to all who voted for my project for Best in Show at LambAround!! My Ukrainian eggs won!! I am so excited! And here is my little lamb button to prove it!!! Doing a little dance here…A special thanks to LambAround for being such an awesome place to hang out! Check…
I am honored to have my Ukrainian eggs nominated for “Best in Show” at LambAround! Please swing by and vote for me! The prize? Bragging rights. Need I say more?
Ukrainian Eggs are a beautiful addition to your Easter decorations. In fact, I keep them around the house all year round. I wanted to take a moment and give you a brief tutorial on the actual process of creating these eggs with bees wax and dyes. Ukrainian eggs are something that I started in the…
So we are totally snowed in here in Atlanta. Nothing has moved on the streets in days and getting to work is impossible without a snowmobile. So, I am working furiously at home on several crafty projects to show you in the next few weeks and on stocking my Etsy Store in preparation for the…