Not being very artistic if I tried this and made anything remotely artistic, my luck it would crumble to pieces. Barely able to crack an egg w/o having shell in my egg. Must take more than just skill and patience, a gentle hand.
As the egg becomes closer to being finished, the risk of breakage becomes greater and the work slower and more careful. Some of the filigree work requires a very gentle touch, with breakage running as high as 50% for some of the really delicate designs. posted by thomcatspike at 4:01 PM on September 9, 2003
Jonson - my mum decorates eggs - you make a tiny hole at each end, and blow the bejeesus out of the egg till all the crap comes out. It usually makes a disconcerting fartlike noise. There are some pumping tools you can buy but they make too big a hole. After that you have to soak them in vinegar and wash them out several times. On the whole it is a mind numbingly boring process. posted by kev23f at 1:15 AM on September 10, 2003
Wow, I love this. Pretty reasonable prices, too, for all the effort that must go into it. Hmm... posted by widdershins at 10:25 AM on September 10, 2003
It may be worth noting (I've always been curious) that his counter has gone from 11,960 since 1997 to 12,976 since I posted this less than 24 hours ago.
Behold the power of the filter.
and thanks for all the supplementary links, everyone posted by Ufez Jones at 10:53 AM on September 10, 2003
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