Great tutorial! You might consider getting some citric acid powder (used for dyeing wool and other animal protein fibre, yarn and fabric). You can mix it to be a bit stronger than the typical 5% concentration of acetic acid in vinegar and it has barely any scent at all. After you remove the inner membrane, that allows the acid to come into contact with all the areas of egg shell that had previously been protected by contact with the poly clay. As you demonstrated, a weak acid soak doesn't do anything to the membrane (might even make it stronger, if my vague recollection from biology class is accurate). So another soak would get rid of any problems in removing egg shell.
Brilliant! I used the whole egg in vinager as a science experiment with my foster children! It was great fun! Today you brought back wonderful memories and gave me a great technique!!
This is for the Unruly Housewife: Hi! I simply love your accent and your creative tutorials! I have been learning a lot about polymer clay and it’s infinitely of uses. I really enjoyed the hollow egg, it looks easy enough. And it provides a good place to hide essential oils! At least I think it will, I am excited to see how it works! . I really believe in good quality essential oils and sometimes I come across a situation that could use the oils, like to aid in sleeping, a little lavender, for extra energy some peppermint! And now I will be able to mix my art. With another old art. The Art of Aromatherapy! Can’t wait to try as cute design and add oils and see what happens! Thank you so much for all the help, time, energy and knowledge that I have been able to get from you! Happy Spring! Laura
My granddaughter is just starting with clay. She lives far away, so we cant clay together, but everytime I find an awesome you tuber for her to subscribe to I send it along. She would love this tute as much as I did
Wrapping an egg with a skinner blend would be pretty too. When you're trying to get the egg pieces out, what if you used a small brush to go in the holes? That may help break the pieces and make the removal quicker. On the green one, you could add some gilders paste to jazz it up. Love this idea btw!
Love this tutorial! Will share on my blog (beadinggem) So much fun! Citric acid powder is a good alternative - it can be dissolved in warm water and the extra heat will hasten the calcium carbonate (egg shell) and acid reaction.
Thanks for the great idea! I just subscribed, so I'm off to learn more from you. I just discovered polymer clay and I'm hooked!😊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 So many possibilities!
Wow, chemistry at work! You never cease to amaze me with your innovative techniques! I just love your channel! You are so much fun to watch. And I think using notes so you can remember things is more common place these days. Although I keep mine; and I have got literally tons of them; on my phone lol. Thank you for another brilliant and educational video.
Can't wait to try that, except for pulling out that gross lining, that was hilarious. These would make lovely gifts. Thanks for sharing how to do this. ☺
Thanks! If you look on my FB page "Torn Up Art" you'll see (in photos) some eggs I made ages ago. I built them out of vines and stuff but that was crazily difficult.
Very cool! I had a weird thought while watching you pick out the egg shell. I wonder if you could use a peeled hard boiled egg that has been left to dry out a little before building the clay on it. I think it would be easier to get that out of the baked clay egg.
Love it . You really just needed a white coat for the science bit lol. I am really enjoying your channel. These would look great in metallic colours at Xmas piled in a bowl. Must try Thanks for sharing.
The process is great! I'd forgotten about the calcium melt with vinegar from science class 50 years ago! LOL look at that! Maybe some day we will finally need to use algebra too!! HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA
So going to make this! I have collected some eggs and I think I will try 2 thin layers of polymer clay in different colors, so that the inside shows up differently from the outside. Question: why do I have to bake the egg, rather than just let it dry, since everything will dissolve away anyhow? (Being lazy here, 😜)
I think it just helps to dry it, make the inside more brittle and settle it down ready for clay. That said, I'm not 100% sure, I took that advice from elsewhere. ;) xx
I’m thinking the clay wouldn’t b hard enough because it hadn’t cured. U need to set the clay first, or u would just smush your clay, trying to pull the actual egg through the holes. Imo?
I’ve never tried making anything with clay yet but saw this tutorial and liked it but can you explain to me why you have to soak the eggshell, I mean why can’t you bake the clay and then poke something in the holes to smash the eggshell out?
This was a great tutorial I will probably make some when we get closer to Easter! But somehow the part where you removed the egg shell from the hollow polymer egg made me think of an sci fi alien movie LOL, it was a bit disgusting …. can’t wait to do this in front of some of my more sensitive friends HA HA ;)
I've seen several tutorials on these eggs. A lot of cool designs! However, I haven't found one that tells how long to soak the egg in vinegar. So I'm cautious here. Also, could it hurt to lightly coat the in oil or dust it with corn starch prior to applying clay to egg? (It seems to me that this would make separating the shell from finished product much easier)
I soak mine late afternoon and overnight but take the hideous egg sac out at some point. I replace the vinegar with a new lot before I go to bed. Not sure if this is totally necessary but it gets it bubbling again. One thing I tried, with some success, is giving the egg a thin coat of Renaissance Wax but you don't want to protect the egg from the vinegar, or make the clay unable to stick. When the shell becomes fragile I poke holes, to help it sink and dissolve from inside. Hope that helps. x
Fun tutorial! Instead of squeezing the clay egg to release the eggshell from inside, wouldn't rolling it back and forth across your work surface be more effective? I'm going to try it and find out! Thanks for the inspiration!
Unruly Housewife have you heard of using a mixture of... I think it was cornstarch and something else... can't remember it exactly. but I think I saved the recipe somewhere on my PC. I'll see if I can find it. I think it also used a small piece of stocking. Not sure. But the point is it enables you to make hollow things in more shapes. Plus there's something I saw just today about using play doh as a former. Hmm have to hunt it all up tomorrow if I remember.
I have used the Christi Friesen method of molding wet toilet paper, letting it go hard and dry, baking clay on it and then soaking it to get the paper out...
What a great idea. I had purchased some paper mache eggs from a craft store intending to use them and cover them like dragon eggs. Imagine my surprise when I cut into one to make it opened up like a dragon had hatched from it to find the egg was actually some horrid plastic thing covered in a very thin sheet of paper. Ugh. Who knows what might have happened to that plastic in the oven.
Wulfgeist it doesn't usually do anything when you put plastic eggs in the oven at the lower temps needed to bake polymer clay- I have found that you might get a slight plastic smell, but the egg tends to stay intact. Some very cheap brands do warp slightly...
Thank you, Unruly Housewife! What a GREAT idea! You are so creative, and I love your videos! I wonder if you tried breaking the shell through the holes without soaking it in vinegar if it would work. The clay might stick to the shell though. Anyway....THANK YOU for spending your time helping us learn more about polymer clay!! :-)
Haha, noooo Doreen, step away from the balloon! Best not put a balloon in the oven, things would get ugly fast... The egg is so much fun to dissolve anyway. :D
If you pokeaholein the egg then get the egg part out youd have just a shell then you could wrap te clay around the shell and you wouldnt have anything to get out of the clay egg except maybe that membrane sac
The only issue I had with this was carbon dioxide on the inside of the egg shell causing it to float. I had to shake it several times in the first few hours to dislodge those pesky levitating gas bubbles. Soaking overnight left the clay virtually clear of any traces of shell.
I know this is very late in the game, but thank you for a great (as always!) tutorial!! Along with using a bit of corn starch/corn flour I wonder if applying a thin coat of Kato Repel Gel would work? It stops clay from sticking to itself when making fitted lids on boxes or when making Inros, it may work for this too?
I had disappointing results with Repel Gel (on a different project) so I haven't tried it with this. I suspect my product might have been old, defective, or stored wrong in the past... That said it could work! Experiment and see what happens! 🤔🙂
@@UnrulyHousewife Thank you for the reply but sorry, I'm afraid I can't, I don't eat eggs. I've been trying to think of what I can do, besides maybe making them on a wooden egg in 2 parts and joining them after baking...
Have you had issues with any of these clay eggs being brittle after the vinegar soak? I soaked clay pieces in pysanky dye, fabric dye and natural dye made from vinegar and herbs/flowers, and after baking the clay was very dry and brittle. After about a year the pieces fell apart. I used Premo, Sculpey and Bakeshop and they all seemed to react that way.... Clarification -I put the clay in the vinegar BEFORE I baked it; I wonder if that made a difference.
sweets08816 No - it goes in the vinegar after being baked and is absolutely fine. I have some I made a couple of years ago and I could drop them on the floor without them breaking. 😊
Great tutorial! I have to try this. Sara from myserenitycrafts mentioned you in a recent video of her's. She watches your videos only she couldn't remember your channel name. She called you the Mad Housewife, which I thought was really funny and probably very appropriate Lol. But maybe it should be the Mad Scientist Housewife hahaha! Seriously, I really like this tutorial I can picture a bowl filled with these eggs in different colors and cut out shapes. Thanks and hugs!
Hahaha! You're welcome. I'm thrilled she has mentioned me but it'd help if she knew my name hahaha! I like her, she's excellent viewing and her stuff is stunning. I'm subscribed to her. xx
+Unruly Housewife if it makes you feel better she did later on say you were the Unruly Housewife not the Mad One. So maybe you'll get some watcher channeled to your site from her's.
The eggshell is REALLY strong actually, so it needs the vinegar to weaken it... I think. Hmmm... If I make one again I'll try. Or you try it and let me know! :)
Yes! I have a collaboration video on here somewhere, where we made Exotic Plants and mine was a Jungle Egg. If you search my channel and Jungle Egg I think you will find it. Extruded clay was the base layer. xx
Applying the mica powder helps, as you smooth it over. Mostly I have very cold hands and I try to have a light touch. If you don't use mica powder I'd sand with wet and dry sandpaper to finish. I use 400, 600, 800 and then 1000 grit.
Hello, I'm a recent subscriber, love your channel. I'm just starting mine will be showing off my dragon eyes pretty soon and these eggs would be wonderful to go with them. I was wondering if it's possible to cut off the front part sort of like a faberge' egg or make it look like it cracked open into two parts after baking. This would make removing the shell super easy, lol. TFS, HUGS!
Even though this is a art clay(silver clay-metal) challenge. How would you get something say like a object inside the egg? Like a tiny bird made from say poly clay
Not sure how the vinegar would affect art clay, but assuming it was ok... I'd make a hole in the shell big enough to insert the bird (maybe cut a hole with a Dremel? Not sure). After putting the pre-baked bird in, I'd cover the hole with wet paper/tissue and allow it to harden (some layers, like paper mache). Then I'd do the clay egg over it all. Baking should be fine. Whilst the shell is dissolving in the vinegar, the wet paper should fall apart. I'm guessing though.
Suzette Kath now, THAT is a great idea. I watched the video (thanks for the idea, especially the vinegar trick), but I couldn't figure out what was missing. An internal focal point. If the bird or whatever has a tiny hole so it can be suspended on clear fishing line type thread, that would make it super fun!
Suzette Kath I have done shapes with something inside (I did a mouse inside a piece of cheese, cow inside a UFO, big fish in tiny tank-they were all Beads of Courage so they were about an inch wide) by putting the inner object inside wax then carving the wax into the shape I wanted and covering it with clay, then baking so the wax drips out. Then I would do the final details and bake again. I have to try the inner object idea with an egg....
Couldn't the egg just sit longer in the vinegar until the rest dissolves? I have had one sit for a few days in vinegar when teaching my kids about it and it totally dissolved. Would that hurt the clay to sit longer in the vinegar?
Dearheart, listening to you is anything but boring!! Go on and on all you want because you have at least one avid subbie who loves going absolutely nowhere with you! Lol
Great tutorial!
You might consider getting some citric acid powder (used for dyeing wool and other animal protein fibre, yarn and fabric). You can mix it to be a bit stronger than the typical 5% concentration of acetic acid in vinegar and it has barely any scent at all.
After you remove the inner membrane, that allows the acid to come into contact with all the areas of egg shell that had previously been protected by contact with the poly clay. As you demonstrated, a weak acid soak doesn't do anything to the membrane (might even make it stronger, if my vague recollection from biology class is accurate). So another soak would get rid of any problems in removing egg shell.
Ooohh... Very interesting! xx
Brilliant! I used the whole egg in vinager as a science experiment with my foster children! It was great fun! Today you brought back wonderful memories and gave me a great technique!!
Oooh, I've never done that but I should! Glad you had fun watching it (you sound like an awesome foster mum). xx
This is for the Unruly Housewife: Hi! I simply love your accent and your creative tutorials! I have been learning a lot about polymer clay and it’s infinitely of uses. I really enjoyed the hollow egg, it looks easy enough. And it provides a good place to hide essential oils! At least I think it will, I am excited to see how it works! . I really believe in good quality essential oils and sometimes I come across a situation that could use the oils, like to aid in sleeping, a little lavender, for extra energy some peppermint! And now I will be able to mix my art. With another old art. The Art of Aromatherapy! Can’t wait to try as cute design and add oils and see what happens! Thank you so much for all the help, time, energy and knowledge that I have been able to get from you! Happy Spring! Laura
Thank you! xx
My granddaughter is just starting with clay. She lives far away, so we cant clay together, but everytime I find an awesome you tuber for her to subscribe to I send it along. She would love this tute as much as I did
Aw I hope she enjoys it! xx
This looks like a meditative process to do. Which is what I need after a long days' work.
I am so glad this came up in my feed. I have some small eggs and plan to do this!
Amazing that the vinegar didn’t damage the clay. Love your risk taking and creativity!
This was a terrific tutorial. It is obvious that working with polymer clay brings you such joy--thank you so much for sharing that joy with us.
Thanks! It really is fun - especially the weird stuff. :D
Wrapping an egg with a skinner blend would be pretty too. When you're trying to get the egg pieces out, what if you used a small brush to go in the holes? That may help break the pieces and make the removal quicker. On the green one, you could add some gilders paste to jazz it up. Love this idea btw!
HKreations Thanks! A little bottle brush might help, hmmm. xx
We enjoyed this tremendously! Liked and subscribed. Thank you. Our grandchildren will enjoy this very much.
Love this tutorial! Will share on my blog (beadinggem) So much fun! Citric acid powder is a good alternative - it can be dissolved in warm water and the extra heat will hasten the calcium carbonate (egg shell) and acid reaction.
Thank you! xx
Best tutorial ever! Thank you so much!
Hey thanks for watching and being so nice! xx
It looks very nice plus it’s so different . I did enjoy it very much. Thank you
These are brilliant.
Very cool demo. Would love to try these and have a display of different coloured eggs in a basket.
can't wait to try this!
Whoa! That's brilliant 💜 I really need to do this.Thanks for another fun tutorial, lovely.
Aw thanks! I hope it goes well... You can't cover the egg any worse than I did there lol. xc
YOU ARE SO COOL! This really blew my mind- thank you so much for sharing and for inspiring creativity in others!
If you liked this you'll enjoy the tutorial I have coming out on the 9th of May. ;) xx
I am so glad I found your channel. You are a great tutor and the ideas are amazing. Thank you for brightening our day!
Thanks!
@@UnrulyHousewife LOVE this idea!!!!! Thanks 😉
Love this, but love you much more! You always make me smile......
Thanks sweetie! xx
Very nice tutorial thank you for sharing it
Oh my!! I just love this one and it just popped up for Easter too!!! Love your instructional!!!! Thanks so much!!
great tut.
Hello there, new subscriber. Love the egg idea. I made one similar using a polystyrene egg, then all I had to do was melt the egg with white spirit.
I have heard of that... I must try! I have another video coming in May on a similar theme to this one but that's a secret. ;) xx
HI Unruly Housewife!! Greetings from Cleveland Georgia, Love your tut. I can't believe I've found yet another use for my ever useful white vinegar!
I know, right? That stuff is magical! Glad to have you around. xx
You're so clever! I reckon if I tried to do this, I'd bust the eggshell while I was making it 😉
Haha, eggs are tougher than they look. :)
What a nice tutorial ! I never thought it could be possible ! Thanks Valerie ! :D
You are very welcome! It's such a fun thing to capture on video, especially the disgusting bit. LOL xx
Very nice. Thanks so much.
Omg I can’t wait to do this!
😍you inspired me to try faberge eggs/ ornaments ❤
Thanks for the great idea! I just subscribed, so I'm off to learn more from you. I just discovered polymer clay and I'm hooked!😊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 So many possibilities!
I have been messing around at other stuff lately but I do have a lot of polymer clay videos already. Hope you enjoy them! xx
Wow, chemistry at work! You never cease to amaze me with your innovative techniques! I just love your channel! You are so much fun to watch. And I think using notes so you can remember things is more common place these days. Although I keep mine; and I have got literally tons of them; on my phone lol. Thank you for another brilliant and educational video.
You're welcome! I keep notes on my phone too - but I can't when it's my camera 🤣
love this very much i sure are going to give it a try!!
Yay! xx
This one is terrific. Thanks so much!!
Thanks for watching! xx
Can't wait to try that, except for pulling out that gross lining, that was hilarious. These would make lovely gifts. Thanks for sharing how to do this. ☺
Thanks! If you look on my FB page "Torn Up Art" you'll see (in photos) some eggs I made ages ago. I built them out of vines and stuff but that was crazily difficult.
+Unruly Housewife Thank you. I just found you on FB now, so I'll see if I can find them ☺
Love your videos. You make me laugh!
Very cool! I had a weird thought while watching you pick out the egg shell. I wonder if you could use a peeled hard boiled egg that has been left to dry out a little before building the clay on it. I think it would be easier to get that out of the baked clay egg.
Muy bonito trabajo! Pero no sería más fácil hacerlo con el huevo vacío? Gracias por compartir. Un saludo desde Madrid. 👍😘🇪🇸
Love it . You really just needed a white coat for the science bit lol. I am really enjoying your channel. These would look great in metallic colours at Xmas piled in a bowl. Must try Thanks for sharing.
I'll borrow a coat from @PolymerClayTutor Cindy Lietz! She does science lab stuff LOL.
Your amazing. I love your tutorials and look forward to every video
Awesome
how cool is that!!!! ty so much for sharing it ......gorgeous......gonna have to give this a go!!!
Yay that's great news! xx
nice one val loved it!
Cheers! xx
The process is great! I'd forgotten about the calcium melt with vinegar from science class 50 years ago! LOL look at that! Maybe some day we will finally need to use algebra too!! HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA
Let's not get carried away Manuel... LOL
This is amazing! thanks for this!
Glad you enjoyed it! xx
What a brilliant idea thank you for sharing!!! Liz...
So going to make this! I have collected some eggs and I think I will try 2 thin layers of polymer clay in different colors, so that the inside shows up differently from the outside. Question: why do I have to bake the egg, rather than just let it dry, since everything will dissolve away anyhow? (Being lazy here, 😜)
I think it just helps to dry it, make the inside more brittle and settle it down ready for clay. That said, I'm not 100% sure, I took that advice from elsewhere. ;) xx
I’m thinking the clay wouldn’t b hard enough because it hadn’t cured. U need to set the clay first, or u would just smush your clay, trying to pull the actual egg through the holes. Imo?
Great idea!
Another great video! This is so cool!!!!
And so disgusting! Haha! Thanks sweetie. xx
I’ve never tried making anything with clay yet but saw this tutorial and liked it but can you explain to me why you have to soak the eggshell, I mean why can’t you bake the clay and then poke something in the holes to smash the eggshell out?
Nice
This was a great tutorial I will probably make some when we get closer to Easter! But somehow the part where you removed the egg shell from the hollow polymer egg made me think of an sci fi alien movie LOL, it was a bit disgusting …. can’t wait to do this in front of some of my more sensitive friends HA HA ;)
Hahaha! "Gather round everyone, I have something to show you..." :D
I've seen several tutorials on these eggs. A lot of cool designs!
However, I haven't found one that tells how long to soak the egg in vinegar. So I'm cautious here. Also, could it hurt to lightly coat the in oil or dust it with corn starch prior to applying clay to egg? (It seems to me that this would make separating the shell from finished product much easier)
I soak mine late afternoon and overnight but take the hideous egg sac out at some point. I replace the vinegar with a new lot before I go to bed. Not sure if this is totally necessary but it gets it bubbling again. One thing I tried, with some success, is giving the egg a thin coat of Renaissance Wax but you don't want to protect the egg from the vinegar, or make the clay unable to stick. When the shell becomes fragile I poke holes, to help it sink and dissolve from inside. Hope that helps. x
Beautiful.. Do you remove the egg from the thermal polymer before grilling the polymer or after grilling ? Thanks .
It's probably best if you watch the whole video, rather than have me explain it here. xx
this was really cool:D
Superb
Super cool.
Thanks! xx
Yw
Fun tutorial! Instead of squeezing the clay egg to release the eggshell from inside, wouldn't rolling it back and forth across your work surface be more effective? I'm going to try it and find out! Thanks for the inspiration!
That could work too! x
thank you
Well done! And yes. the membrane can be a bit hairry looking ))
Brilliant
Brilliant! xx
Thanks! xx
I loved loved loved it.
Love this technique. Great video.
Thanks Fran! xx
Unruly Housewife have you heard of using a mixture of... I think it was cornstarch and something else... can't remember it exactly. but I think I saved the recipe somewhere on my PC. I'll see if I can find it. I think it also used a small piece of stocking. Not sure. But the point is it enables you to make hollow things in more shapes. Plus there's something I saw just today about using play doh as a former. Hmm have to hunt it all up tomorrow if I remember.
I have used the Christi Friesen method of molding wet toilet paper, letting it go hard and dry, baking clay on it and then soaking it to get the paper out...
What a great idea. I had purchased some paper mache eggs from a craft store intending to use them and cover them like dragon eggs. Imagine my surprise when I cut into one to make it opened up like a dragon had hatched from it to find the egg was actually some horrid plastic thing covered in a very thin sheet of paper. Ugh. Who knows what might have happened to that plastic in the oven.
Good job you looked! Good luck if you try this out, or something similar. xx
Wulfgeist it doesn't usually do anything when you put plastic eggs in the oven at the lower temps needed to bake polymer clay- I have found that you might get a slight plastic smell, but the egg tends to stay intact. Some very cheap brands do warp slightly...
interesting
I presume there's of omelettes being eaten in your house! Fantastic idea... thanks!
5:05 looks like you had a follower tool back then 😊
Hey I still have it... Might come in handy if I ever take a lock apart.
Se ve un poco complicada la técnica, pero queda bueno!. Gracias 😊
Gracias por ver! Traduje esto en Google. :D
Thank you, Unruly Housewife! What a GREAT idea! You are so creative, and I love your videos! I wonder if you tried breaking the shell through the holes without soaking it in vinegar if it would work. The clay might stick to the shell though. Anyway....THANK YOU for spending your time helping us learn more about polymer clay!! :-)
Joanie Bruce I tried that as I didn’t have vinegar. The shell was way too hard after baking.
You are so sweet thanks ❤❤❤❤
You are an Unruly Scientist :D
Would this technique also work, using a balloon to make Christmas ornaments? I LOVE your tutorials! I am new to polymer clay.
Haha, noooo Doreen, step away from the balloon! Best not put a balloon in the oven, things would get ugly fast... The egg is so much fun to dissolve anyway. :D
If you pokeaholein the egg then get the egg part out youd have just a shell then you could wrap te clay around the shell and you wouldnt have anything to get out of the clay egg except maybe that membrane sac
That's what I did.
That explains why there was no egg. Lol.
The only issue I had with this was carbon dioxide on the inside of the egg shell causing it to float. I had to shake it several times in the first few hours to dislodge those pesky levitating gas bubbles.
Soaking overnight left the clay virtually clear of any traces of shell.
I know this is very late in the game, but thank you for a great (as always!) tutorial!! Along with using a bit of corn starch/corn flour I wonder if applying a thin coat of Kato Repel Gel would work? It stops clay from sticking to itself when making fitted lids on boxes or when making Inros, it may work for this too?
I had disappointing results with Repel Gel (on a different project) so I haven't tried it with this. I suspect my product might have been old, defective, or stored wrong in the past... That said it could work! Experiment and see what happens! 🤔🙂
@@UnrulyHousewife Thank you for the reply but sorry, I'm afraid I can't, I don't eat eggs. I've been trying to think of what I can do, besides maybe making them on a wooden egg in 2 parts and joining them after baking...
Hi! you used fimo, but is fimo for oven?
Have you had issues with any of these clay eggs being brittle after the vinegar soak? I soaked clay pieces in pysanky dye, fabric dye and natural dye made from vinegar and herbs/flowers, and after baking the clay was very dry and brittle. After about a year the pieces fell apart. I used Premo, Sculpey and Bakeshop and they all seemed to react that way....
Clarification -I put the clay in the vinegar BEFORE I baked it; I wonder if that made a difference.
sweets08816 No - it goes in the vinegar after being baked and is absolutely fine. I have some I made a couple of years ago and I could drop them on the floor without them breaking. 😊
Great tutorial! I have to try this. Sara from myserenitycrafts mentioned you in a recent video of her's. She watches your videos only she couldn't remember your channel name. She called you the Mad Housewife, which I thought was really funny and probably very appropriate Lol. But maybe it should be the Mad Scientist Housewife hahaha! Seriously, I really like this tutorial I can picture a bowl filled with these eggs in different colors and cut out shapes. Thanks and hugs!
Hahaha! You're welcome. I'm thrilled she has mentioned me but it'd help if she knew my name hahaha! I like her, she's excellent viewing and her stuff is stunning. I'm subscribed to her. xx
+Unruly Housewife if it makes you feel better she did later on say you were the Unruly Housewife not the Mad One. So maybe you'll get some watcher channeled to your site from her's.
Yay! And if you do make this share a picture with me please? xx
I like this
I love this tutorial - even the disgusting egg skin! Congratulations on your 1000 subscribers!
Thanks so much Gayle! You're well on the way too! xx
Almost but not quite there yet! I never thought this many people would be interested in my tutorials!
Me while watching...WOW ! Ewww! Disgusting! Magic! Awesome! I can't wait to do this technique. Thank you, Val!
I know this is a bit late, but why not squeeze the egg and have it crack from the clay before putting it in the vinigar?
The eggshell is REALLY strong actually, so it needs the vinegar to weaken it... I think. Hmmm... If I make one again I'll try. Or you try it and let me know! :)
12:20 😮😮😮
Hi Valerie!!
Do you think this would work using a the clay extractor??? I think I might give it a try…with multiple strands🤷♀️
Yes! I have a collaboration video on here somewhere, where we made Exotic Plants and mine was a Jungle Egg. If you search my channel and Jungle Egg I think you will find it. Extruded clay was the base layer. xx
@@UnrulyHousewife
And the video you’re talking about is the exact one I watched 😂😂😂👍
I’m such a doof🤦♀️
How do you take care of fingerprints?
Applying the mica powder helps, as you smooth it over. Mostly I have very cold hands and I try to have a light touch. If you don't use mica powder I'd sand with wet and dry sandpaper to finish. I use 400, 600, 800 and then 1000 grit.
I think I'll have a go at it. wish me luck ;-)
Yay! The dissolving bit is so much fun. Good Luck! xx
So how did the vinegar affect the clay?
The clay is basically PVC, so not at all.
Bonsoir madame, vous enlevez la coquille après cuisson j imagine merci pour la réponse
tu le fais tremper toute la nuit dans du vinaigre blanc et la coque se dissout
Hello, I'm a recent subscriber, love your channel. I'm just starting mine will be showing off my dragon eyes pretty soon and these eggs would be wonderful to go with them. I was wondering if it's possible to cut off the front part sort of like a faberge' egg or make it look like it cracked open into two parts after baking. This would make removing the shell super easy, lol. TFS, HUGS!
I think it would work! Maybe make a cut around it before baking! xx
Thank you for your reply.
Even though this is a art clay(silver clay-metal) challenge. How would you get something say like a object inside the egg? Like a tiny bird made from say poly clay
Not sure how the vinegar would affect art clay, but assuming it was ok... I'd make a hole in the shell big enough to insert the bird (maybe cut a hole with a Dremel? Not sure). After putting the pre-baked bird in, I'd cover the hole with wet paper/tissue and allow it to harden (some layers, like paper mache). Then I'd do the clay egg over it all. Baking should be fine. Whilst the shell is dissolving in the vinegar, the wet paper should fall apart. I'm guessing though.
Suzette Kath now, THAT is a great idea. I watched the video (thanks for the idea, especially the vinegar trick), but I couldn't figure out what was missing. An internal focal point. If the bird or whatever has a tiny hole so it can be suspended on clear fishing line type thread, that would make it super fun!
Suzette Kath I have done shapes with something inside (I did a mouse inside a piece of cheese, cow inside a UFO, big fish in tiny tank-they were all Beads of Courage so they were about an inch wide) by putting the inner object inside wax then carving the wax into the shape I wanted and covering it with clay, then baking so the wax drips out. Then I would do the final details and bake again. I have to try the inner object idea with an egg....
Couldn't the egg just sit longer in the vinegar until the rest dissolves? I have had one sit for a few days in vinegar when teaching my kids about it and it totally dissolved. Would that hurt the clay to sit longer in the vinegar?
I don't know but I'd say probably not. It's worth trying if you have patience!
Unruly Housewife thanks if i do and find out ill let u know
Or you could get a ceramic egg
This great, but I agree, this a little sci fi LOL.
When I pull that bit out... Hahaha! xx
Wow x
Yay!! this is a fun one. :D sub'd
Yay! That disgusting egg skin tho LOL.
Lol, yes it looks a little ewwy gooey. :D
Wow, who knew vinegar could dissolve egg shells?
Scientists! LOL
Never mind the extruder question I just asked…I just saw it in another one of your videos 🤦♀️
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Oh,that egg membrane was disgusting!