Tuesday 30 October 2018

Seasonal Greetings from Guy Kistka – Trick or Treat


Our whimsical mascot Guy Kistka loves all the jack-o-lantern batik eggs made at this time of year to add to the Hallowe’en decor. Do you have any photos of yours to share? He loves to go door-to-door on October 31st for tricks and treats dressed up as Batman!

Guy and the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax wish everyone a safe adventure on this spooky night.

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Monday 29 October 2018

Crazy about Pysanky Christmas Gift Idea: Pysanky in the 21st Century

It’s getting ever closer to Christmas, and we don’t want to miss telling you about another great present idea for you or for someone you know. Are you crazy about pysanky? Know someone who is?

Check out this link to our Pysanka Power Video Clip published on our Baba's Beeswax YouTube Channel for a book preview that flips through the pages:


We met the author of Pysanky in the 2st Century, Helen Badulak, at the 2008 Pysanka Symposium in Washington, DC. She had a beautiful display of her work and spoke eloquently at the event.


The book is full of gorgeous photography! She acknowledges that she put together this design book not only to preserve her original designs and color combinations for future pysanky artists, but also to uplift the spirit of each person who flips through its pages. Especially noticeable is the voluminous ostrich pysanky she has created.

This book is a huge 230 pages with dimensions of 11" x 8.75" x .75". We love it and so will you!

Design Book previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clips
We were proud and honoured to feature this book in About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (Joan Brander. Richmond, BC: Baba's Beeswax, 2007. ISBN 9781897253144).
http://www.babasbeeswax.com/AboutTheBook.htm

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Monday 22 October 2018

Christmas Gift Idea for those covered in wax ‘n’ dyes: Eggs Beautiful - How to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs


It doesn’t have to be a lazy summer day to while away reading a book. A fuzzy blanket and hot cup of tea on a comfy chair might be all you need to read something more inspirational like a Ukrainian Easter egg design book. Here’s a colourful book to inform and motivate you.

Check out this link to our Pysanka Power Video Clip published on our Baba's Beeswax YouTube Channel for a book preview that flips through the pages:


The first part of the book focuses on legends, customs and symbols. Then the authors Johanna Luciow, Ann Kmit,  and Joanna Luciow, and Loretta Luciow take you step-by-step through the process of making your pysanky from choosing your eggs, creating your design, to finally displaying and storing them. Black and  white diagrams complemented with 12 color pages of beautifully decorated eggs for you to be inspired by. Trypillian designs are included. This book is soft cover comprising 96 pages.

We think it is an eggs-cellent source of information to buy on its own or to add to your collection. If you have any questions about it, please ask us.

Design Book previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clips

We were proud and honoured to feature this book in About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (Joan Brander. Richmond, BC: Baba's Beeswax, 2007. ISBN 9781897253144).
http://www.babasbeeswax.com/AboutTheBook.htm

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Monday 15 October 2018

Make Christmas Shopping a Breeze: Ukrainian Easter Egg Design Book 6


Just 8 weeks ‘till Christmas (sorry we have to remind you J). Why not consider a book? Especially one that is inspirational for Ukrainian Easter eggs. Try and find one of those in your local book store! Don’t worry. We can help.

Check out this link to our Pysanka Power Video Clip published on our Baba's Beeswax YouTube Channel for a book preview that flips through the pages:


 To date this is the most recent of the series of Ukrainian Easter egg design books by Natalie Perchyshyn. A soft cover treasure trove of 115 pages, it's chock full of advice and instructions for 24 colour designs from beginner to advanced including topics such as Getting Started, Tools and Materials, Basic Divisions in Pencil, the Process and Helpful Information, Step-by-Step Designs, Glossary and Symbolism.

It features 3 goose egg designs, 3 trypillian designs, and a terrific variety of 18 eye-catching traditional designs all created by the publisher's founder, Luba Perchyshyn.

We think it is an eggs-cellent source of information to buy on its own or to add to your collection. If you have any questions about it, please ask us.

Design Book previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clips
 We were proud and honoured to feature this book in About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (Joan Brander. Richmond, BC: Baba's Beeswax, 2007. ISBN 9781897253144).
http://www.babasbeeswax.com/AboutTheBook.htm

Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies, this book, eBooks, and other books published by Baba’s Beeswax: http://www.babasbeeswax.com 

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Tuesday 9 October 2018

Add this to your Holiday Gift List: Ukrainian Easter Egg Design Book Five


This lovely commemorative book marks 60 years of Ukrainian Gift Shop 1947 – 2007 in 184 pages. In keeping with such a milestone it is printed in hard cover. It has a section about the history and biographies of members of Ukrainian Gift Shop and its treasured employees who have had a hand in its success.


The book is in full colour and features two goose pysanky, one ostrich egg pysanka, and 2twotrypillian pysanky along with a variety of traditional designs. Chapter Six shows photos of pysanky of Taras Horodetskyi. We, too, have a treasured collection of these exquisite creations of Taras Horodtetskyi in our gallery—chicken, goose and ostrich eggs! Anyone interested in seeing them? We could do a future blog post with photos of our collection and a story behind their acquisition.

We think thus book is an eggs-cellent source of information to buy on its own or to add to your collection. If you have any questions about it, please ask us.

Design Book previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clips
Design Book previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clips
We were proud and honoured to feature this book in About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (Joan Brander. Richmond, BC: Baba's Beeswax, 2007. ISBN 9781897253144).
http://www.babasbeeswax.com/AboutTheBook.htm

Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies, this book, eBooks, and other books published by Baba’s Beeswax: http://www.babasbeeswax.com 

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Friday 5 October 2018

Seasonal Greetings from Guy Kistka – October Thanksgiving

Take time to give thanks for the blessings in one's life, particularly the harvest. Our playful mascot Guy Kistka goes back to his Saskatchewan roots and is thankful for the abundance of wheat fields and the warmth of the air and the wind. Ahhhh, the prairies.

Guy and the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax wish everyone an enjoyable long weekend. Stay safe!

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Monday 1 October 2018

Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Ukrainian Easter Egg – Pysanka Beginners’ Designs


Do you have this pamphlet written by a Canadian author? It’s just the right size and shape for Santa to stuff into the stockings of all good boys and girls (big and little too J) who want to discover the magic of pysanky. Add some basic supplies such as beeswax, a kistka and few dyes, and your stocking will be full! Easy peasy.

Check out this link to our Pysanka Power Video Clip published on our Baba's Beeswax YouTube Channel for a book preview that flips through the pages:


This concise pamphlet is included in all our kits because it is just so good!  The author Joan Nakonechny has provided 45 sample designs, colored diagrams, helpful hints, and important information to help you succeed. We love that anyone can complete 44 of those designs very easily, and the 45th is there to add more challenge.

We think it is an eggs-cellent source of information to buy on its own or to add to your collection. If you have any questions about it, please ask us.

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Design Pamphlet previewed on Pysanka Power Video Clip

We were proud and honoured to feature this book in About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (Joan Brander. Richmond, BC: Baba's Beeswax, 2007. ISBN 9781897253144).
http://www.babasbeeswax.com/AboutTheBook.htm

Visit our website for pysanky kits, supplies, this book, eBooks, and other books published by Baba’s Beeswax: http://www.babasbeeswax.com 

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