What You Can Do With The Shell After You Use The Egg
I recycle, reuse and repurpose as much as I can to prevent things from going to the landfills and for economic reasons also.There are many uses for eggshells some are more suited for industrial uses and some you can do at home.
Table of Contents
- Uses Of Eggshells
- Safety in Using Eggshells
- Wikipedia on Eggshells
- Eggshell Ornaments
- Blogs on Eggshells
- Video on Dying Easter Eggs with Vegetable Dyes
- Eggshelland
- Books on Decorating Eggs
- Photos of Decorated Eggs
- Amazon Eggshell Products
- Protective Masks
- Beautiful Carved Eggshells
- Eggshells Used in the Garden
- Eggshell Research
- Carved Eggshell
- Master Eggshell Carver
- Ukrainian Egg Decorator
- Books on Eggshell Art
- Eggshells in Arts and Crafts
- Eggshells Used in Cooking
- Other Uses of Eggshells
- Pictures of Eggshell Art
- Guestbook
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Uses Of Eggshells
Eggshells can be used in art, nutrition, building material and many other things.
Powdered eggshells are used in animal feed and pet food, there are nutritional supplements that are composed of this mineral. Historically the shell of an egg has been used by some artists in the recipe for white pigment. Instead of lime for crops crushed eggshells have been used. Some young students have experimented with eggshells instead of sand in building hollow blocks, which has been used by individual builders in some areas. Some Caribbean islands are losing their protective beaches. Individuals are illegally taking sand to make cement for building hotels for the tourist industry. This might be another option.
Artistic use of eggshells are many. Mosaics, carving, painting, decoupage and washi eggs to name a few. Crafters can make snow globes, use in terrariums, make miniature igloos, snow people and of course eggshell chalk.
Eggshells can be put into a compost bin also but needs to be crushed or powdered in order to break down easier.
There are some people with egg allergies. It usually starts when they are infants and most outgrow it. Others do not and will have the allergy at different levels of severity lifelong.The allergy is mostly a protein allergy and is usually the whites and sometimes the yolk. Some manufacturers of eggshell supplements say there is little danger because the protein is not in a properly treated shell. But of course you can get your calcium from other sources. But if you are doing non edible things still be aware of the dangers.
Safety in Using Eggshells
Caution With Salmonella and Dust
If you are carving eggshells it is prudent to wear a particulate mask or respirator and use some type of exhaust fan. Particulates can be breathed in and irritate the lungs. People can also have an allergic reaction to the dust. Particulates in large amounts can cause lung damage. This does not only apply to eggshells it applies to chalk dust, talcum, wood dust, spackle. etc. I go crazy when I see the home shows on television and watch them working without masks. Always wash the dust off you, your clothes and the work area.
Depending on what paints you use,also, if it has fumes wear a mask and either work outdoors or by an open window for circulation.
Wikipedia on Eggshells
An eggshell is the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg and of some forms of eggs with soft outer coats.
The generalized eggshell structure, which varies widely among species, is a protein matrix lined with mineral crystals, usually of a calcium compound such as calcium carbonate. It is calcium build-up and is not made of cells. Harder eggs are more mineralized than softer eggs.
Eggshell Ornaments
- How to Make Glass and Egg Shell Christmas Tree Ornaments
- With some creative thinking and bits of this and that around the home, you can make decorative and memorable Christmas tree ornaments.
- Beautiful Homemade Christmas Ornaments from Eggshells
- Christmas ornaments out of eggshells because there is something whimsical and magical in the shape of a natural egg.
- Make Eggshell Ornaments
- Make inexpensive eggshell ornaments.
- Using Nature's Gift Wrap: The Eggshell
- Mimic one of natures miracles by giving jewelry, money, a small gift or an engagement ring inside a pretty eggshell that must be cracked open by the recipient. The broken eggshell may be kept as a memento of the occasion.
- Christmas SnowGlobe
- Christmas snow globe using crushed eggshells
- How to Make Snow Globes
- Another link about snow globes.
Blogs on Eggshells
- The Next Step: Eggshell Mosaics
- A few weeks ago, a friend of mine, Shelley Fletcher, an amazing gourd artist, told me about using eggshells in mosaics. Apparently, this technique has been around a long time in gourd art circles. When I saw one of her examples, ...
- Why not to use eggshell on ceiling - Paint Talk - Professional ...
- Also, since you are using eggshell, the ceiling cant be touched up any way, so you might as well spray the last coat without backrolling, this will ensure that you don't have any dry spots from rollers hitting dry paint. ...
- Indigo Jo Blogs ยป Treading on eggshells
- It seems so easy to cause offence with those people (or to be told one is causing offence, or might be); I've been told that using the word ?female? as a noun is somehow dehumanising (they did not mention using ?male? as a noun, ...
- Jocelyn's Tips: 6 Tips Using Egg Shell Membrane
- The membrane lining of the egg shell contains anti microbial substances. This would be part of the reason for its success in these healing situations. Apparently there have been some dressing developed using this membrane for use in ...
Video on Dying Easter Eggs with Vegetable Dyes
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs (A Curbly Video Podcast).
This Easter, try dying your eggs with vegetables and spices. Read the accompanying article at http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/3840-Curbly-Video-Podcast-Naturally-Dyed-Easter-Eggs-
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Eggshelland
Eggshelland at Night
Eggshelland 2009 is comprised of the mosaic designs of 42,650 real eggshells in the theme of Zoo's Who. This video shows Eggshelland at Night featuring a Peacock, the Easter Bunny Mascot, The Cross, the Eggshelland Sign, the standing figures of a Cat, Chick and Duck, and the Zoo's Who animals.
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Books on Decorating Eggs
Decorating Eggs: Exquisite Designs with Wax & Dye
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Making Faberge-Style Eggs
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Great Book of Egg Decorating
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Egg Painting & Decorating: 305 Fantastic & Fun Patterns for the Whole Family
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A kid's guide to decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs
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Photos of Decorated Eggs
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Amazon Eggshell Products
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Natural Pack P - Two-Step Eggshell and Charcoal Face Mask from Naris Up Cosmetics - two tubes
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Membrell Re-Nu, Natural Eggshell Membrane for Dogs, 60 Capsules
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Protective Masks
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3M PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR MASKS
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Beautiful Carved Eggshells
- image under creative commons license from Robbie/1
- Beautiful carved eggs taken through a window, called A Delicate Touch by the photographer.
Eggshells Used in the Garden
Help Your garden grow with eggshells
- Mini eggshell garden
- Grow plants in eggshells
- Eggshells in your worm compost Bin
- You can put crushed eggshells in your red worm composting Bin
- Egg Shell Water
- Is egg shell water good for your plants.
- WiKi How:How to Fertilize Soil With Eggshells
- Using Eggshells as Fertilizers
- EggShell Calcium Amenment for Birds
- Help your inside or the outside birds with calcium from this amendment to bird seeds.
- The Hand That Stirs The Compost
- Innovative composter uses eggshells, citrus rind, people and pet hair in his bin with good results.
Eggshell Research
Many new ways are being found to utilize eggshells
- Eggshells in Making a Hollow Block
- The Effectiveness of using egg shells as an alternative in making a hollow block instead of sand as researched by students of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
- Eggshells Recycled in Making Alternative Fuel
- Ohio State University Engineers found a way to use eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel.
- Using crushed eggshells in pigments
- Studying different types of crushed eggshells in making pigments for ceramics.
- Mexican students remove lead from water using eggshell
- A Mexican student team has developed a novel approach to adsorb lead in industrial wastewater by utilizing eggshells, a locally abundant bio-organic waste material.
- Resorption Kinetics of Eggshell: An In Vivo Study
- From abstract of Journal of Cranofacial Surgery : Eggshell has been recently introduced as a bone substitute candidate in reconstructive surgery. The aim of this experimental study study was to determine its degradation rate in both a skeletal and extraskeletal site.
- Using eggshell waste in red wall tiles
- This work investigates the incorporation of eggshell waste as a raw material into a wall tile body, replacing natural carbonate material by up to 15 wt%
Carved Eggshell
Egg Art
Master Eggshell Carver
Eggshell Artist Demonstrating His Talent
Master Eggshell Sculptor/Carver, Alan W. Rabon demonstrates how he carves his unique creations and tells how he got started. A native of Charleston, S.C., Alan has spent 20 years as a Master Decorative Artist when his career was ended by a car accident.
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Ukrainian Egg Decorator
Books on Eggshell Art
Eggshell Mosaics
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Ostrich Egg-Shell Cups Of Mesopotamia And The Ostrich In Ancient And Modern Times
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Artful Eggs: Six Dozen Extraordinary Ways to Decorate an Egg
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Eggshells in Arts and Crafts
Get Crafty With Eggshells
- Eggs in papier mache sculpture
- using egg shells in papier mache sculpture. Also the use as a filler.
- How to make an eggshell mosaic
- Crafty project in making an eggshell mosaic.
- Eggshell candles
- How to make eggshell candles
- Washi Eggs
- How to make empty eggshell covered with Japanese washi paper.
- making eggshell jewelry
- directions on making jewelry out of eggshells
- Eggshell vase
- Dye eggshell with coffee ground and decorate with clip art.
- There's Nothing Hardboiled About This Eggshell Art
- Works by egg sculpture Ron Cheruka.
- Recycled Eggshell Stationary
- Stationary set by Nicolas Cheng
- Simple Recipes for Natural Egg Dyes
- the dying ingredients can be composted as soon as the activity is done and of course, the eggs enjoyed as a healthy snack later. The colored egg shells can also be composted without any worry about putting synthetic dyes or other chemical materials into your compost pile. (from website)
- Amazing DIY speakers made of eggshells
- Each shell contains a Hi-Vi B1S driver.
- WATERMELONS & EGGSHELLS
- carved eggshells and carved watermelons
- Beautiful Homemade Christmas Ornaments from Eggshells
- Easy, inexpensive, elegant, and durable
- Recipes For White Ink
- Making white ink with crushed eggshells.
Eggshells Used in Cooking
- Last Minute Easter eggs
- Baking cake inside an eggshell, leaving the cake egg shaped for easter.
- Vanilla custard served in eggshells
- Serve custard in previously boiled eggshells.
- Boiled coffee with eggshells
- This used to be more popular than it is now, especially with percolators and camp fire coffee.
- Basic Chicken Stock
- Eggshells are used to clarify stock or soup.
- Swedish Egg Coffee
- A traditional recipe of coffee made with egg and eggshells.
- How to make Konnyaku
- Konnyaku is made from Konnyaku potatoes and calcium hydroxide extracted from egg shells.
Other Uses of Eggshells
- Using Eggshells To Build Walls In Japan
- In Japan, there's a product called "Shell Walls" which allows walls to be plastered with a paste made out of waste eggshells.
- Self-Treatment of Full-Thickness Traumatic Lip Laceration with Chicken Egg Shell Membrane
- Using eggshell membrane to fix wound on lip.
- Tips to keep your lawn beautiful
- Eggshell lime
- Bath and Body Recipes
- Baby Powder Recipe using crushed eggshells
- Turning Egg Shells Into a Valuable Commodity
- Ms Nanyunja studied about egg shells and discovered that processed egg shells can be used as a calcium supplement to improve health and consequently, the monetary value of poultry farming
Pictures of Eggshell Art
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- perpersky perpersky Nov 28, 2009 @ 2:49 am
- Brings back memories! I remember using eggshells for a collage in art lesson back in primary school.
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- nDee nDee Nov 11, 2009 @ 9:36 am
- Wonderful lens . . . I'm absolutely fascinated with "eggshell carving." Thanks for sharing!
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- skiesgreen skiesgreen Nov 6, 2009 @ 12:52 am
- Wonderful lens and great ideas for eggshells. I crush hem an put them in the compost heap as a rule. 5* fave and lens rolled. Well done
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- Ladymermaid Ladymermaid Nov 5, 2009 @ 10:19 am
- Having a Russian Ukrainian background I grew up with egg decorating as a natural part of our lives. I have also made the delicate egg shell decorations for the Christmas tree. Great lens!
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- sukkran sukkran Oct 6, 2009 @ 9:30 am
- i have no idea there were some usage in this eggshells. now i understand. thks for sharing very interesting and useful info. 5* and my fav too
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