Easter Egg Tree Centerpiece

Create the perfect centerpiece for your Easter table: a little Easter egg tree with real eggshells and Easter figures that will delight children and adults alike.

After a wonderful first day of Spring, with lots of sun, nice temperatures, and a nice breeze, I'm more than ready to embrace all the soft colors of the season, the flowers, and even the cleaning that comes with Spring.

Just kidding :D  

As of right now, I'm only ready for flowers and Easter.

On my recent visits to a thrift store, the colorful displays on the Spring/Easter aisles got me in.

I went looking for something cute to use on my Easter table. There were lots of eggs, baskets, and books, but for some reason, what really spoke to me were a couple of bunny figures and the two sets of wooden ornaments you see in the picture below.

They stayed on my dining room table for about a week until I finally decided to use them on an Easter tree.

Well, an Easter egg tree where real eggshells house all of the tiny rabbits, birds, and little penguins that came in my two-dollar sets, which is about the total cost for this project if you happen to have all of the other materials as I did.

The materials you'll need:

• Eggshells - about 18 
• Small decorative Easter figures (eggs, rabbits, birds, etc.)
• Acrylic Paints and a little brush
• Cardboard paper(two letter-size pieces)
• Cardboard tube (from wrapping paper or toilet paper)
• Candle holder
• Decorative paper
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Sprinkles, moss, or colored rice to use as a filler ;)

Directions:

I had been collecting eggshells for quite some time already. My son loves a Winter soup in which the eggs have to be sprinkled from a small hole you open at the end or top of the egg. So, after using the egg, I kept the empty shells in the fridge until I had enough to create the tree. I also used some half-shells.

1. ENLARGE THE HOLES ON THE EGG SHELLS AND PAINT THEM

Make those little holes bigger or big enough for the miniature figures to fit in. Color the inside and the outside a different color. White eggshells would be better. I had to apply three coats of acrylic paint on the outside.

I used lots of pencils that were stuck in a piece of foam. Perfect holders for the shells to dry on.

2. MAKE A STAND

You can find the three free templates HERE and HERE. Trace them onto the cardboard and the decorative paper, cut them out, and glue them together. 

Two pieces of wrapping paper or toilet paper tube were cut at 2¼" and one at ¾"; cover those with pieces of decorative paper, too.

ADD A BORDER TO EACH OF THE STAND PLATFORMS

Long pieces of decorative paper, only ¼" wide, were also cut and hot glued to the edge of each platform. As you can see, they make a difference.

 
Use hot glue to assemble the stand.

3. POSITION THE SHELLS ON THE STAND

Set the shells on the stand using hot glue. Place the most oversized shells on the lower level of the stand. 

BE CAREFUL—remember they're fragile!

The smallest shells should be placed on the top layers of the stand. Set them in different positions: one opening should look all the way up, the other down, etc.

Add hot glue to the top of a small candlestick and set the tree on top of it.

4. ADD FILLER AND LITTLE FIGURES

Use filler, moss, or sprinkles; I didn't have any of those, so I used green-colored rice to bring the small figures popping out of the shells.


5. CREATE A STORY! - Optional

Even though it is not required, you can create your own story while establishing those little figures.

Mr. Rabbit is at work... 

Managing Colorful Egg Chocolate Co. is a challenging task.

Chirpie, his faithful assistant, is having a difficult day.

Pinklet, the control quality assistant, believes the chocolate carrot stems should be shorter.

A cart of chocolate carrots is coming to his office at this exact time.

Lots of noise! Birdie yells..."Bring me the mail!"

Others in Colorful Egg Chocolate Co. are trying to sneak out to enjoy the beautiful day. They cannot stand so much stress!

Well, not Whiskers. He is always calm, and he enjoys doing a good job the most.

It's been a hectic but productive day, and somehow, Mr. Rabbit can't wait to head home.

Check how it looks adorning my Easter tablescape HERE

Oh boy, so much going on!

:)

Happy Easter!

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