Dried Flower Gifts and Wholesale - Making Egg Candle For Easters
Easter is the time of celebration. It is the time when families gather together and celebrate the rebirth of Jesus the lord. During Easter people love to decorate their home with pale color sweets, chocolate candies, and precious Easter baskets. In Easter the use of lilies, bunnies and eggs are a symbol of power of rebirth, fertility and life. Easter is the time when we celebrate the rebirth of the Almighty. Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian festival. The Christians believe that Jesus rose from dead three days after crucifixion. Have you any plan of how to spend your Easter this year? If not then you can try making egg candles for this year’s Easters.
For that you will need to gather the following materials:
- Large egg
- Small pins
- Small craft funnel, used for sand
- Wick
- Saucepan
- Colored wax or old candles
- Scissors
As you begin your project punch a small hole in the tip of the egg with the pin. Do not crack the egg. But be sure that the hole is large enough so that the funnel can fit in. Then turn the egg upside down to drain the materials inside the egg.
While draining the egg out then you can use a toothpick to puncture the yolk. Then place the funnel into the hole and pour some cold water into the egg to wash out the left over egg materials. Wash the egg carefully and then allow the egg to dry.
Then take the wax and melt the wax in the saucepan. Heat the wax at a temperature of 108 degree. If you wish to get a multiple colored layers then melt each color in a different saucepan. Then while at work you can mix them properly.
One more option to get multiple colored layers you can use old crayons to make the candle. Melt them as you would melt the regular wax but keep in mind to remove the paper around the crayon first.
Place the wick into the hole of the egg. Then use the funnel to pour the wax into the egg. Leave ½” of the wick outside the eggshell. Then trim the wick if it is necessary. For colored layers put the colors in the egg in 15 minutes increment.
Allow the wax to dry and form overnight or for about 12 hours. At last break the eggshell carefully. Remove the shell from the candle to get your egg candle.
