DIY: dainty eggshell vases
First tuck in, then gaze in delight
Whether it’s Easter, a delicious spring brunch or just a lazy Sunday morning, a table laid for breakfast needs two things: eggs to eat and beautiful flowers to enjoy. Combine these two treats and make dainty vases out of eggshells.
What you need:
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Different sizes of eggs (quail’s eggs and medium white eggs)
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Delicate flowers like gysophila, ranunculus, freesia and spring flowers
- Attractive egg cups, a large and/or small egg box and other egg holders
- Linen napkins
How to make it
Step 1
Use a needle or egg pricker to prick a small hole in the egg. Then use the tip of a sharp knife to make the hole in the eggshell a bit larger, and catch the egg in a bowl.
Step 2
Rinse out the eggshells thoroughly. Then fill them with a little bit of water, and insert the flowers in the eggshell. Make sure the stems are not too long or too heavy.
Step 3
The eggshell vases look even better if you give them the right setting. Place them in a bamboo eggcup or a felt egg holder or group them loosely in a linen napkin. It’s even simpler if you keep the egg box and use it as a vase holder. If the egg box is not an attractive colour, you can always paint it in a colour to match the table setting!
Step 4
Obviously you don’t throw away the egg that you saved, but use it for a delicious omelette, home-made cake or other treat.
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