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!
