Here's the second prototype. I decided to make it with real paper in case it came out okay! I still want to try a Faberge-like design.
 The picture inside the egg and the egg fold together.
  The picture inside the egg and the egg fold together.   Pop up fully open.
  Pop up fully open.   The egg mechanism is called a closed tent.  I highly recommend David Carter's book Elements of Pop Up to see these basic mechanisms in action. There are working models built right into the book!
  The egg mechanism is called a closed tent.  I highly recommend David Carter's book Elements of Pop Up to see these basic mechanisms in action. There are working models built right into the book!