Marvelous Mondays: Easter Eggs

11 March 2013

Growing up, my favorite part of Easter was Pysanka eggs. From my birth until a few years ago, my grandmother painstakingly made all of her grandchildren a new design each year, and I loved (and still love) to look at the eggs each year when we take them out of their crates. They’re so delicate that it’s impossible to ship them and challenging to travel with them, so my whole collection is at home in Connecticut right now and unable to be shared with you all. Some day! Until then, I’m inspired by these five marvelous and modern techniques…

water-color-eastereggs

gilded easter dip-dyed-eggs

neon dip dyed easter eggs

golden marbled easter eggs

speckled easter eggs

From top to bottom: watercolor Easter eggs by Spoon Fork Bacon; gilded Easter eggs via HGTV; neon dip-dyed Easter eggs by Merriment Events via Oh Joy (photo by Katie Stoops); golden marbled Easter eggs by SheKnows; speckled Easter eggs by Sandy Toes and Popsicles

Which one is your favorite?

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courtney
March 11, 2013 9:17 pm

Thanks for the egg love, Emily! Easter is my favorite holiday of the year! xo

March 11, 2013 11:15 pm

I’ve never heard of Pysanka eggs, those are so beautiful! I love family traditions, your grandmother’s sounds really wonderful!

March 12, 2013 5:30 pm

The third ones from the top definitely strike my bright color / minimalist sensibilities :)

Wanda
March 12, 2013 7:02 pm

This post reminded me of the time we tried to use silk ties to dye eggs! Ah our early Martha years ;)

March 13, 2013 5:07 pm

LOVE that half-gold ones. My Easter eggs were never this chic growing up!

emi
March 13, 2013 9:25 pm

wow, love the first two the most!! darling blog!
XO

March 14, 2013 10:57 am

I know it’s “trending,” but I absolutely love the gold foil eggs! It’s always a good idea to add a little shine or sparkle in my book. :-)

March 15, 2013 3:34 pm

I recently saw the gilded eggs on someone’s Instagram and I LOVE them! Gold is growing on me!:)

March 20, 2013 12:05 pm

Oh wow! This makes me want to stop what I’m doing today and get creative with some eggs. Beautiful images Em!