How to make terra cotta Easter eggs

Use your imagination to texture a myriad of patterns onto these air-dry clay eggs.
PDF tutorial at http://www.craftcellar.co.uk/contents/en-uk/tips_efaplast_easter-eggs.pdf

Made with Efaplast terracotta clay and plastic eggs (for armature) ....but of course, you can substitute any air-dry-clay that can be rolled into a flat sheet.  Finished eggs are 'antiqued' with white paint.

Sculpting a Party Chick!

With this tutorial from Polka Dot Pixie you can create this cute chicken in an egg using Creative Paperclay and a Styrofoam egg!  View instructions here:
http://thepolkadotpixie.blogspot.com/2007/01/sculpting-party-chick.html
Update 3/17/2011:   The revised version of this tutorial does not include painting instructions, but you can use either one of the photos shown here as a painting guide.