Empty Egg Cartons? - 9 Amazing Uses You Never Imagined!
1. Incredible Egg Carton Flowers
via Michele Made Me
These incredibly intricate and detailed flowers crafted from egg cartons are part of Michele's "Feast of Flowers" series where she creates flowers from many different types of media, including foam trays, plastic bottles, egg boxes and more! Check out her post here for more information.
2. Remarkable Egg Carton Portraits
via Egg Cubism
via Egg Cubism
via Egg Cubism
The 3 works of art above are by talented Dutch artist Enno de Kroon who has gained international recognition and describes his work as two and a half dimensional art. Take a look at his website for more remarkable creations that will leave you amazed and inspired!
3. Halloween Monster Masks (Photo Props)
With Halloween coming up, how could we not include a few holiday inspired egg tray crafts?! These freaky eyeball photo props are quick and easy for the kids to make and require only basic crafting materials. Head here for more information.
4. Halloween Bats
via Happy Clippings
Following on with our Halloween theme this child friendly craft project uses egg cartons to make spooky hanging bats and leaves to make cute Halloween ghosts! Head on over to Happy Clippings for a materials list and instructions!
5. Egg Carton Dining Stools
Yes, you read it right - egg carton dining stools! Maybe not to everyone's taste, but the moral of the story is let your imagination of its leash! For sure, you will need industrial quantities of (industrial) egg cartons - that's a lot of omelettes.
Head on over to the NY Times slide show which shows you step by step, how to make these ...... uh... beauties.
6. Egg Carton Molded Lamp
New York designer and architect Victor Vetterlein has taken egg carton crafts to a whole new level. What shaped eggs came in those cartons you may ask! This result is actually achieved by smooshing up egg cartons mixed with water to create a pulp which is then plastered into molds to create this unique end result. If this approach interests you, there's a tutorial on egg carton molding here.
7. Egg Carton Flower Lights
via Instructables
Create a beautiful string of flower lights from egg cartons! This project is fairly simple, but you need to allow yourself a good 2-3 hours to complete a string of 20 lights. Get the step by step tutorial here.
8. Egg Carton Window Garden (Kid Friendly)

via Michele Made Me
Looking for a fun project to do with the kids? This cute window garden is the answer! Head over here for a step by step breakdown and photos.
9. Egg Carton Heart Wall Hanging
via Krokotak
This cool heart shaped wall hanging is so simple but really effective! If you're not into hearts, there are lots of other amazing wall hanging designs you can make with egg trays. If you are into hearts, then check out Krokotak for more information on how to get this project started and onto your wall!