Easter Egg Candlesticks
Learn how to make cute Easter egg candlesticks to use as part of your Easter decor. This is an intermediate Easter craft for adults that you can complete in about ninety minutes.
Equipment
- Drill with 1/4 inch drill bit
- Small hand saw
- Wood Glue + Hot Glue
Ingredients
- 2 Round Wood Plaques 4 inches in diameter
- 1/4 inch Wood Dowel
- Styrofoam Easter Eggs
- Paint and Paintbrush
- Skewer or Ice Pick
Instructions
- Paint the wood rounds as desired and allow to dry completely.
- Use the skewer to poke a hole all the way through each Easter egg from top to bottom. Start from the bottom and push the skewer about halfway through, then turn the egg over and push the skewer from the top until the skewer comes out the hole in the bottom. This create a path for the drill.
- Very slowly and carefully drill through each egg.
- Mark the center of each wood round on the smaller side and drill into the wood from directly above half an inch. You can use masking tape to mark 1/2 an inch on the drill bit.
- Place one end of the dowel into the hole in one wood round. Slide on the eggs you'll be using. Then mark half an inch above the top egg and cut the dowel. Put another wood round on top to see if everything fits or if you need to trim the dowel slightly shorter.
- Glue everything together, using wood glue in the holes in the wood rounds as well as a little hot glue. Use a little hot glue in between each egg.
- Allow the candlesticks to fully cure for 24 hours before placing candles on them. Remember these are decorative candlesticks ONLY so you should never light the candles that are on them. Use flameless candles if you want the look of a lit candle.
