How to Make Blown Egg Ornaments

This method empties the inside of your eggs so you can decorate and then store for years to come!

Bowl of warm water – Warming the eggs for a few minutes makes the insides more loose, making them easier to remove.
Infant bulb syringe – You know, the bulb shaped “baby snot sucker.” This is to force air into the egg and create pressure that blows the insides out the other end. You could also try a medical syringe. Personally I think the bulb syringe works better.
Push pin – This is used to poke holes in each one of your eggs.
Very small drill bit – I used this to widen the holes poked in the eggs after creating them with the pin.
Paper clip – This is used to scramble the insides, making them easier to blow out.
Decorating supplies – As needed. Sharpies, egg dyes, acrylic paints or paint pens, supplies for silk-dyed eggs, ribbons and an extra long crafting needle to thread them), beads, etc.

Raw eggs If you’re going to save the inside of the egg for cooking then make sure to wash the outside of your egg and make sure that all of the tools you are using are clean and sanitized.

Place your eggs in a bowl of warm water for about 10 minutes before starting.
Hold an egg firmly (you know, as firmly as you can hold an egg) and use your pin to gently pierce a hole in one end. It helps to gently twist the pin back and forth first to sort of screw it in before you actually push it through. Repeat on the other end of the egg.
Once you have a teeny tiny pin hole, it helps to have a teeny tiny drill bit (seriously, the smallest one in the set). Gently “drill” through your pin hole to enlarge it.
Now grab that paper clip and unfold it. Stick the paper clip inside the egg and swirl it all over the place. The object here is to scramble that yolk up which will help it all come out easily.
Now grab that bulb syringe and place it directly over one of the holes and squeeze over a bowl. The egg will come right out the other end. If you meet any resistance, don’t keep blowing air or your egg might explode. Give it a shake, or stick the paper clip in again, or increase the size of your hole.
Once everything is blown out, you might want to fill your syringe with warm water and blow it into the egg. Shake it up and then blow it out to get the inside clean.
Allow eggs to dry and decorate as desired. To add ribbon, use an extra long crafting needle to thread it through the holes in the eggs. Add beads to help cover the holes in the egg.

If you want to dye these eggs in a traditional manner, I recommend dyeing them before blowing them out.
Click here for instructions on Silk-Dyed Eggs. Use a strainer (with a small pot on top of needed) to hold the blown eggs under the water while boiling.

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