DIY Easter Egg Candle Holders

• Plastic Easter eggs
• 4 Circular wooden discs
• 1/4″ dowel
• Chalk paint
• Dark finishing wax
• Wood glue
• drill/ 1/4″ drill bit
• tape
• rag/brush
• hand saw

Next I painted my discs with chalk paint. After they dried, I took my rag and dipped it in dark finishing wax and rubbed it all over the discs, wiping off the access with an old rag. The wax sinks into the rougher areas of the wood and gives it a more rustic look. You can see the “before and after” waxing below.

To drill holes in the ends of the Easter eggs, I found it helpful use the divot at the center of the top and bottom of the plastic Easter eggs to guide me. I used a 1/4″ drill bit since I was using a 1/4″ dowel. I went REALLY SLOW to drill the holes. I am very comfortable using a drill with a drill bit but I suggest that you DON’T do what I did for safety reasons. Please disassemble the egg and drill it while apart. The reason I didn’t do this was because I painted these eggs myself (See how, HERE) and was trying to keep the look of the line in the middle to a minimum.

Once my eggs were drilled, I placed the dowel in one of the discs then slid my eggs down the dowel. Once I had the number of plastic Easter eggs I wanted on the dowel, I measured 1/2″ above the top of the egg, marked it, and cut the rest of the dowel off. I placed another disc on top of the dowel and made sure I couldn’t see any of the dowel on the completed Easter egg candle holder.

I did the same with the other discs and eggs and when I was satisfied with my color arrangement, I used the wood glue to secure the dowels to the circular discs. Then I let them dry before adding the candles.

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