Pysanky folk art from the Ukraine; decoration of eggs using beeswax and dyes. Hot beeswax is applied to the egg using a kistka (a tool draw hot wax onto the egg, some are simply a stick with wire). The design begins by drawing on a plain white egg with hot beeswax, then the egg is dipped into yellow dye and then dried. The kistka is used to draw the designs to remain yellow and then the egg is dipped into the next dye bath. The process continues, alternating waxing designs and using dyes that progressively get darker. Once the black dye is dry, hold the egg over the side of a candle flame and gently continue to wipe off the melted wax revealing the beautifully designed multicolored egg. The final process is to seal the egg with a coating of shellac or varnish. [from here] [image from myquiltblog]

pysanky making here - the kristka tool in action
how to make ukranian easter eggs (pysanky) [via make]
more pysanky designs at paper craft

kids easter egg crafts
kids domain has lots of kids easter craft projects such as painted easter eggs
Making friends also lots of kids crafts - such as paper baskets and egg decoration about.com has heaps as well - the best fun is decoration easter eggs and making paper egg baskets family fun easter craft ideas
my craft book has some good craft ideas
craft bits coloured easter eggs
two straight lines sent in a link on their easter craft project

What crafts did you do for easter?

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