Monday 3 January 2022
Creative designs from Baba’s Pysanky Boutique – I Heart Pysanka
Saturday 1 January 2022
Seasonal Greetings from Guy Kistka: January 1 Happy New Year
For an exciting pyrotechnic show and family-friendly
event, our whimsical mascot Guy Kistka and the team of pysanky experts at
Baba’s Beeswax celebrate New Year’s Eve just off Canada Place in Vancouver’s
Burrard Inlet every year on December 31st. The fireworks light up the sky and
the view of the city is spectacular! May the dawn of the New Year bring health
and happiness to you and yours.
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If you like Guy’s video, comment below. If you don't please let us know how we can make improvements. We value all feedback.
For pysanky kits, supplies and books
published by Baba’s Beeswax, Discover the Magic of pysanky at our website:
http://www.babasbeeswax.com
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Friday 31 December 2021
Friday Funnies – I was an Easter egg
A chicken can’t change its spots. Today is Friday and who couldn’t use a little pysanka humour to start off the weekend? Credit for this one goes to ©Thomas (source unknown)
#PysankaHumour #BabasBeeswax
Friday Funnies – Camo!
Tuesday 28 December 2021
A pysanka poem worth sharing
Just as Baba’s Beeswax https://www.babasbeeswax.com inspires and encourages beginners, experts, and anyone interested in Ukrainian egg decorating, these featured authors connect us to tradition and inspire us to new possibilities.
Although stanzas lose their charm in translation, as it is repetitions, rhymes, and other language means that make a piece of poetry so appealing in the original, we nevertheless hope you enjoy reading To an Egg Painter, by Vira Vorsklo, originally in Ukrainian:
We painted an egg,
an undulating egg,
with various patterns,
Finding symbols (for that).
We painted an egg
As if it were lace or a piece of embroidery,
Lustrous and colourful.
Eggs with [painted] laces
Became amulets.
On them sorcery is encoded –
It kills the evil
With lances.
______________
Source unknown.
#PysankaPoems #pysanky #UkrainianEasterEgg #BabasBeeswax #JoanBrander
Monday 27 December 2021
Pysanka Joy
It's been a year of joy. Discover the joy and love of the pysanka, Ukrainian Easter egg in our creative Pysanka Joy Collection of face masks, apparel (more than just T-shirt), gifts and novelty items for your home or office (greeting cards, mugs, etc.). Feel the joy and love of the pysanka, Ukrainian Easter egg, in this Collection. These inspiring words are featured on a variety of gifts and novelty items, too.
See the collection here.
© Joan Brander #CafePress #pysanky #UkrainianEasterEgg #BabasBeeswax #JoanBrander
Sunday 26 December 2021
Take a Look. Read a Book!
Saturday 25 December 2021
Seasonal Greetings from Guy Kistka – December 25 Merry Christmas
Guy and the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax wish everyone an enjoyable and safe holiday season.
Share this video from our YouTube channel (Fun Stuff Playlist).
Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies and books published by Baba’s Beeswax:
If you like what you see, comment below. If you don't please let us know how we can make improvements. We value all feedback.
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Friday 24 December 2021
Our whimsical mascot Guy Kistka and the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax wish that the magic of Christmas Eve brings its richest blessing in the hearts of friends, fans and followers.
See his greeting on our YouTube Channel (Fun Stuff Playlist) here.
Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies and books published by Baba’s Beeswax:
If you like what you see, comment below. If you don't please let us know how we can make improvements. We value all feedback.
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Bethlehem - Christmas by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100307
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Tuesday Tips for pysanky — varnish
What’s your learning style? 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 this series we
have Tips and Troubleshooting for eggs, beeswax, kistka, dyes, candles, pencil
guidelines, removing beeswax, emptying your eggs, varnishing your pysanky,
using a drying board, displaying your pysanky and more . . . .
A light coating of vegetable oil on your finished pysanky will leave a subtle sheen without leaving a harmful environmental footprint that results from using a varnish.
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!
Monday 20 December 2021
I Heart Pysanka
See the collection here.
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Tuesday Tips for pysanky — removing beeswax
What’s your learning style? 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 series we have Tips and Troubleshooting for
eggs, beeswax, kistka, dyes, candles, pencil guidelines, removing beeswax,
emptying your eggs, varnishing your pysanky, using a drying board, displaying
your pysanky and more . . . .
Although the “candle method” of removing beeswax is popular, it can easily leave unsightly carbon on your pysanky. Instead, use the “oven method” with a drying board to remove beeswax.
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!
#BabasBeeswax #TuesdayTipsAndTroubleshooting #PysankySupplies
Monday 13 December 2021
Eggs Beautiful
©Joan Brander #CafePress #pysanky #UkrainianEasterEgg #BabasBeeswax #JoanBrander
Sunday 12 December 2021
A pysanka poem worth sharing
A pysanka poem worth sharing. This one shared by my late mother, who was an avid follower of publications by Redeemer's Voice Press. I recall my mother’s bedside reading of anything published by Redeemer’s Voice Press, Yorkton, SK. She shared this poem by George Perejda, CSSR published in an Easter edition of a periodical. Note the double entendre of dyeing and dying. I’ve had to type very carefully and avoid spell-check for this one.
Thursday 9 December 2021
Ask us anything about pysanky — technique
Ask us anything about pysanky—tools, technique, tradition
and more . . . . To share our knowledge, our team of experts draws on not only
our heritage, but also over 30 years teaching pysanky to all ages and levels of
experience since 1991. Today's dialogue is on on technique.
Question —What happens if I touch the wick of the candle with my kistka?
Answer – The wick is where soot from the candle is deposited. Soot from the wick will get into the tip of your kistka and possibly clog it. The kistka may then need to be cleaned out. See more in this short video in the Pysanky How To's and DIY playlist on YouTube here https://youtu.be/uu31FTeDo9I
We believe that pysanky is a fun activity. We embrace “Panya Pysanka”, our cool, hip, and whimsical mascot character who follows us on social media to help promote pysanky.
#PanyaPysanka #AskUsAnything #JoanBrander #BabasBeeswax
Monday 6 December 2021
The Ostrigooschick Family
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Our Tuesday Tip for pencil guidelines
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). We’ve been doing all this and more since 1991 and this
year we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary! Learning pysanky is easy, fun and
affordable. Continuing in our FB series we have Tips and Troubleshooting for
eggs, beeswax, kistka, dyes, candles, pencil guidelines, removing beeswax,
emptying your eggs, varnishing your pysanky, using a drying board, displaying
your pysanky and more . . . .
Use a pencil with a very hard lead such as a #2 or #3 to
mark basic guidelines on your egg.
Listen to these and other tips in Episode 5 of our podcast
here.
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!
#BabasBeeswax #TuesdayTipsAndTroubleshooting
#PysankySupplies
Monday 29 November 2021
Baba's Pysanky
Sunday 28 November 2021
Seasonal Greetings from Guy Kistka — Happy Hannukkah
Our whimsical mascot Guy Kistka joins friends as they bring light, joy, and warmth to homes and communities as Hanukkah is celebrated with lighting of the menorah, singing songs, and playing dreidel. Like the team of pysanky experts at Baba’s Beeswax, he enjoys seconds (maybe thirds, too) of those delicious potato latkes!
We wish you a festival of lights . . . . sparkling with fun and lit up with smiles.
Share this video from our YouTube Channel / Playlist Fun Stuff: https://youtu.be/-d4pqH5iimM
Visit our website to discover the magic of pysanky kits, supplies and books published by Baba’s Beeswax: http://www.babasbeeswax.com
If you like what you see, comment below. If you don't please let us know how we can make improvements. We value all feedback.
Follow us:
https://www.facebook.com/BabasBeeswax/
http://iluvpysanky.blogspot.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/iluvpysanky/albums
https://www.linkedin.com/company/baba-s-beeswax/
Friday 26 November 2021
Friday Funnies
Today
is Friday and who couldn’t use a little pysanka humour to start off the
weekend? Credit for this one goes to ©Maria Scrivan April 2018
#PysankaHumour