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Eggs Beautiful: How to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs

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This concise book gives you very detailed, easy-to-follow directions for making traditional Ukranian Easter eggs. The directions are the most explicit and detailed of any book I've come across. Plus, there's plenty of info on traditional designs and their meanings. Not as many full color illustrations as some books...but a lot more detailed instructions and explanation of design components than most.

When I read Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco and saw the illustrations of eggs, supposedly dyed by the children in the book, I snorted and said, "No way. Those eggs have to be painted!" But then I found a pysanky kit in a catalog and tried it for myself. Eggs Beautiful was a tremendous help! The authors' step-by-step instructions make it easy to produce beautiful eggs on the first try. Their information on the history of pysanky and the meanings of the traditional designs and colors, made the eggs I've done over the past couple of years all the more meaningful. Anyone contemplating taking up pysanky as a hobby should definitely buy this book. It was one of the first I purchased when I started. A definite plus for any craft book collection!

As an artist I found this book most helpful. Not only are several designs given with full, step by step instructions, several traditional symbols are shown helping the artist to create their own designs without abandoning the traditional feel.

I did find the book a bit dated, several helpful tools are now available that are not discussed in the book. Also, I would have liked to see more "tricks and tips" - these are practically essential to someone just starting out.

All in all, however, I enjoyed the book and use the designs often.

This book has great step-by-step instructions for beginners and many helpful tips for the experienced egg designer. It has lots of pictures of Ukrainian Eggs to inspire your creativity. It also has patterns and detailed examples on how to make different designs. It contains many, many samples of designs. I found this book very helpful for my entire family - young and old. The instructions are simple, the examples are plentiful, and illustrations are fantastic. It aslo includes the history and legends of this ancient custom.

I am glad I was able to find this book. It's going to be a great source for my children and me personally.

This book was absolutely beautiful. Informatively detailed how to make psanky in easy to follow steps. Includes beautiful, clear illustrations of designs to try, as well as many gorgeous color photos like the one on the cover. I'd recommend this to anyone doing psanky for the first time or even those just looking for more design ideas.