Today is Monday March 28, 2011
Eggsibit Day
People around the world have been decorating eggs using different materials for centuries. Though they are most commonly decorated around Easter, you can really decorate eggs any time of the year!
Many artists love the challenge of decorating eggs due to their unique shape and fragility. Goose, duck, and hens' eggs are usually "blown" for this process in which a small hole is made in one end and the contents inside the egg are blown out. The egg is then carved, dyed, appliquéd, or painted.
Egg decorating is very popular in Eastern European countries. The International Egg Art Guild is a non-profit organization that promotes egg artistry around the world.
From food coloring and egg dyes to paints and crayons, there are many different ways that you can decorate an egg. Some people attach sequins, lace, ribbon, or even pasta to the shell of the egg for decorations as well.
To celebrate Eggsibit Day, invite your friends over for some fun egg decorating, and then display them in an eggsibit for all to see!
Today is also National Black Forest Cake Day
"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
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On this day in History:
| 1797 - Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine. 1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S. 1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. 1962 - The U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites. 1967 - Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series. |
Quote of the Day:
"Treat all things as if they were loaned to you without any ownership -- whether body or soul, sense or strength, external goods or honors, house or hall...everything." --Meister Eckhart
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