Light blue egg with Versatex yellow pattern painted on.

After the Rit Teal dye. Next step is to dribble wax on egg.

I added additional wak to protect the blue, then soaked the entire thing in dark green, which looked horrible. Next move was to soak the egg in vinegar to remove the green.

Spring in the Air

Spring Break starts next week. I'm happy -- I need the break. The week will be spent on three major tasks. Studying for my Trig midterm, spending time with my niece and nephews, and (of course) decorating eggs. I think the oldest kids are old enough for pysanky this year. We'll give it a shot and see how it goes. I have about two dozen dyed eggs awaiting the next stage of decoration. Wonder how quickly we can blow through those?

Red egg with wax. Later soaked in vinegar to remove red dye, then placed in Rit Seafoam Green.

End result. Nice, simple, interesting color.

Dates Don't Mean A Damn Thing

I've given up. I can organize this by egg (so I can record the processes used on each egg) or by date, and end up with a mishmash of seemingly unrelated topics requiring a lot of back-tracking. The date issue is further compounded by the longevity of my projects. I've been trying to figure out what to do with some eggs for about six years now!! Imagine trying to relate six years of entries into a cohesive whole.

I could probably do this with a database, but forcing myself to document is hard enough as it is. If I have to design a DB and then design an interface I'll never get around to documentation at all.

So each egg is listed by a seperate date, but the dates don't mean anything. Think of them as dividers, not as dates.

Lovely blue egg with wax.

Versatex stripes in yellow.

Additional stripes in purple. Probably not the best color choices.

Dotted with wax in preparation for black dye bath.

Yuck. Now what do I do with this?