Uniquely Yours,                               Fine Polymer Clay Designs by Ulrike Schäfer

Featuring Intricate, Unique One-of-a-Kind Polymer Clay Jewelry, Polymer Clay Eggs, Barrettes and Pins

Eggs can be many things to many people.  They definitely are a symbol of fertility. And they are so much more.

Already the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and Persia knew colored eggs.  In ancient Persia, the New Year’s Day, which was in Spring, was also called “The Feast of the Raw Egg”.

Red, the color of life and love, was in many nations the dominant color for the easter egg.  In Greece, the Thursday before Easter was called “Red Thursday”, because that was the day the Easter Eggs were colored, and only a red colored egg was considered a “real” Easter Egg.

Of course, not every egg is an Easter Egg! Egg ornaments were very popular gifts, especially from the late 16th to the middle of the 18th century.  The desire to decorate eggs probably was at its height in the 17th century, during the era of “Baroque”, where everything colorful and playful was extremely popular. It was this era that brought us eggs made from porcellain and glass, and of course the treasured Faberge Eggs.

In Germany, near Stuttgart, there is a Museum devoted only to eggs and their history.  More than 4,000 eggs are on display!

Osterei-Museum, Steigstr. 8, 72820 Sonnenbühl-Erpfingen, Phone (07128) 774, FAX (07128) 9 25 50,

It is open only 4 weeks prior to Easter until Pentecoast.  Check their website for exact dates and hours, but the site is in German only.

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   Site last updated: April 28, 2008    Contact: ulrike@finepolymerclaydesigns.com