This wreath was decorated using real cleaned out chicken eggs with the three eggs decorated with the Pin Drop method. The three eggs were waxed with a white and a white wax and was left on.

This style of egg decorating is a tradition that was handed down through the generations from my Great Aunt to my mother to her children.

This method is called pin drop because the designs are all made with the head of a pin dipped in wax. My mom would let all 6 of us kids dye usually two dozen hard boiled eggs for Easter. Once they were dry, she would heat up her wax in an old paint can lid and begin her waxing. I can still hear her pin hitting the lid, where she would let it sit for a few seconds before she would touch the egg and make a short stroke, The stroke made a tear drop effect on the egg. The markings represent the tears that Mary cried when Jesus died on the cross. Each egg was either divided into three or had markings of three to represent the Trinity. She would work quietly on each egg. One by one she would start to fill the egg cartons. They were beautifiul. She would let us watch only due to the fact that the wax was extremely hot. She would send us to bed at bedtime, and you could hear her working until late. In the morning we would come down to see her beautiful work. We were each allowed to pick an egg to give to our teachers for Easter. Others were given as gifts and the last of them were reserved for egg fights on Easter. An egg fight is where you smash each others egg by banging them together to see who had the toughest egg.

It wasn't until after I became a mother myself that I realized how important this tradition was to me. I blew out a dozen eggs, the hard way, and asked her to make some for me to keep for my children. She told everyone in the house to sit and watch, and she would explain exactly what she was taught. Even our brothers had to try to make the eggs. Our eggs looked terrible, but I was determined. I practiced for many years before I thought they were good enough. I love making the eggs and have truly enjoyed passing the tradition onto my children.

I have shipped all over the US and as far as Germany without breakage. I had my son, at 4 years of age, test our shipping methods by throwing a wrapped egg off of our balcony....never broke.

Thank you for looking!!!

Mary