My Handmade Easter Egg Project-Part 2-Painted and All Done

Today I finished my handmade Easter egg project.  Here is a picture of the raw wooden eggs after I was finished turning them on my lathe.  If you read the last post you may remember that I made them out of some scrap oak and pine that I had lieing around.  They varied quite a bit in size and shape and some I would describe as being pretty crude.  But, to me that was fine because I wanted a very prim look.  Some of you crafters out there are making some terrific prim bunnies and I wanted eggs that would fit into that decor. 

Here are the same eggs, most of which I went ahead and faux finished.  The attempt was to get great color with a lot of variations as if some of the colors were ageing and wearing off in places.

I used a special technique I am fond of involving latex flat paint.  While the paint is still very wet I take a plant mister and spray the egg to create a washed effect.  I then apply a white glaze, followed by some dapples of amber shellac with a paper towel.

A closeup so you can see the detail. 

I didn't paint all of them.  I wanted some more contrast, so I left a few raw.  Hope you enjoyed my little project.  Let me know what you think.  I would love to see some of your Easter projects as well.  Tell me what you are doing.

Rory

My Handmade Easter Egg Project-Part 1

Not all of my projects are huge.  Really they aren't.  It just may seem that way to some of you who have been reading about my furniture restorations.  Here is one of my latest small projects.  I had some scrap wood going to waste and I decided to turn my own easter eggs on a lathe.

Some were pretty big, about 4 or 5 inches long.  Others were about the size of a real, medium, chicken egg.  I used a variety of woods, including yellow pine and oak.  There was no rhyme or reason for the types of woods.  It is just what I had available.  I do though love the variances you get in color shades and grain patterns.  The large one shown is pine.  The 2 smaller ones are oak.

Here are a few in an old wooden bowl that I also hand-turned on a lathe.  I have plans to eventually use the bowl for a wood carving project.  I may experiment with some faux finishes on the eggs in a day or 2.  I will let you all know how that goes.  Hope you are all having a great St. Pats Day!

Rory