Lydia collected Nestle's egg shells for several weeks in
readiness for a dyed egg shell mosaic card making workshop.
Lydia was keen for her friend Leoni to teach the crafty
technique using light coloured egg shells from Nestle.
Nestle samples a small piece of her egg shell.
Don't make a habit of it Nestle as we don't want you to eat your own eggs!
Chilli and Nestle inspect the container of egg shells with curiosity.
Nestle quickly goes in for the grab!
The project was created on a non-stick sheet for easy cleaning.
Oval cardboard shapes were glued together to
make a stiff black cardboard shape base.
'Modge Podge' glue was applied as a multi-purpose sealer and glue
to stick the smashed egg shell pieces onto the base.
The piece was then allowed to dry before colouring with dyes.
Nestle's egg shells are a light ivory colour whilst
brown eggs like Chilli's are more common in the shops.
A range of coloured alcohol and water based dyes were
applied to the egg shell mosaic shapes. The colours were blended
applied to the egg shell mosaic shapes. The colours were blended
with various glimmer mists and sprays. The egg shell mosaic pieces
created using Nestle's pale coloured egg shells produced
vibrant colours when dyed. The black base gives the appearance
of a mosaic or lead light design after colour has been applied.
Leoni brought her food dehydrator appliance to the class
to speed up the drying process. You can see various pieces
drying on the shelves of the dehydrator.
drying on the shelves of the dehydrator.
A water based varnish was applied to the dried, coloured egg shell mosaic shapes.
'Modge Podge' was suitable as a top coat varnish for a sheer finish.
Lydia used 'Dimensional Magic' for a thicker, high shine, glassy
finish on her two mosaic pieces. 'Dimensional Magic' is cloudy when
first applied and turns clear and super shiny after dying for several hours.
A beautiful variety of egg shell mosaic pieces created by Leoni.
Don't they look great?! Lydia loves the different colour combinations!
Some pieces have sparkly flecks of mica scattered on top.
Lydia might have to try making some egg shell mosaic
pieces decorated with a bit of glitter for extra 'bling'!
The egg shell mosaic pieces were used as an accent on an
orginal Easter card. You are just too clever Leoni!
Isn't it amazing how creative you can get using a plain egg shell?!
Leoni's Easter card is complete; looks great.
