Pysanky

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I had an urge to do an earth toned pysanka, so the flower pysanka on the left is dyed with ...

One xl, two small, the rest quail ...

These cute little quail eggs don't always take dye the way that I'd like them to, so creating the two ...

Wanted to get a picture of these before I gave some away. Met with four of my longtime writer friends ...

I had seven quail eggs and two XS eggs cleaned and ready to go last week but had to put ...

Happy Easter, Happy Spring. Hoping and praying for a just peace in Ukraine ...

One double yolk, two large, five extra small, and four quail eggs! ...

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Am about to give a bunch away so wanted to take a snap before they fly the coop! ...

Last two pysanky for a bit. Just got the next set of edits. This is a double yolk xxl egg, ...

I don't have very many pee wee eggs left, but these are a couple of the last ones for this ...

Inspired by a novel written by a friend: Black Sunflowers, by Cynthia LeBrun ...

I still have a few pee wee eggs left and am trying to use them up while they're still fresh ...

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I have been in heavy novel-writing-mode so not much time for egg-writing. These are the 6 pysanky that I managed ...

For World Pysanky Day. A traditional design from Zakarpattia on the left in memory of my Ukrainian grandmother, who was ...

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Eeek. There's a reason I don't do videos! One pysanka nearly got away! ...

I like to do pysanky of all different sizes. These first two are pee wee eggs. To give you an ...

Step one: lightly sketch outline in pencil, then cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain white. Step ...

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I've started a new manuscript and to keep on track, I need to write a minimum of 3,000 words a ...

I got some extra small eggs (like this one) and some jumbo double-yolks from the Dan Prowse at the Brantford ...

With the war, I've been obsessed with bees as a uniquely Ukrainian symbol of resistance. And blue and yellow ...

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Legend has it that the world won't end as long as someone is making pysanky. Thinking of Ukraine. Blue and ...

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Perfect timing. My husband and I decided to self-isolate during this time of COVID-19. Robin Kirby, a local raiser of ...

I usually make more than one pysanka at a time. Here are some I did together ...

Here's the finished egg. Down below are the steps ...

This is the finished fish pysanka. Down below are the dyeing steps ...

It's like I've been galloping breathlessly from manuscript deadline to edit to promotion to more deadlines and repeat. And of ...

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