Even if it’s still colder than I’d like outside, Spring has at least arrived on the calendar.  I had a fun time making these eggshell candles for our kitchen table centerpiece, and I thought I’d share.

It started with a dozen eggs.  Between breakfast, baking, and other kitchen adventures, we usually go through two dozen of these bad boys a week.  I just made sure I cracked them toward the top of the smaller end, rinsed them out, and saved them up for this project.

It’s okay if you have a few hairline cracks in them.

Then I melted some soy wax flakes and added a little lemon essential oil.  Nothing seems as sunny and new as the smell of lemon!

The small wicks used for tea lights worked perfectly in my eggshell containers.  I held them up with a clothespin until they dried.

Once the candles were dried, I removed the clothespins and trimed down the wicks.

I looked everywhere for some affordable soft-boiled egg holders that would work in my kitchen, but couldn’t find what I wanted.  Then I came across these candlestick holders at Target!

And here’s the finished centerpiece!  It was fast and easy to make several dozen of these little candles and keep them burning around a vase of tulips, daffodils, or other Spring flowers replaced weekly during my favorite season.

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