You've probably seen multiple versions of this as candles. I did a slightly different twist on this based on randomly walking past some bowls at Walmart. Like many of my ideas, this is how they come to me.
Supplies:
- Halloween Themed or Black Bowl (Walmart)
- Mini Skeletons (Dollar Tree)
- Aluminum Foil (Dollar Tree)
- Iridescent Vase Filler (Michaels)
- Clear and/or White Glue (Elmers, Walmart)
- Mini Bottles (Dollar Tree)
- Washi Tape
The skeleton was an extra from a garland I cut up. The bowl was $.70 at Walmart and I love the outside.
This wouldn't be great for a candle since it's plastic and I'd worry about it melting. So I decided I'd use vase filler instead! The first step was to remove the legs from the skeleton and position the torso and legs opposite each other in the bowl. I attached these to the bowl with hot glue.
I scrunched up a wad of aluminum foil and just placed in the bottom of the bowl. Don't worry about gluing it in because the vase filler/glue will keep it firmly in place.
I spread the vase filler over top of the foil and then used both the white and clear glue to cover. I thought I had more clear glue, but I didn't, so I used the white glue too, which dries clear, so no biggie.
You can see the iridescence of the vase filler and I used these mini-bottles from Dollar Tree to make my bath salts and bubble bath.
Cover the top with your glue and then set aside to dry. I left it for about 24 hours. I filled on bottle with the vase filler, the other with a glycerin/water mix, vase filler, and glitter. Wrapped each with coordinating washi tape and hot glued in place.
And here's Mr. Skelly enjoying his bath!









So cute and clever! Pinned.
ReplyDeleteCarol, you're so creative! Love it!
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