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Hi there! I'm Lynne, I spin, quilt, I'm 75, and retied in 2001.
I do all sorts of sewing and make authentic Pow Wow regalia, scrimshaw and all the accesories for my daughter’s Windy Willow Toad Purse business. I did my “FauxBerge Eggs” which sold worldwide for about 20 years including online classes. I LOVE knowing what others are making. Had my Cricut for 2 years and am just now getting to it! Looking forward to making lots of stuff with my Cricut now that I’ve slowed down, and seeing all your creations for ideas or just to look at and enjoy. This is one of my last eggs. The one I kept! My ostrich egg royal carriage.
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Lynne. Reason: bad pic of full egg
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Level: Level 6 - ArtisanHi Lynne!
Welcome to the forum! It’s so great to meet you. OMG that egg looks fantastic! how much time did you invest on creating that piece of art? It’s amazing!
I mostly create decor for my house, specially christmas. And then my latest project are some memory books, like journals with memories from trips with my husband (pictures, plane tickets, etc)
What types of projects do you want to learn to make using your cricut machine? How we can help you on this process?
Feel free to reach out if you ever need any tips or just want to chat about crafting. Happy crafting!
Warmly,
Paula
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Hi Paula, the coaches I make take at least 50 hours and start with sanding the outside of the ostrich egg shell,, which takes about 2 hours with an electric sander, no less!, and the window and door openings are cut in with a dental drill. All the seats are padded and upholstered with satin brocade and trimmed with an appropriate braid. The inside is painted and the ceiling has a padded, tufted fabric. Once the seats are in a fox or mink “rug” is added. Outside, the chassis is designed by me and assembled at a local welding business. No two are ever alike, and I use antique broaches for the door decoration, hgh grade cz stone chain is used in various sizes, a small crown for the top, and 22K gold embellishments around the windows. It has a seat for the ooachman and a “boot” or trunk covered with leather and lined inside that opens is on the back. I always try to put in a piece inside that relates to the kind of coach it is. The one I showed you has half a dozen pink fimo roses I make tied with a ribbon for the lady, and a minature saber for the gentleman or personal guard. These sell for $3000+, but the jewelry boxes and music boxes and just simple ones for about $400. I use ostrich, emu, rhea, swan, duck, cockatiel and other small eggs. Thanks for asking!
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Level: Level 6 - Artisan
What an amazing work!!!!! they look amazing, I’m hopping to try to do them at some point, but I do not feel prepare 😅
Thanks for sharing all those details and information with me! 😊
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