I've always been a little fascinated with the simple beauty of eggs, especially some of the crazy color variations you get when you bring home a pack of farm-fresh eggs from a farmer's market or a friend with chickens.
Last year I learned how to blow out eggs to preserve their shells and I think I may have unleashed a bit of a monster. I had eggs all over the place in my house last Easter and you can bet this year there will be even more!
If you're like me and you never did this as a kid, it's not too late to try it out! Here's how you do it!
The first thing you should do is a find a really cute little assistant to help you. They're great for posing in your blog photos and you'll also need their lung power when it comes time to try and get the egg innards out.
Grab your egg and a little push pin, wind up, and stab the egg on both sides!
Just kidding. You really don't need to be as dramatic about it as Kennedy.
(Yes. She has dirt under her fingernails. Don't judge. That's called a happy childhood!)
Just gently poke a hole in the egg at both ends, then use the pin to chip away a bit of a bigger hole until you have a diameter of about 1/8". If you're doing a craft where you'll be stringing the eggs onto something, go ahead and make the hole a little bigger. That will make the process easier, but you'll definitely see the holes.
Next, take a toothpick, push it through one of the holes, and swirl it around inside the egg to break up the yoke.
Working over a bowl, put the straw over one of the holes and blow!
We like to take turns with the straw so we don't get too light-headed!
We usually can only do about 6 eggs at a time before we get tired so it's good to start building up an egg shell collection now while there's still lots of time before Easter.
To finish up the eggs, just rinse them out and put them into a 200 degree oven for about 15 minutes to dry out any residual egg left in the shell.
There you have it! Beautiful, natural egg shells to do whatever you like with this Easter!
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15 comments:
Thanks for the tutorial. I think I have tried every pokey thing I have except for a push pin! The drying in the oven is something I haven't seen either. Great tip!
Love this! My Dad has been raising quail and I've been getting on him about giving me the eggs for this spring-now I know what to do with them when I get them!
I am so glad you posted this! I have always wondered how to do that!
What a cute helper!!! Thanks for this...right in time for Easter!
I've done this for years because I love getting to keep the eggs we decorate for years to come. To keep from getting light headed I blow out the eggs with one of those suction bulbs they send you home from the hospital with for babies. It is so much easier.
cute.your daughter is adorable! This looks like something my kids would enjoy. I don't know what I would do with the shell afterward (I hope there will be a tutorial!) but my kids would LOVE seeing the "magic" of this trick!
Thanks for this tutorial. I remember helping my mom blow them out when I was a kid, but have been a little apprehensive to do it. This way, I can definitely manage. Thanks!
Blessings,
Nici
Such a cool tip right here... perfect- I never would have ever guessed how to do this! Great job!
Thanks for this great tutorial! Will be starting right away :)
My poor head always hurts like crazy after blowing out eggs! Major headache! :-) I always apply a little white spackle to the ends of the eggs (of course, I'm using white eggs) so that you can't see the holes. I am a little OCD about that. You could also use watercolor paints when using brown eggs or if coloring them for Easter.
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My Mom used to do these when I was a kid! I loved helping!! Would you consider sharing this and any other projects that you might have over at my Pinterest Power party?
http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2013/02/20/pinterest-power-party-7-2.html
Thanks!
Chrissy
Thanks for sharing!
I've blown out eggs for the shell for years, since I was a child. Never once thought of using a straw. Fantastic idea. Thanks! Oh, by the way, I could use the help of that little assistant. '-)
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I found a new and easier way to blow out eggs this year. I used an injection needle for meat marinade. I made two tiny holes with a small nail, broke the yoke with the needle, and kept filling it with air and blowing the inside out.
After that I filled the needle with water and just kept washing the egg out.
Of course I am from LA and used Tony Chachere's needle.(LOL) But it makes a much smaller hole and goes faster.
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