Make Your Own Eggshell Votives

jalex · 02-26-2002, 09:41 AM

Eggshell Votives

Everything is reborn in spring, even Easter eggs, which can be transformed into votives for your table. Simple eggcups make a lovely base. First, make a hole in the top of each egg with a pin; enlarge the holes, and pour out the yolks. Clean shells, then dye them with food coloring (follow package directions). Nestle shells in a carton. Cut wire-core wicks to 4 inches long, flatten one end, and fasten in shell with a bit of warm wax. Using a funnel, fill shells with hot wax (tinted with dye pellets). Let the wax cool. Trim the wicks, and light.

heymom · 02-26-2002, 01:39 PM

Oh these are lovely .I'm going to make some for the table on Easter Sunday .Thanks Jalex

reneep45 · 02-28-2002, 03:54 PM

cute !!!!!! thanks , i'll try this !!

KristenAmy1 · 03-01-2002, 04:18 PM

Wow! what a creative idea! thanks so much for sharing :-)

heymom · 03-09-2002, 08:07 PM

JALEX

I made these and they are beautiful ! ! ! They were also very easy to make .

rebekka · 03-09-2002, 11:23 PM

Cute! Where can I get those egg cup stand things they're sitting in?

Brie363 · 03-13-2002, 08:45 PM

Thanks Jalex! I'm a candle consultant, so there's never a day that goes by without a candle burning. I just love this idea!!! Can't wait to get started.

Brie363 · 03-20-2002, 12:41 AM

Yippeeeeee... I made them tonight. My hubby & daughter thought that they are way cool! I just was not too sure how full to fill them, or if when they burn the wick may lean and scorch and/or burn the shell. Sooooo, I'm burning one now with PartyLite's "Holiday Spices" scent inside to see how to adjust. Thanks again Jalex!!! What a wonderful idea. I'll be heading back home to PA for a visit this weekend and taking some of these for gifts...

02-26-2002, 09:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	Make Your Own Eggshell Votives Eggshell Votives Everything is reborn in spring, even Easter eggs, which can be transformed into votives for your table. Simple eggcups make a lovely base. First, make a hole in the top of each egg with a pin; enlarge the holes, and pour out the yolks. Clean shells, then dye them with food coloring (follow package directions). Nestle shells in a carton. Cut wire-core wicks to 4 inches long, flatten one end, and fasten in shell with a bit of warm wax. Using a funnel, fill shells with hot wax (tinted with dye pellets). Let the wax cool. Trim the wicks, and light. __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

02-26-2002, 01:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
heymom Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 793 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh these are lovely .I'm going to make some for the table on Easter Sunday .Thanks Jalex __________________ heymom motto:If you don't work ,You don't eat!! I can do ALL things through HIM who strengthens me. Phil.4:13

03-01-2002, 04:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
KristenAmy1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 108 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow! what a creative idea! thanks so much for sharing :-) __________________ Proud to be MacKenna's mommy.... ****** "Part of being sane is being just a little bit crazy" ***** "I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home." Hey, don't look at me, I didn't make it up.........

03-09-2002, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
heymom Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 793 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	JALEX I made these and they are beautiful ! ! ! They were also very easy to make . __________________ heymom motto:If you don't work ,You don't eat!! I can do ALL things through HIM who strengthens me. Phil.4:13

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02-28-2002, 03:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
reneep45 ((((((SAFFY)))))) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,342 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cute !!!!!! thanks , i'll try this !!

03-09-2002, 11:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
rebekka Big Dealer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: North Dakota Posts: 98 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cute! Where can I get those egg cup stand things they're sitting in?

03-13-2002, 08:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brie363 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: PA Posts: 643 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks Jalex! I'm a candle consultant, so there's never a day that goes by without a candle burning. I just love this idea!!! Can't wait to get started.

03-20-2002, 12:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Brie363 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: PA Posts: 643 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yippeeeeee... I made them tonight. My hubby & daughter thought that they are way cool! I just was not too sure how full to fill them, or if when they burn the wick may lean and scorch and/or burn the shell. Sooooo, I'm burning one now with PartyLite's "Holiday Spices" scent inside to see how to adjust. Thanks again Jalex!!! What a wonderful idea. I'll be heading back home to PA for a visit this weekend and taking some of these for gifts...