Step one: Gather your materials: You’ll need eggs, your chosen flowers (we’ve opted for our Lorely preserved letterbox bouquet, filled with spring- time textures and hues from pink gypsophila, yellow achillea and fluffy bunny tails, perfect for Easter!) Scissors or secateurs to trim your stems and a tray or container to hold your eggshell vases such as ceramic egg cups or florist wire to hold your eggs. Here we’ve kept things simplistic and rustic, using individual cardboard egg holders!
Step two: Empty your eggs: Carefully crack the top of each egg, then using your fingers or knife, remove the cracked portion of the shell to create an opening the size you want and empty out the contents. Rinse each shell out with water and allow them to dry completely.
Step three: Decorate your shells: The perfect DIY activity to get the children involved and get creative with your designs! Think soft muted pastel tones, playful decals, polka dots, or bright pops of colour or a fun spring like print! For something a little more chic we’ve opted for crisp white shells to allow our vibrant pink flowers to really pop! If natural and earthy is your vibe look for a variety of egg shell colours such as blue, speckled or brown.
Step four: Arrange your flowers: If using fresh flowers carefully fill your vase with a small amount of water and begin trimming your stems to fit - the beauty of preserved blooms is no water is required! We love using a variety of colours and textures to create a beautiful display. Here we have used pretty pink gypsophila, alternating the height and size to add interest and character to our tablescape!
Step five: Now it’s time to find the perfect way to display your creations! Here we’ve used our shells as sweet place settings for our tablescape, as well as using the remaining stems from our Lorely letterbox bouquet arranged in small vases as colourful centrepieces!