Polymer Clay Decorative Eggs.

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Welcome to my newest craft, polymer clay eggs.
I've been learning how to make these, reading various tutorials and trying things. My first attempts are good enough only to make me want to do more. Each try gets a little bit better. I'll be posting a few at a time on my Etsy Shop. for sale.
As these are all "first attempts" and I'm still very much in the learning process here, I will make these available VERY cheap. (If I can get back the cost of the clay I'd be happy.)
As I get better at this, expect my price to go up! This is my winter craft, (I don't do much clay backing in the heat of summer.) There is a lot of cold weather left so I'll be making more!
All these eggs will have a very small hole on the narrow end. (top.) This has to be there for the baking process. I did not add any finding or string, but it could easily be done.
If you see anything here you would like, by all means drop me a note.

"Egg and Chick."
My very first. The egg broke, and I just went with it. Added a little "peep" inside.
I had not yet learned how to sand polymer clay, and personally don't care much for the thick glossy clear finish. Still experimenting with finishing coats.
But aside from that I think this egg is an adorable first try if I do say so myself.
The back side of this egg.

Polymer clay egg with chick inside

"Purple granny squares."
And this would be only my second egg. At least it didn't break. I used one of the first canes I ever made on this one in sort of a granny square type pattern.
Now again, this is before I knew to sand eggs. Or even quite how to smooth them down first. The pieces were smoothed totally with my fingers, baked, then coated with sculpy gloss. It's on the lumpy side, but otherwise a very attractive design.
This is the last of the not smooth prototypes.

Polymer clay egg

"Navy and Gold Patch."
I have to give special thanks to Sarajane's website
This one page is what got me inspired. If you look, you'll see exactly whre I got the idea for this egg.
I did add a little gold dust to the clay on this one, the technique needs some practice but all in all not too bad.

Polymer clay egg

"Blue Flowers"
Now I am getting the hang of smoothing before baking. For this egg, I used one of my very first canes (which I still need practice on.) Also, I got my wet sand paper by now. This egg is sanded to within an inch of it's life! Then buffed. Then it was given a thin coat of Future polish.
"South West"
I like this one in spite of the fact I can see many ways it should be better. The design band could have been straighter if only I knew then what I know now. But the foux turquoise egg even with the wobbly band is still very attractive.

Polymer clay egg

"Red swirl with gold fleck, version 1"

A simple blend of reds and yellows with a bit of gold dust added. I made two versions which are both very similar.
"Red swirl with gold fleck, version 2"

A simple blend of reds and yellows with a bit of gold dust added. I made two versions which are both very similar.
This one has a slightly tighter more detailed pattern.

Polymer clay egg

"Gray Granit."
Now this one I like. I mixed some mica powder in with the shades of gray and hint of pink and blended and swirled. Hard to show but if you look close at this egg it really does look like a polished semi precious stone.

"Spiral."
This one is a work in progress. I got too carried away with the swirls, didn't leave myself enough room to get a tool inside and chip out the egg shell. Now in person, you cannot see it. But obviously this photo shows a lot. More than I like.
I haven't finished this at all. Don't know if I will. I may try painting some iridescent acrylic over it, or just consider that my first try at this style and use it as a reminder to leave room to work.

Polymer clay egg

"Golden Eggl."
The Goose that laid the golden egg. Here it is! This egg even has gold dust and mica as well as glitter worked right into the clay.
"Floral Pansy egg."
By far, my best creation yet! The Pansies are the first really good looking flower canes I've come up with to date. Some of my earlier ones are below the swirling field of flowers. A blue/green granite like clay is used as a base color. And for the first time I made a stand to go along with this egg.
Look for it on my Etsy Store.

Polymer clay egg

"Sun Moon."
One side of this egg is pale blue with a golden sun, and the back side is dark, with a semi glow in the dark star and cratered full moon face.

"Egg and Chick." My very first. The egg broke, and I just went with it. Added a little "peep" inside. I had not yet learned how to sand polymer clay, and personally don't care much for the thick glossy clear finish. Still experimenting with finishing coats. But aside from that I think this egg is an adorable first try if I do say so myself.		The back side of this egg.

"Purple granny squares." And this would be only my second egg. At least it didn't break. I used one of the first canes I ever made on this one in sort of a granny square type pattern. Now again, this is before I knew to sand eggs. Or even quite how to smooth them down first. The pieces were smoothed totally with my fingers, baked, then coated with sculpy gloss. It's on the lumpy side, but otherwise a very attractive design. This is the last of the not smooth prototypes.

"Navy and Gold Patch." I have to give special thanks to Sarajane's website This one page is what got me inspired. If you look, you'll see exactly whre I got the idea for this egg. I did add a little gold dust to the clay on this one, the technique needs some practice but all in all not too bad.

"Blue Flowers" Now I am getting the hang of smoothing before baking. For this egg, I used one of my very first canes (which I still need practice on.) Also, I got my wet sand paper by now. This egg is sanded to within an inch of it's life! Then buffed. Then it was given a thin coat of Future polish.	"South West" I like this one in spite of the fact I can see many ways it should be better. The design band could have been straighter if only I knew then what I know now. But the foux turquoise egg even with the wobbly band is still very attractive.

"Red swirl with gold fleck, version 1" A simple blend of reds and yellows with a bit of gold dust added. I made two versions which are both very similar.	"Red swirl with gold fleck, version 2" A simple blend of reds and yellows with a bit of gold dust added. I made two versions which are both very similar. This one has a slightly tighter more detailed pattern.

"Gray Granit." Now this one I like. I mixed some mica powder in with the shades of gray and hint of pink and blended and swirled. Hard to show but if you look close at this egg it really does look like a polished semi precious stone.

"Spiral." This one is a work in progress. I got too carried away with the swirls, didn't leave myself enough room to get a tool inside and chip out the egg shell. Now in person, you cannot see it. But obviously this photo shows a lot. More than I like. I haven't finished this at all. Don't know if I will. I may try painting some iridescent acrylic over it, or just consider that my first try at this style and use it as a reminder to leave room to work.

"Golden Eggl." The Goose that laid the golden egg. Here it is! This egg even has gold dust and mica as well as glitter worked right into the clay.	"Floral Pansy egg." By far, my best creation yet! The Pansies are the first really good looking flower canes I've come up with to date. Some of my earlier ones are below the swirling field of flowers. A blue/green granite like clay is used as a base color. And for the first time I made a stand to go along with this egg. Look for it on my Etsy Store.

"Sun Moon." One side of this egg is pale blue with a golden sun, and the back side is dark, with a semi glow in the dark star and cratered full moon face.