DIY Easter Egg Candle Holder
Our step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful Beaded Easter Egg Candle Holder using materials found at any local craft store.
A few weeks ago we blogged about our beautiful Beaded Easter Eggs, this week we transformed those eggs into these elegant Easter Egg Candle Holders. They were inspired by a project we saw on Pinterest and we really love how they turned out!
Supplies You Will Need
- Plastic Easter Eggs
- Seed Beads
- Mod Podge
- Wooden Discs
- Wooden Dowels
- Wood Glue
- Paint
- Candles
How to make the Beaded Easter Eggs
The first step in this project is making decorative Easter Eggs. We decided to use our Beaded Easter Eggs but I think these Easter Egg Candle Holders would also look pretty with Glitter Easter Eggs or our Embellished Easter Eggs or some of the other decorative Easter Eggs that you can find at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Check out our blog post for step-by-step instructions on how we made these Beaded Easter Eggs.
How to make the DIY Candle Holder
One thing that I didn’t emphasize in my Beaded Easter Egg post is that before I embellished the eggs, I used the drill to make holes in the tops and bottoms of the plastic eggs that were the same diameter as the wooden dowel I was going to use for this project.
We found these wooden discs and dowels at a craft store. The dowels were 5/16″ in diameter. I wish we had gotten something a little bigger. The candle holders are the teensiest bit wobbly and I think this could have been avoided by using a dowel that was at least 1/4″ in diameter. The wooden discs were 4″ across on the bottom. I used my drill to make holes in both discs that were the same diameter as the dowel. Then I glued the dowel into the disc that was going to act as the bottom of the Easter Egg Candle Holder with wood glue. Next, I painted the wood elements with silver Metallic paint. I gave them a couple of coats of paint but no sealer. I liked the unfinished look that I got with the Metallic paint only.
Now for the fun part – assembling the Easter Egg Candle Holder. I carefully placed the Beaded Easter Eggs on the dowel that is glued to the candle holder base. I trimmed the dowel at the top and added the second wooden disc to the top. I glued the top piece to the dowel with wood glue. I made three Easter Egg Candle Holders, two with three eggs and one with only two. I’m really happy with how these turned out.
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DIY Easter Egg Candle Holder
Our step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful Beaded Easter Egg Candle Holder using materials found at any local craft store.
Materials
- Plastic Easter Eggs
- Seed Beads
- Mod Podge
- Wooden Discs
- Wooden Dowels
- Wood Glue
- Paint
- Candles
Tools
- Drill
- Craft paintbrush
Instructions
- Make decorative Easter Eggs out of Plastic Easter Eggs. We used our Beaded Easter Eggs but Glitter Easter Eggs or our Embellished Easter Eggs would also work.
- Use a drill to make holes in the tops and bottoms of the decorated plastic eggs that are the same diameter as the wooden dowels.
- Drill a hold in both discs that is the same diameter as the dowel. Use wood glue to attach the dowel to the disc that is going to act as the bottom of the Easter Egg Candle Holder.
- Paint the wood elements.
- Once the wood elements are dry, assemble the Candle Holder. Carefully place the Beaded Easter Eggs on the dowel that is glued to the candle holder base. Trim the dowel at the top and add the second wooden disc to the top.
- Glue the top piece to the dowel with wood glue.
- Let dry overnight.
- Add candles!
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