How to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs

so what we do is we start with a white

so what we do is we start with a white fresh egg chicken egg goose egg any egg

fresh egg chicken egg goose egg any egg

fresh egg chicken egg goose egg any egg we’d like and we do our first major lies

we’d like and we do our first major lies

we’d like and we do our first major lies I’ve already drawn my major lines with a

I’ve already drawn my major lines with a

I’ve already drawn my major lines with a pencil I have to take my tool which is

pencil I have to take my tool which is

pencil I have to take my tool which is my Kiska and fill it up with some wax

my Kiska and fill it up with some wax

my Kiska and fill it up with some wax and this is how it melts right in so

and this is how it melts right in so

and this is how it melts right in so every time I touch the egg shell with

every time I touch the egg shell with

every time I touch the egg shell with the beeswax in the end that that is the

the beeswax in the end that that is the

the beeswax in the end that that is the color that it will remain so as you can

color that it will remain so as you can

color that it will remain so as you can see we start with the white egg we do

see we start with the white egg we do

see we start with the white egg we do our first major lines and then after

our first major lines and then after

our first major lines and then after that we proceed to our next color but

that we proceed to our next color but

that we proceed to our next color but before we go to the next color we have

before we go to the next color we have

before we go to the next color we have to take our egg and we dip it in in a

to take our egg and we dip it in in a

to take our egg and we dip it in in a water and vinegar solution what the

water and vinegar solution what the

water and vinegar solution what the water and vinegar solution will do it

water and vinegar solution will do it

water and vinegar solution will do it will clean off any excess oils fats and

will clean off any excess oils fats and

will clean off any excess oils fats and dirt off the egg shell the procedure

dirt off the egg shell the procedure

dirt off the egg shell the procedure goes from the cleansed egg we go to the

goes from the cleansed egg we go to the

goes from the cleansed egg we go to the lightest color which will be our first

lightest color which will be our first

lightest color which will be our first color which is yellow I’ll dip an egg

color which is yellow I’ll dip an egg

color which is yellow I’ll dip an egg just to show you that it really goes

just to show you that it really goes

just to show you that it really goes into the whole egg if I was to be

into the whole egg if I was to be

into the whole egg if I was to be finishing my egg and I was going into

finishing my egg and I was going into

finishing my egg and I was going into the darkest color I will dip the

the darkest color I will dip the

the darkest color I will dip the complete egg in

complete egg in

complete egg in there then where we can take it out

there then where we can take it out

there then where we can take it out we’ve had it dry gently and we proceed

we’ve had it dry gently and we proceed

we’ve had it dry gently and we proceed again with the beeswax and we make our

again with the beeswax and we make our

again with the beeswax and we make our design again with our tool and we cover

design again with our tool and we cover

design again with our tool and we cover with the beeswax we go to the next color

with the beeswax we go to the next color

with the beeswax we go to the next color Pat it dry take it out to the next

Pat it dry take it out to the next

Pat it dry take it out to the next design I have an egg here that I’ve

design I have an egg here that I’ve

design I have an egg here that I’ve completed in the last stage as you can

completed in the last stage as you can

completed in the last stage as you can see it’s full of beeswax except for the

see it’s full of beeswax except for the

see it’s full of beeswax except for the last color there we don’t need to put

last color there we don’t need to put

last color there we don’t need to put these wax on the last color and then

these wax on the last color and then

these wax on the last color and then what we do is we we light up a candle

what we do is we we light up a candle

what we do is we we light up a candle just gently approach the egg to the side

just gently approach the egg to the side

just gently approach the egg to the side of the flame as the beeswax we can see

of the flame as the beeswax we can see

of the flame as the beeswax we can see that it gets runny and wet so that means

that it gets runny and wet so that means

that it gets runny and wet so that means it’s hot we just wipe it and there it is

it’s hot we just wipe it and there it is

it’s hot we just wipe it and there it is and all our colors have been preserved

and all our colors have been preserved

and all our colors have been preserved and once we’ve removed all the beeswax

and once we’ve removed all the beeswax

and once we’ve removed all the beeswax off the shell of the egg we then proceed

off the shell of the egg we then proceed

off the shell of the egg we then proceed into varnishing it we varnish it with a

into varnishing it we varnish it with a

into varnishing it we varnish it with a floor varnish we let it dry and then we

floor varnish we let it dry and then we

floor varnish we let it dry and then we have two options we either leave the egg

have two options we either leave the egg

have two options we either leave the egg the way it is in its natural state it’s

the way it is in its natural state it’s

the way it is in its natural state it’s raw it’s full it will eventually dry up

raw it’s full it will eventually dry up

raw it’s full it will eventually dry up it does take a few years or we have the

it does take a few years or we have the

it does take a few years or we have the other option of emptying it now emptying

other option of emptying it now emptying

other option of emptying it now emptying it is a little bit of a trickier

it is a little bit of a trickier

it is a little bit of a trickier procedure it requires making a hole in

procedure it requires making a hole in

procedure it requires making a hole in one end of the egg and I’ll show you one

one end of the egg and I’ll show you one

one end of the egg and I’ll show you one that has already been done here we can’t

that has already been done here we can’t

that has already been done here we can’t even see the hole it’s so minuscule that

even see the hole it’s so minuscule that

even see the hole it’s so minuscule that it you can’t even see it

it you can’t even see it

it you can’t even see it and we have a special pump and we just

and we have a special pump and we just

and we have a special pump and we just suck all the yellow and the white and we

suck all the yellow and the white and we

suck all the yellow and the white and we rinse it aside and it remains just the

rinse it aside and it remains just the

rinse it aside and it remains just the shell and that’s the end of our

shell and that’s the end of our

shell and that’s the end of our procedure and of course we mustn’t

procedure and of course we mustn’t

procedure and of course we mustn’t forget what do we do with the eggs we

forget what do we do with the eggs we

forget what do we do with the eggs we don’t keep them we offer them as a gift

don’t keep them we offer them as a gift

don’t keep them we offer them as a gift to our friends or family

to our friends or family

to our friends or family our neighbors

our neighbors

our neighbors [Music]