1.  It is worth going to BJs to find this cover-even if you don't have a membership the additional fee is minimal for making this purchase(and you get two covers).   It is an inexpensive item. 
2.  Find the Ukrainian Pysanky motifs that you like most.  The UGS books were excellent for this. 
​3.  Photocopy each motif  in the book, and then photocopy enlargements of  it,  for at least three different sizes. 
4.  Use a large, or jumbo size permanent Sharpie marker to trace over the Xerox copies-I used only 3 colors. 
5.  Notice the raindeer in the photo above, it is traced in two sizes.   Click on my photo to see it larger. 
6.  I have been using this tablecloth for at least five years and it is still usable, and I have had many compliments on it.  
7.  If you are doing a talk or demonstration, it is useful for discussing how the ethnic motifs and their meanings are used in pysanky writing. 
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Displaying Pysanky Photos on a Digital
Frame   I met a pysanky artist, at my Ukrainian Center bazaar, who created a slide show of her work using a digital frame.   My first instinct was that the frame would be useful for my pysanky classes, to demonstrate a processes or to show past class photos, or show my own pysanky. 
In the photo to the left,  I am demonstrating at an art school open house.   Several people stopped to watch my demo and many watched the digital slide show, which were slides of a previous class of 17 held at this center.  
What frame should I buy?  I researched "digital frames" by going to stores like Target, Best Buy, Walmart, etc., to look at  frame sizes on the market. I opened boxes, I read the descriptions, and  finally chose a 10.1" HP, which stores up to 1250 photos, that was within my price range.  If you find any frame size smaller, it is too difficult to see  details in photos. 
Be sure to buy a frame that allows you to insert a memory card and memory stick!   This will enable you to fix up your images in Photoshop and then move them to the frame via a memory stick.  Also look for a frame that has a USB port connector, so that you can upload photos directly from your laptop or Ipad.  The smaller models don't have the port cable. 
Organizing Photos   You can organize photos into folders for different slide shows.  You can adjust the speed, transitions, etc, just like with any computer slide show.
Down-side  My digital frame only works by pugging it in to an outlet, it does not work on batteries.  So I always carry an extension cord,  in case I am not set up close to an outlet.

If you are planning to do a demonstration a tip is to prepare a half-dozen or a dozen eggs beforehand.  Prepare them in different stages to show the audience: dividing the egg,
measuring out a design, first waxing covering White, second wax covering Yellow,
etc.  Your audience will certainly ask questions.  By having eggs prepared ahead of time, it is valuable to being able to answer a question with an example in hand.   It is also advisable to have at least three eggs that are completely waxed and dyed, so that you can demonstrate taking off the wax with a cloth and candle.  This breathtaking moment will speak louder than any explanation.  Often I will remove only a section of the wax on a completed egg, and save another section for another audience, etc.   But if you have enough completed eggs then you are good to remove all wax.  
The photograph below shows the prepared batch of eggs for a demonstration of Lemko style
pysanky. In the left column you see pencil guide lines on each egg; middle column, I have done wax on white and at the demo will place each one into a dye color; right column, I will write over the yellow and then dye it a second time. All of these eggs need to be dyed, then another wax, then dye, then removal of wax with a candle.  Lemko eggs usually have one or two colors only and the wax is removed in the end. CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW