Abstract: Apparatus and process for batiking eggs, articles, or the like. The apparatus has an open top container including a plurality of walls, a receptacle for holding a wax; and a clamp sildably, removably lodging over an edge of one of the walls and having the receptacle secured thereto. A burner is for positioning under the receptacle for melting the wax. A teardropping apparatus for dipping into the molten wax in order to designly deposit molten wax onto the eggs, articles, or the like. The process comprises placing wax into the receptacle; melting the wax by placing the burner under the receptacle and heating same; and dipping the teardropping apparatus into the molten wax. One of the user's hands which holds the teardropping apparatus rests on the edge of one of the walls while the other hand of the user holds the egg, article, or the like; and subsequently, the molten wax is deposited from the teardrop apparatus onto the eggs, articles, or the like.