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- I start with a chicken egg that has been blown, so it is just an empty shell with a small hole on the end. I use a tool called a "kistka" to apply hot beeswax. First, I divide the egg into sections.
- Then I use the wax to cover all of the areas I want to stay white before I dye the egg yellow.
- The wax protects the white areas from becoming yellow in the yellow dye. Now I cover all of the areas I want to stay yellow before I dye the egg pink.
- The parts of the final design that will be white and yellow are already covered with wax. Now I cover the areas I want to stay pink.
- The egg is now ready for the final dye. I dye it dark green. This will be the background color.
- It’s time for the most exciting part – melting the wax! I melt the wax off the egg to reveal my beautiful designs.
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