You’ll embrace the power of pysanky in Joan (Ivanka) Brander’s whimsical, inspirational, and cute designs on face masks, apparel (more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office (greeting cards, mugs, etc.) in our Pysanka Power Collection. See it here.
© Joan Brander
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Here’s our Tuesday Tip for using a kistka. What’s your style of learning? is it listening (we have a podcast), is it watching (we have a YouTube channel), is it doing (we have a tutorial), is it online (we have digital resources), or is it reading (we have unique publications). Learning pysanky is easy, fun and affordable. Continuing in our FB series, here’s our Tuesday Tip and Troubleshooting for pysanky.
Put the tip of the kistka (i.e. the narrow end of the metal funnel) into the candle flame; that is, do not hold it “upside down” with the wide end of the funnel into the flame.
Our team has you covered. You can trust the experts at Baba’s Beeswax. Our Mission is to provide you with everything you need to make beautiful pysanky the traditional way from pysanky supplies and kits to workshops and books. Our Vision is to inspire and encourage beginners, experts, and anyone interested in Ukrainian egg decorating to discover the magic of one of the great traditions of all time—PYSANKY!
You’ll be at the forefront of
preserving one of the great traditions of all time wearing Joan (Ivanka)
Brander’s whimsical, inspirational, and cute designs on face masks, apparel
(more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office
(greeting cards, mugs, etc.) in our Baba's Beeswax Logo Collection. See it here.
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In the true spirit of red, white and blue, our whimsical mascot Guy
Kistka, created by artist Marcia Moroz, commemorates Independence Day on
July 4th. With an impressive back-drop of the Statue of Liberty he
celebrates by flaunting a patriotic Uncle Sam’s hat and waving the stars
and stripes.
In this short video clip on our YouTube Channel (Fun Stuff Playlist) by Joan Brander, Guy, on behalf of the team of
pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax, Guy wishes our neighbours to the
south a very joyous holiday.
Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies and
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Our whimsical mascot Guy Kistka, created by artist Marcia Moroz, joins with other Canadian cultural icons to celebrate Canada’s birthday on July 1st. Three oceans, 31,752 lakes, 243,000 km of coastline, one amazing country.
In this short video clip on our YouTube Channel (Fun Stuff Playlist), Guy, on behalf of the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax, wishes everyone a Happy Canada Day, La fête du Canada Day! Святкуємо День Канади!
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books published by Baba’s Beeswax.
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Happy Canada Day!
What’s your style of learning? is it listening (we have a podcast), is it watching (we have a YouTube channel), is it doing (we have a tutorial), is it online (we have digital resources), or is it reading (we have unique publications). Learning pysanky is easy, fun and affordable. Continuing in our Troubleshooting series, here’s our Tuesday Tip for pysanky.
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See Joan Brander’s whimsical, inspirational, and cute designs on face masks, apparel (more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office (greeting cards, mugs, etc.) in our Eggs Beautiful Collection.
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“Dye Hard” is playing at the movies. Today is Friday and who couldn’t use a little pysanka humour to start off the weekend? Credit for this levity goes to ©Scott Metzger.
Ask me anything about pysanky—tools, technique, tradition and more . . . .
Q. What is the traditional Ukrainian pysanka symbol for beauty?
A. A rose or a star rosette.
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There's so many reasons to enjoy reading: to learn, discover, expand your worldview, have quiet time, and to feel and smell books are just a few. If you'd like to add to your pysanky collection of books, have a look at the book preview of this unique Canadian pamphlet featured on our YouTube Channel and see if it'll fit into your library.
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See Joan Brander’s whimsical, inspirational, and cute designs on face masks, apparel (more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office (greeting cards, mugs, etc.) in our Baba's Pysanky Collection.
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| © Joan Brander |
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Ask me anything about pysanky—tools, technique, tradition and more . . . .
Q. Is there a podcast relating to pysanky?
A. Yes, listen to Joan Brander's Pysanka Power Podcast on your favourite app or here.
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What’s your style of learning? is it listening (we have a podcast), is it watching (we have a YouTube channel), is it doing (we have a tutorial), is it online (we have digital resources), or is it reading (we have unique publications). Learning pysanky is easy, fun and affordable. Continuing in our Troubleshooting series, here’s our Tuesday Tip for pysanky.
Put the tip of the kistka (i.e. the narrow end of the metal funnel) into the candle flame; that is, do not hold it “upside down” with the wide end of the funnel into the flame.
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| © Joan Brander |
What’s your style of learning? is it listening (we have a podcast), is it watching (we have a YouTube channel), is it doing (we have a tutorial), is it online (we have digital resources), or is it reading (we have unique publications). Learning pysanky is easy, fun and affordable. Continuing in our Troubleshooting series, here’s our Tuesday Tip for pysanky.
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| © Joan Brander |
See Joan Brander’s whimsical, inspirational, and cute designs on face masks, apparel (more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office (greeting cards, mugs, etc.) in our My First Pysanka Collection.
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| © Joan Brander |
#CafePress #pysanky #UkrainianEasterEgg #BabasBeeswax #JoanBrander
Joan’s been up to her literary ramblings again. This cute rebus puzzle is from zazzle .ca.
Hope your day is colourful. Today is Friday and who couldn’t use a little pysanka humour to start off the weekend with credit going to ©Maria Scrivan for this levity.
Ask me anything about pysanky—tools, technique, tradition and more . . . .
Q. Are empty eggshells better than full eggs?
A. Traditionally, only full eggs were used to write pysanky. Neither is better. See here for pros and cons for each.
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What’s your style of learning? is it listening (we have a podcast), is it watching (we have a YouTube channel), is it doing (we have a tutorial), is it online (we have digital resources), or is it reading (we have unique publications). Learning pysanky is easy, fun and affordable. Continuing in our Troubleshooting series, here’s our Tuesday Tip for pysanky.
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