DIY Eggshell Votive Candles

Happy Easter!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful day with their families! Use those leftover Easter eggs on this cute craft. Save those hard boiled eggs for tomorrow by putting them back in the refrigerator. I’ll be sharing the highest rated egg salad recipe on the whole internet!

What you need:

• eggshells
• paper towel
• soy candle wax
• candle wick with metal tab
• hot glue gun
• double boil sauce pan
• wooden skewers

Directions:

1. Crack open dyed hard boiled egg  at the pointed end and break the shell down 1/3 (leaving about 2/3 of the shell behind) and take the egg out, placing in a container to be stored in refrigerator.
2. Carefully rinse the inside of the egg to be used as a votive. Allow to air dry on a paper towel.
3. Cut a piece of wick to about 10 cm in length and thread it through your metal tab.
4. Secure the metal tab & wick to the bottom of the eggshell using a hot glue gun.
5. Tie the pieces of wick to a wooden skewer to keep the wick out of the wax.
6. Place your soy candle wax into a Pyrex jug (or a double boiler saucepan).
7. Place jug in boiling water on the stove and wait until it melts.  It will become clear when it’s ready. Take it off the heat as soon as it has melted.
8. Pour the melted wax into the eggshells as carefully as possible.
9. Leave your eggshell candles to dry for a few hours. Once the wax is hard you can remove the wooden skewers and trim the wick.
10. You can place the eggshell votive candle holders or any other decorative holder. These would also be great to save for gifts for next spring/Easter!