Themed Easter Baskets That Aren’t Filled With Candy– Why not fill those Easter baskets with everything a kid needs for some summer fun. How to Make Shell Tiaras for Mini Mermaids– If you are going to all the trouble to stuff a basket for all the little merpeople in your life you might as well throw in a DIY shell crown too.

The size of egg cases vary; those of the small-spotted catshark or lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, are around 5 centimetres (2in) long, while those of the greater spotted dogfish, S. stellaris, are around 10 centimetres (4in). That excludes the four long tendrils found in each corner, which assist in anchorage. Egg cases from rays vary in that they have points rather than tendrils. The colours and shapes of egg cases also vary greatly from species to species. Egg cases are made of collagen protein strands, [4] and are often described as feeling rough and leathery. [5] Some egg cases have a fibrous material covering the outside of the egg case, thought to aid in attachment to substrate. [1] [6] Egg cases without a fibrous outer layer can be striated, bumpy, or smooth and glossy. [1] [6] With the exception of bullhead shark eggs, egg cases are typically rectangular in shape with projections, called horns, at each corner. [1] [6] Depending on the species, egg cases may have one or more tendrils. [5] Development [ edit ] Mermaids are my thing! I love everything about them and sometimes want to be a mermaid. With Easter around the corner and my fascination with Mermaids I decided to combine the 2 together and create some DIY Mermaid Easter eggs. It was actually more simple than I thought it would be with just a few supplies. Over on HGTV I’m sharing 10 Adorable Themed Easter Baskets for Kids including this mermaid themed Easter basket. It’s not hard to find an endless supply of mermaid themed toys and goodies to stuff this basket with. Did I mention this would also make a great year round gift basket for kids? The bamboo sharks (Hemiscylliidae) and the zebra shark (Stegostomatidae) lay eggs on the bottom, while the other carpet sharks give live birth. The egg cases are oval and covered with adhesive fibers that serve to secure them to the bottom.Allow the paint to dry completely and cut away pantyhose. Throw fishnet scraps aways and stuff these adorable mermaid Easter eggs full of fun little toys and candy. Whatever your little sea bound Easter bunny likes! Make your little mermaids happy as a clam this Easter. Stuff their Easter basket full of of all things finned. Ideas include dolls, coloring books, shelled eye masks and of course fish scale Easter eggs. Yup, I’m talking DIY mermaid eggs. Let’s do this. This time, we’ve also made a video, so watch it to see the full process of making a fantasy clay egg. Materials for Making Mermaid Eggs

air-dry clay (my favourite air-dry clay is La Doll Premier; but Crayola Air Dry clay is an economical alternative for crafts with kids; make sure NOT to buy Crayola Model Magic which has very interesting sculpting properties, but wouldn’t work for this project) What would you put in a mermaid themed Easter basket? I love the way these eggs turned out and think they are perfect. This fun technique can be used on a lot more than just plastic Easter eggs. I’m already thinking about what else I can give the mermaid fish tale effect too. Got any suggestions?

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The idea was born from a question my son and I had about dragon’s eggs. We thought that they would be encrusted with jewels from the dragon’s treasury and made them accordingly. Based on that idea, we came up with the concept for mermaid’s eggs. Now, we’re not sure whether mermaids would have eggs or not, but that’s our hypothesis, based on the fact that fish do! Another reason is, we just wanted to play with clay, jewels and seashells again.

a b Ebert, D.A., Smith, W.D., and Cailliet, G.M. (2008). "Reproductive biology of two commercially exploited skates, Raja binoculata and R. rhina, in the western Gulf of Alaska". Fisheries Research, 94:48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.016 Oviparity in sharks can be categorized as single or retained. [2] With single oviparity, the egg cases are extruded soon after fertilization. [2] With retained oviparity, eggs are kept within the oviduct for a period of time before depositing outside of the body as an unhatched egg case. [2] It is thought that viviparity is the ancestral condition for sharks, and that it evolved through the elongation of retention time of retained oviparity. [3] Stuff fishnet pantyhose with eggs. Use a pipe cleaner or zip ties in-between each egg to pull the tights taunt. The fishnets will act as a resist or reverse stencil when you paint the eggs. You can buy coloured air-dry clay or you can get a big tub of white/natural clay and stain it with watercolours or food colouring. That’s what we did. For a more even finish, mix a few drops of paint into the clay before starting to sculpt. On the picture above you can see how the clay looked before and after staining. However, you can also sculpt with whatever colour you’ve got and paint the surface once the clay is dry. Step 2: Make the Base Raja binoculata (Big Skate, Big Skate)". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.

Klimley, A. Peter (2013). The Biology of Sharks and Rays. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press. pp.286–288. ISBN 0226442497. a b Fischer, Jan, Martin Licht, Jürgen Kriwet, Jörg W. Schneider, Michael Buchwitz, and Peter Bartsch. "Egg capsule morphology provides new information about the interrelationships of chondrichthyan fishes." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12.3 (2013): 389-99. Oviparous sharks are known to regularly produce unfertilized eggs when kept in captivity without males. [7] Bullhead sharks [ edit ] a b c d e f g h i Treloar, M.A.; Laurenson, L.J.B.; Stevens, J.D. (2006). "Description of Rajid egg cases from southeastern Australian waters". Zootaxa.