TBT’s Fourth Egg Decorating Contest

[MrBox]

Oof! Eggs huh... Never in my life have I ever participated in anything.... Easter... related... and anything with decorating actual eggs for the holiday... I think the only thing egg project related I've ever done is made a parachute for an egg... hmm..
This will be interesting... time to Google how to color eggs...

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

wow wow an egg decorating contest too?! I'm gonna have to brainstorm some ideas

 

[Chris]

One question. May I use a pre-made wooden egg as an egg to decorate? I’m not good at carving wood, and I want to make a craft to keep.

Yes, please see the OP for details regarding what you are and aren't allowed to use in your entry:

You may use a hard-boiled bird egg (chicken, duck, or quail) or a plain craft egg (styrofoam, plastic, or wooden) of similar size.

 

[Airysuit]

Is it possible to use (limited) fake/real flowers/leaves in the decoration?

 

[Mutti]

A Cinnamoroll is not just for Christmas…..

 

[duckykate]

i made a sweet bunny egg!

 

[Mick]

Can we construct the egg itself? (Like out of clay or resin)

Preferably not, no, we feel this doesn't quite fit the spirit of the contest as it provides a lot more control over your exact egg size and shape than the people who use pre-made eggs have. For anything attached to the egg though, clay is fine!

(side note: if you end up covering parts of your egg with clay, we would prefer it to remain a recognisable mainly-egg shape, and progress pictures of the original egg are always appreciated in this case!)

Is it possible to use (limited) fake/real flowers/leaves in the decoration?

We wouldn't allow this either: only elements made by hand with traditional craft materials are allowed, pre-made decorations or stickers are not. See the list of allowed/not allowed materials in the FAQ section of the opening post to get a general idea, and we are happy to answer questions if you have other materials you are unsure about. Thanks for checking!

 

[Stnh]

can i create a zipper t bunny egg or does that fall under the plagiarism rule?

 

[Chris]

can i create a zipper t bunny egg or does that fall under the plagiarism rule?

Basing your egg on an existing character is fine.

 

[Rosch]

Good morning!

 

[Aquilla]

We wouldn't allow this either: only elements made by hand with traditional craft materials are allowed, pre-made decorations or stickers are not. See the list of allowed/not allowed materials in the FAQ section of the opening post to get a general idea, and we are happy to answer questions if you have other materials you are unsure about. Thanks for checking!

I pressed some flower petals and tiny blossoms from my garden. What's the consesnus on natural materials that can be found outside? I'd like to use some moss, sticks and some of my dried petals. Is that ok?

 

[Chris]

I pressed some flower petals and tiny blossoms from my garden. What's the consesnus on natural materials that can be found outside? I'd like to use some moss, sticks and some of my dried petals. Is that ok?

The post you quoted was about flowers and leaves. We're not allowing these to be used because they aren't traditional craft materials, sorry.

 

[Aquilla]

because they aren't traditional craft materials,

Since when are sticks and natural materials not traditional craft materials those can even be bought in hardware shops in the crafts section. How are goggly eyes ok but a stick anyone can pick up on the floor isn't? My tiny dried blossoms weren't an issue last year... But alright, guess I'll be making fake sticks and moss out of synthetic materials rather than using natural elements

 

[JellyLu]

Happy Easter! I decided to take one of my Egg Bois out for a stroll. We stumbled across an egg hunt and poor Frank nearly scrambled himself

Spoiler: Bonus pic etc.

Materials: Paint, Markers, Paper, Tape.
Reference: Hazbin Hotel Egg Bois

Sorry if the pictures are huge! I'm out of town so I'm uploading on my phone :")

 

[MrBox]

Here I was trying prepping eggs to paint because I thought it was due by today LOL, I need to read more carefully
Time to eat these things

 

[pochy]

Since when are sticks and natural materials not traditional craft materials those can even be bought in hardware shops in the crafts section. How are goggly eyes ok but a stick anyone can pick up on the floor isn't? My tiny dried blossoms weren't an issue last year... But alright, guess I'll be making fake sticks and moss out of synthetic materials rather than using natural elements

omg noooo they're not allowed? i went out and pressed some cherry blossoms and daisies around 10 months ago in anticipation of this year's event. im sad

 

[Doo]

omg noooo they're not allowed? i went out and pressed some cherry blossoms and daisies around 10 months ago in anticipation of this year's event. im sad

They wouldn’t have allowed it anyway because you were preparing in advance, this event is kinda strict imo

 

[MrBox]

I can kind of understand it, it's to give everyone a fair chance but still very sad to see :^( !!

 

[Aerith]

I agree with the not prepping in advance so that everyone has the same amount of time, but I do think it's strange to not allow natural craft materials especially for a Spring holiday! hopefully staff will take it into consideration next year

 

[pochy]

pressed flowers take weeks to dry anyway so if anything, it's always prepped in advance. _( :3」∠)_