Egg craft, (also known as egg decoration or egg art) is widely considered to be one of the oldest crafts known to man. Most countries around the world have some sort of tradition involving egg decoration. The Chinese, for instance, would cover eggs in gold leaf, and aboriginal tribesmen would carve symbolic designs onto emu eggs, and perhaps better known, the eastern European tradition of Pysanki (also known as Pisanki), whereby eggs are decorated with wax and dyes.

However, many people immediately think of Fabergé when discussing decorated eggs. What many people do not realise is that Peter Carl Fabergé did not use real egg shells. His skills were those of an artist jeweller/ enameller and he created his designs from precious metals and stones.

Yet it is the Fabergé style which much of modern egg decoration takes inspiration from. Today we use real egg shell, usually from goose, rhea, emu and ostrich eggs, and cut and decorate them with a range of materials taken from, and inspired by, a range of different crafts.

Now is your opportunity to own a piece of this rich heritage with one of these exclusive faberge style decorated eggs.

Don't forget, our online shop also provides one of the most extensive ranges of eggcrafting materials, supplying you with all you need to create your own decorated eggs.