Egg decorating is the art or craft
of decorating eggs. It is quite a popular art/craft form because of the
attractive, smooth, oval shape of the egg. Any bird egg can be
facilitated in this process, but most often the larger and stronger the
eggshell is, the more favoured it will be by decorators
Some eggs, like emu or ostrich eggs, are so large and strong that the
shells may be carved without breaking. Decorations on emu eggs take
advantage of the contrast in colours between the dark green mottled
outside of the shell and the shell-underlay. The oldest eggshells,
decorated with engraved hatched patterns, are dated for 60 000 years ago
and were found at Diepkloof Rock Shelter in South Africa.
egg shell craft ideas