natural gilded easter eggs 2020 - Instructables · A dozen eggs (or more as you can spare), brought...
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NaturallyGildedEasterEggs
We’recraftingathome,rummagingthroughartboxes,pantrycupboardsandbookshelvesforinspiration.Youmightfindyouhaveawealthofmaterialsjustbeggingtobeputtocreativeuse.Tryingsomethingnewcanfillyourspiritwithjoy!Todaywe’reusingsomekitcheningredientsandtoolstogildEastereggs.Wewereluckytofindbrownandwhiteeggsatthegrocerystore,andsomenaturallyblueandgreenaraucanaheneggsatthelocalfarmersmarket.Theleafclingstothesurfaceoftheegg,creatingaglowyou’llneverseewithpaint.Theseeggscanbeeaten,sonothinggoestowaste.Let’sgetstartedonthesefree-formgildedbeauties.
Whatyou’llneed–
Rimmedwashabletrayorbakingsheet
Adozeneggs(ormoreasyoucanspare),broughttoagentleboil,coveredandleftoffheatfor10minutes,thenchilledincoolwatertoroomtemperature,anddried.
Twosquareorroundsmallbrushesforpaintingthegluesolutionor“size”ontoeggs
Twosoftbrushesforpickinguppiecesofleaf
Vegetableoilorlipbalm
Packetofpowdered,unflavoredfoodgelatin–thiswillmakeyourgildingglue
Clearmeasuringcup,teaspoonandmetalstirringspoon
SeppGildingWorkshopImitationGoldLeafbookof25leaves–orabookofGenuineGoldloose“Surface”Leaf–don’tusepatent/transferleafforthisproject*
Acoupleofcottonballsorpads
*Youcan find thegold leafwhereSeppGildingWorkshopproductsaresold.Youmayhave towaitacoupleofdaysforyourordertoship,butartstoresareworkinghardtofulfillshipmentsatthistime.
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MakeyourGelatine-BasedGoldSize
Use½ofonepacket(orabout1½teaspoons)ofgelatine,andsprinkleitover¼cuproomtemperaturewater ina liquidmeasuringcup. Swirl itaroundabit.Bringsomewater toaboilandafter removingfromheatforaminute,pourthehotwaterintothemeasuringcuptomake1½cupsofgelatinsolution.Youdon’twantthewatertobeboilingwhenyoupouritasthislevelofheatwillbreaktheproteindownanditwon’tmakeastickyadhesive.Stirwithaspoontocompletelydissolve.
PreparingtheCraftArea
Placeyourmeasuringcupofsizeandyourbowlofboiledeggsinsidetherimmedtrayorbakingsheet–thiswill catch thedrips.OpenupyourbookofLeaf,andremoveacoupleof squaresof leaf.YoucangentlytearImitationGoldLeafintosmallerpieces.Ifyou’reusingrealgold,tapthegoldwithyourdry,clean“pickup”brushtobreakitintosmallpieces.Moveslowlysoasnottodisturbtheleafwhichmaywanttofly!
Applyatinyamountofvegetableoilorlipbalmonthebackofyourhand.Swipethetipofyourdrypickupbrush(NOTthesizebrush)overtheoil.Thisprovidesclingtopickupyourleaf.
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ApplyingtheGelatineSizeandtheGoldLeaf
Thisisaquickprocess–unlikesomeothertypesofgildingwhereyoumustwaittillthegluehasdriedforawhile,you’lladdthegoldimmediatelyafterapplyingthesize.Holdyoureggoverthetray.Dipyourbrushinthegelatinsolution,anddabsomefree-stylebrushstrokesoverthesurfaceoftheegg.Itwilldripandthat’sok,youwanttheareastobegildedtobeniceandwet.
Usingyourpickupbrush,gentlyscoopupapieceofleafanddropitontothewetareas.Trynottogetyourpickupbrushwet.Don’tworryaboutmissinga spot - it’s impossible tomakea less than lovelygildedfinishwiththistechnique!Youcanuseyourbrushtonudgedownanyleafbitsthatarestickingup,orblowgentlytopushtheleafdown.Preparemoreleafasnecessarytocontinuegildingyoureggs.
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AllowtheGildedEggstoDry
Setyourgildedeggsontoaneggcartontodryinawarm,draft-freeplace.
PolishYourGoldEggs
After2-3hours,youreggswillbedry.Gentlypolishthemwithacottonballorpad.Ifyoufeelmoisture,waitalittlelonger.Usethecottontobrushawaywrinklesandbufftheleafdown.
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Decorate
Refrigerateyoureggstillreadytodisplay–thesemakeastunningcenterpiece,gift,orgoldensurpriseforanegghunt!Note:washyourhandsafterpeelingeggsforeating.