DIY Marbled Easter Egg Candles

Remember those pretty marbled Easter eggs I showed you yesterday?  And remember what half of them looked like when my little toddler dropped them on the floor and they broke?  A sad shattered mess. Well, I just couldn't bring myself to throw all that hard work and those beautiful swirls away!

So I turned them into marbled Easter egg candles!  Which was actually really easy, and all I had to buy were the wicks!  These candles would make a great decoration for your home for spring and Easter, and would be fun to light at the table for your Easter dinner.

Of course you don't have to marble these eggs for the candles, you could always leave them white, or just dye as usual using whatever colors you would like!

Supplies:

• Plain, dyed, or marbled eggs blown out eggs-  Here's my easy tutorial for how to make the marbled eggs (and how to blow out the insides of the eggs)
• Old candle, or candle wax (can buy at Michaels or Joanns)
• Candle wicks (can buy at Michaels or Joanns)- mine were 3 1/2", but 3" would be fine, too.
• Small amount of clay, play dough (or anything to plug up the hole in the bottom of the egg)
• A pot (don't worry, it won't even touch the wax!)
• Funnel

Directions:

1.  Blow out and die your eggs (if you plan on dying them) following my tutorial found here.  Cut the shell how you would like it with a small pair of scissors.  Place a small piece of clay, play dough, or whatever you'd like on the inside and outside bottom of the egg, so that it covers up the hole.  That way the wax won't go seeping out the hole in the bottom!  Place broken eggs in an egg carton to keep them straight and hold them up.  Add a wick to the middle of each egg.

2.  If you will be using old candles like I did for the wax, then place the candles in a large pot if they are in a glass container, and add some water to the pot so that it is about 3/4 of the way up the glass.  If you are using old wax pieces, then put them in another container, like a can, and add some water so that it is about 3/4 the way up the can.  If you want your wax to be colored, you can add a piece of crayon to it to give it a little color.  

3.  Boil the water until the wax is melted.  CAREFULLY remove the melted wax.  I used a grilling glove to hold the jar, and some tongs to pull the jar out.  Be careful, it's hot!!   Pour the hot wax into a funnel that leads to the inside of an egg shell.  I filled mine close to the top, but with a little space at the top.  Let wax cool, then trim the wick down to 1/4."

And there is the beautiful finished project... so pretty!!  I love that each candle has a unique marbled design, its' own blend of colors, and is cracked in its' own interesting way.  They are almost too pretty to burn.  Almost ;)

So are you ready for Easter?  It's so early this year!

xo, Laura

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