Make your own eggshell candles to decorate your Easter table. Easy to create they add beautiful natural spring decor to your home.

Homemade candles using eggshells in a cardboard carton.

There's just something about brown eggs that are so pretty. Of course, eggs are a huge part of spring decor and Easter decorating so why not make some simple homemade candles for the table this year.

A while back I made little eggshell planters filled with basil seedling for my Easter guests. They are also an easy and fun project to try.

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Brown eggs in a carton, beeswax pellets, and a spool of wicking.

Supplies

Brown eggs - you can use standard white too.
Beeswax pellets (approx 2 cups)
Candle wicking cord

Making a hole in the top of a raw egg with a needle.

How to Create Eggshell Candles

Prick the top (narrow end) of a raw egg with a needle.
Continue to open up the egg by lifting up sections with the needle.

3. Once the hole is big enough pour out the contents into a bowl and save them for later.

4. Continue picking some of the shell away with your finger until you have removed about 1/3 to 1/2 of the top of the eggshell.

Empty brown eggshells with the top 1/3 portion broken off.

5. Gently wash out the shells and allow them to dry.

Cardboard carton with twelve brown eggshell candles.

6. Melt the beeswax in a double boiler or in the microwave.

7. Fill the eggshell about 1/2 - 3/4 full with the wax.

8. Allow the wax to harden slightly before setting the wick in. I used a 2.5 inch piece of wick for each candle. You can cut them down a little once they are firmly set.

Side view of 6 brown eggshell candles in a cardboard egg carton and a rosemary plant.

Place your eggshell candles anywhere in the house where you want a little decoration.

How to Decorate with the Candles

On the mantel
In a tiered tray for spring
On your Easter/spring table
In a vignette in the foyer or kitchen
In little pots or handmade birds nests

Easter table decorated with spring blooms, and pots with eggshell candles.

I used most of the eggs in our Easter centerpiece and around the table for this year's spring tablescape.

Table with colored clay pot holding an eggshell candle next to a glass bunny candy holder and other pots in the background.

More natural beauty making it easy to create pretty decor in our home to welcome in spring.

More Natural Decorations

Side view of 6 brown eggshell candles in a cardboard egg carton and a rosemary plant in the background.

Eggshell candles in cardboard container.

DIY Eggshell Candles

Make your own eggshell candles to decorate your Easter table. Easy to create they add beautiful natural spring decor to your home.

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Course: Spring Decor

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Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $10

Equipment

candle melting pitcher
Old pot
needle
scissors

Materials

Brown eggs - you can use standard white too.
Beeswax pellets approx 2 cups
Candle wicking cord

Instructions

Prick the top (narrow end) of a raw egg with a needle.
Continue to open up the egg by lifting up sections with the needle.
Once the hole is big enough pour out the contents into a bowl and save them for later to eat.
Continue picking some of the shell away with your finger until you have removed about 1/3 to 1/2 of the top of the eggshell.
Gently wash out the shells and allow them to dry.
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler or in the microwave.
Fill the eggshell about 1/2 - 3/4 full with the wax.
Allow the wax to harden slightly before setting the wick in. I used a 2.5-inch piece of wick for each candle. You can cut them down a little once they are firmly set.
Place your eggshell candles anywhere in the house where you want a little decoration.

Notes

Trim the wicks to about 1/4-1/2 inch when the wax has completely hardened.