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Tealight Flight

May 6, 2011 By Taylor 46 Comments

*New Update* Thank you all for your comments,  anytime that fire is involved, please be careful! Also, the tea-lights are in a metal container and I have never had a tea-light burn the metal. Also, this goes in my fireplace so even if it did, perfect place right :) If you are too worried then please don’t make this project
Taking junk and turning it into something beautiful, what’s not to like? The first thing that came to my mind was the huge bag of used plastic Easter Eggs taking up space in my pantry. It felt wrong to throw them away and I am glad I didn’t. After some brainstorming, I came up with…. The Tealight Flight. It was super simple and came out really modern and classic looking.
Here is how I did it:
I took 12 egg bottoms (which I only ended up using 11).
I spray painted the top side and waited for that to dry, then painted the bottom side. Make sure to use a spray paint that is specifically for plastic. It took me about 3-4 coats; waiting 20 minutes between coats.
I waited for them to dry overnight before I started the next step. Then, I found a piece of scrap wood in our garage. It was flawless looking and I didn’t even need to sand it or anything. Make sure your eggs are fully covered by the spray paint.
Start by gluing the center egg to the center of the board. I used E6000, which is super strong. Use a tiny dot in the bottom if the egg then use a dot on each side of the egg to connect the ones side by side.
Keep doing this until you have glued all of your eggs down.
Wait 24 hrs before you place your tealights in!

Find the perfect spot, I put mine in my fireplace…

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  1. Vally says

    May 6, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    wow!that was really nice!clever idea!:-)

    Reply
  2. MariaS says

    May 6, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Brilliant idea! I voted for you!

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  3. james says

    May 6, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    what an awesome idea

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  4. Natalie says

    May 7, 2011 at 8:40 am

    I completely love this idea! Great job! I’m so excited to see which one of us makes it through! SO much talent!

    Reply
  5. Sara {Sara's Closet} says

    May 7, 2011 at 9:46 am

    I love this! So simple and quick to do. thanks for sharing!!!

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  6. {nifty thrifty things} says

    May 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Wow! What a clever idea! Love it!
    I would love it if you shared this at my linky party @ {nifty thrifty sunday}!
    xoxo,
    Vanessa

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  7. CupcakesOMG! says

    May 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Super clever!!! and really nice pics!

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  8. Lindsay says

    May 8, 2011 at 12:41 am

    So creative! I love this! Its fun finding new original crafters!

    -Linds
    Delighted Momma

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  9. Evelin says

    May 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Such a lovely idea!

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  10. Jill says

    May 8, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    I never would have guessed those were plastic eggs!

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  11. Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims says

    May 9, 2011 at 10:14 am

    never would have guessed that came from plastic eggs! so classy looking :)

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  12. Janet says

    May 9, 2011 at 11:50 am

    What an incredible idea!!!! So awesome, I LOVE IT!

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  13. Sweet Little Smoothie says

    May 10, 2011 at 9:10 am

    Wow – I love that!! And I have TONS of leftover plastic eggs – can’t wait to turn them into pretty tealight holders! Thanks for sharing! I’m your newest follower :)

    Reply
  14. {nifty thrifty things} says

    May 14, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    I just wanted to let you know that I featured you at today’s {nifty thrifty sunday}! Come on over and grab a button if you’d like and link up more of your creativity! :)
    xoxo,
    Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things}

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  15. Sarah @ Sarahndipities says

    May 16, 2011 at 8:50 am

    This is absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing at Make Something Mondays!

    ~ Sarah

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  16. Jenn @ Cooking Aweigh the Pounds says

    May 19, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Genius!

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  17. Sherrie says

    June 7, 2011 at 4:04 am

    I’m always amazed what can be made from so called junk, well done. I love upcycling, recycling,reducing,reusing stuff to create new things, saves so much stuff from going to landfil.
    If you get some spare time I’d love you to drop by for a visit.
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  18. The Farmer's Attic says

    June 7, 2011 at 5:51 am

    What a great idea! Now what to do with all those tops :)

    Lucy

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    July 10, 2011 at 5:35 am

    I love it, I think it looks fantastic. However, I do love candles AND recycling stuff.

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    July 14, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    not sure if i commented on this or not but i must this very moment. i love this project! i told my sister-in-law about it and she made one with her kids :) its genius and so modern, love it!

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    April 5, 2012 at 8:02 am

    How genius Taylor! A gret Easter deco without being “too literally Easter! This suits nicely to many different kinds of decor.

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  22. Emily @Random Recycling says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Such a cool way to reuse those Easter eggs…which rapidly multiple in the house this time of year. thanks!

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    April 10, 2012 at 12:50 am

    And the eggs don’t melt when the candles burn?

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    I echo the thoughts of the above Anonymous…do the eggs melt when the tea lights burn?

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    February 11, 2015 at 5:13 pm

    Clever idea! And I wouldn’t worry about the tealights burning through the tin. If it is a worry for some use battery tea lights

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