About this Product
Handmade decorative egg, sealed with a lacquer finish to protect the design. The decorative eggs are hand blown and hollow. Each egg comes with wooden display stand.
The eggs are sourced from a local farm so they vary widely in base color making each egg truly unique and beautiful. Also, the eggs are much stronger and smoother because they are from wonderfully cared for chickens.
Pysanky –from pysaty (писати), "to write"– are raw eggs created with the wax-resist method (Resist dyeing). The designs are "written" in hot wax with a pinhead or a special stylus called a pysachok (писачок) or a kistka (кістка) which has a small funnel attached to hold a small amount of liquid wax. The word that is used to describe the egg actually comes from the Ukrainian verb pysaty, which means "to write". Wooden eggs and beaded eggs are often referred to as "pysanky" because they mimic the decorative style of pysanky in a different medium.
Neoteric Heirlooms
Meet the Maker
We are a mother/daughter team that has been making things together since 2021.
Jessica
Designer, Marketer, Shipper, Owner, Customer Service, Photographer
Mother of three feral children, homemaker and all around hobby crafter with the belief that handmade crafts should be shared with everyone. Crafts have been part of my whole life. I love to create and make new things by learning new skills and building off ideas and dreams. Life is beautiful and sharing creations is a joy.
Anne-Marie
Creator, Designer, Owner
Grandmother of six, mother of four. Crafter of all trades, making handcrafted items most notably jewelry for over 30 years. Artistic expression through making of beautiful objects is her lifelong passion.
How it’s Made
Each egg is carefully selected for the smoothness and thickness of its shell. The design is then traced on the egg with pencil. This kind of design process is "backwards" you start with the lightest color (the original color of the egg), then slowly build up the design from lightest to darkest until the entire egg is covered in beeswax. A kistka is used to draw the design on the egg with beeswax one layer at a time until the egg is black. The wax covered egg is then held over a candle flame to melt the wax off and "reveal" the full design. At this juncture a small hole is made in the bottom end to blow out the contents of the egg. This is one of the last steps, if it was blown out first the dye baths would infiltrate the eggs and made it much harder to finish at the end. Once all the wax has been removed and the shell has been dried it is coated in a protective lacquer to protect it.
Shop Policies
Custom and personalized orders
We love trying to make new things, but our first attempt at a new design is not necessarily sale ready. Things get bent and re-bent. Things get taken off and put on; different sized wires are used to see what looks best.
When everything is just so, then it is remade from scratch so it is as pretty as it can be. If you want a completely new design order (not just a modification of an existing design-- with changes to the stone or size or metal), it it is literally being remade in at least two versions of the design.
Once we agree on a customized design, you can't change it in major ways, without having to start the whole process from scratch. Our time is precious we have dozens of projects going, only a few of which appear on this shop.
Care instructions
General care instructions for jewelry pieces:
Remove before exercising, bathing, & sleeping.
Avoid contact with water, moisture, perfume, and other body care products. Store in a cool dry place when not worn. Always protect your jewelry from scratches, hazardous chemicals, and extreme temperatures.
Care instructions for resin items:
Hand wash only with mild soap & water Dry with a soft cloth Not dishwasher safe, do not soak or submerge Avoid chemicals, oil, & smoke May be shined using appropriate resin polish
Gift wrapping and packaging
All jewelry orders will be shipped inside a decorative box inside of appropriately sized bubble mailer. There is gift wrapping available for most any item, festive paper wrapped and tied with a ribbon. Pysanky eggs are sent in bubble packaging, nestled in paper shreds, and placed inside a crush resistant box. A velvet bag is the only gift wrapping available for them in order to protect the integrity of the egg shell.
