Can’t get enough of the paper Easter Eggs, huh?  Well how about another one to work on this weekend?  This time, less whimsical and more beautiful.  HomespunMagixx.com posts pretty Ukrainian Easter Egg models each year, and the 2009 model is available now.

What’s a Ukrainian Easter Egg?  According to Bill Yakowenko’s website, pysanky eggs have “patterns are drawn on the egg with wax, which then protects the covered areas from the dye that is applied. By repeating this process with different colors of dye, a multi-colored pattern is built up. Finally, the wax is removed to reveal the colors that were covered up at each stage. The symbols and colors used are rich in meaning; many pre-date the arrival of Christianity, and have had Christian interpretations layered on afterward.”  There are pictures of several homeade pysanky on his site, and links to other sites.

You can download this year’s Ukrainian Easter Egg model, and past year’s models as well, at HomespunMagixx.com.

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