{"id":22010,"date":"2022-04-30T11:46:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?page_id=22010"},"modified":"2022-04-30T11:46:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:46:52","slug":"making-dragon-eggs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?page_id=22010","title":{"rendered":"Making Dragon Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0How to Make Dragon Eggs<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21967\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21967 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-05-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-05.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each egg represents an element of nature : fire, water, earth and air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The materials are very simple and can be found in most dollar stores. The eggs are only found around Easter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21963\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Basic items:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic eggs<\/li>\n<li>Styrofoam bowls, the kind you use for picnics or BBQs, some are round and some may be square with rounded corners<\/li>\n<li>Small plastic containers you would use in your lunch for fruit, nuts or sauces<\/li>\n<li>Felt sheets of various colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Decorations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rocks, beads, sea shells, fake plants, little pieces of felt, etc<\/li>\n<li>Acrylic paint<\/li>\n<li>Varnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exacto knife<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Paint brushes of various sizes<\/li>\n<li>Hot glue gun<\/li>\n<li>Tooth picks and popsicle sticks can always be useful for something<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Making the Eggs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paint the eggs in whatever color you want. Keep in mind that pearl\/metallic finish paints don\u2019t cover as well and you should start with a base coat of matte finish in the same color.<\/p>\n<p>If you want nuances, use two of three colors in the same palette. For the water egg, I used turquoise and two shades of blue and for the earth egg, I used gold and two shades of green. You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>The raised part of the egg is lines of hot glue that I painted afterwards in a contrasting color.<\/p>\n<p>Finish with one or two coats of varnish to get the finish you want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Making the Base<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be careful, they don\u2019t call it hot glue for nothing. Don\u2019t burn your fingers.<\/p>\n<p>Turn the styrofoam bowl upside down, measure and cut a hole in the bottom, slightly smaller than the rim of the plastic container so it will rest on the bowl and not go all the way through. Glue in place.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you take a sheet of felt and measure it so you have enough to cover the bowl and leave a little extra around the edges. It\u2019s always better to cut away excess later than not have enough to cover everything. Glue in place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-04-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-04.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start with the edges of the hole, then one side at a time. When you get to the corners you will have to trim the excess as you go along to match the shape of the bowl. Keep the scraps, they may come handy later.<\/p>\n<p>Next you cut star shaped slits in the felt over the plastic container. This will make small flaps that you glue inside the container. This will create a cushion layer between the base and the egg, or whatever you decide to put on display.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click Thumbnail<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22010 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?attachment_id=21965'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?attachment_id=21964'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Now comes the decorating. This is where you let your imagination run wild.<\/p>\n<p>I was making elemental bases for the dragon eggs: fire, earth, water and air, so for fire, I used dark brown base, then I used red felt with orange and yellow paint to imitate flowing lava and I glued black beads for lava rocks. I used pebbles and fake leaves for earth, sea shells and coral colored rocks on a sandy colored background for water and cotton balls for clouds on a sky blue background for air.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21968\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-06-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eggs-06.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Completed eggs, displayed on matching bases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure of the look you want it\u2019s always a good idea to do research on the net. It\u2019s not about copying the pictures but letting them inspire you.<\/p>\n<h5>Good luck and have fun.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0How to Make Dragon Eggs The materials are very simple and can be found in most dollar stores. The eggs are only found around Easter. Basic items: Plastic eggs Styrofoam bowls, the kind you use for picnics or BBQs, some are round and some may be square with rounded corners Small plastic containers you would &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?page_id=22010\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Making Dragon Eggs<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":645,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22010","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22012,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22010\/revisions\/22012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}