Terracotta eggs
You are fond of natural and simple things?
Make terracotta eggs to warm up your home and also give them away as presents.
You will need:
* DAS mix in shade of terracotta (500 g is enough for 8 eggs)
* plastic or syrofoam eggs
* a linen cloth or paper tissues
* a kitchen knife
* raffia or straw
* a terracotta pot
Instructions:
1 Cut a rectangle from paper. Wrap it around the egg to get the right size of it.
2 Fold the paper three times and cut out the shape as shown in the picture.
3 When unfold you get 6 joined rhombuses.
4 Roll flat DAS mix, 3 mm thick. Place the paper with a pattern and cut it out with a knife.
5 Wrap the DAS mix around the egg. With wet fingers flat out the joints till they are invisible.
6 While the mix is still wet use a ball pen or bottle tops to imprint various motifs. To hang the egg, place a little metal hook at the top of the egg. Leave it to dry in a cool place for 24 hours, occasionally turning it around.
7 Paint the whole egg with white acrylic paint. While the paint is still wet use a cloth or a paper tissue to dry the whole egg leaving the white paint only in the crevices. Do the same with the pot. Add straw and place the eggs.
Made by: Višnja Skorin
