Official Review: Eggstravagant Easter Eggs by Maya Elston

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Re: Official Review: Eggstravagant Easter Eggs by Maya Elston

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Thanks for the excellent review! This sounds like a very interesting book. I don't have an artistic bone in my body so I did well just to get Easter Eggs colored when my kids were growing up! I do have people I will refer this book to that are artistic. I would love the see the eggs that are done like antique Cameos and Italian tiles, they sound beautiful. I am going to pass on this book but will definitely recommend it to others!
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I love a good D-I-Y project and this egg decoration catalogue sounds like it's right up there with the best of the best. Great review.
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I love diy but not with eggs :P Perhaps my mother will love this book or my mother in law.
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As usual a wonderful review by Cecelia. I love art and I collect these type of books so I'd love to try it out.
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Post by ccundall2130 »

Though this book sounds like a fun read and I like art, I’m just not interested in this one. The review is great and I’m sure the presentation of the eggs are very appealing to some, but I like to read stories and not creative how to books.
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Sounds interesting, but I won't be reading this book now. Maybe later.
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I am a very artistic person, and am VERY interested in this book. I think it can have applications for many other things, like the rock painting that is so popular right now.
Nice review.
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I love art. I find the idea of creating a variety of beautifully decorated eggs fun and artistic. I will read the book so that I can gain some insights about this new aspect of art. Thanks for the review.
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Post by Reshav Lal+ »

The review was great but I am not really into these kinds of things. Also, I know very little about easter so I doubt this book will entertain me. But those who are into history and creativity kind of things are gonna like it.
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I also think that the timing for this book is perfect because artistic hobbies and sometimes "plain" old coloring is becoming much more popular among adults and even people with a minimal amount of artistic abilities. We do it simply because we enjoy it. Less to impress others and more because it's fun.

I wish there had been more photographs of the completed eggs in the Sample of the book. I bet people would want to purchase it even more. As it is, I learned so much just from the first few pages I can't wait to see what I'll discover in the following ones. I'll end up being an eggspert in decorating.

Thanks for another great and thorough review.

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Art. I remember a long time ago someone taught me how to draw a human face. It was one of the best experience. I'd love to do that again. Lovely review.
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What an absolutely fun book! I wish I'd seen it in the queue. I used to do little tiny shadow scenes inside egg shells. This brought back great memories. Thanks for the fun review.
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I don't consider myself artistic but I would like to explore this book for the ideas and history. Great review!
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I like that the author is helpful in that she shares about which type of eggs work best and where she gets her supplies. Thanks for the review!
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I love art and creativity, but the Easter theme doesn't go well with me. It is good that the writer did not make any errors. Thank you for the review.
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