DIY: eggshell vases
Tuck into eggs, then admire the flowers
On a lazy Sunday morning in spring, the breakfast table needs just two things: eggs to eat and beautiful flowers to enjoy. Combine these two treats and make beautifully dainty vases with eggshells in shades of porcelain.
What you need:
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Needle or egg pricker
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Different sizes of eggs (such as quail’s eggs and medium white eggs)
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Delicate flowers — gysophila, ranunculus, freesia and other dainty spring flowers
- Attractive egg cups, an egg box and other attractive egg holders
- Linen napkins
How to make it
Step 1
Use a needle or egg pricker to make a small hole in the egg. Then, with the tip of a sharp knife, 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 place the flowers in the eggshells. Make sure the stems are not too long or too heavy.
Step 3
Give the eggshell vases a romantic setting to show them off to their best advantage. Place them in a bamboo eggcup, a felt egg holder or group them loosely in a linen napkin. Or, keep the egg box and use it as a vase holder. If you're after a splash of colour, then paint the egg box in a colour that matches the table setting.
Step 4
Use the eggs that you've saved for a delicious breakfast omelette, home-made cake or other treat.
We’d love to see what your vases look like. Tag us in a photo of your eggshell vases on Facebook or Instagram or use the hashtag #funnyhowflowersdothat.
