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September 28, 2017 By Jenna 25 Comments

Easy DIY Dollar Tree Skull Candle Holder

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Easy DIY Dollar Tree Skull Candleholder - an easy halloween decoration DIY with items from the Dollar Tree!

This skull candle holder won’t cost more than $5 to make and won’t take but about 10 minutes to put together. I’m willing to bet, it’s going to be one of your favorite Halloween decorations this year!

It finally happened.

It took giving up for it to finally happen, but it happened.

When I finally gave myself permission to not stress out about fall decorating, it was then that my heart reminded me what I really loved most about fall.

Halloween.

I love witches. And ghosts. And haunted houses. And basically anything else that screams creepy and/or haunted.

I’m that girl.

And while walking through the Halloween decor at the Dollar Tree, I slowly felt that vaguely familiar feeling creeping back into me again – the need to go all out for Halloween.

And that made me all giddy inside like Tilly Witch when she finally remembered how to be a witch again.

And so I bought nearly all the skulls the Dollar Tree had in both glitter and non-glitter varieties. And then I headed over to Michael’s and proceed to buy even more Halloween things and then asked the clerk if she could check the back for more.

I was back. 

I came home and then turned our living room into Halloween amazingness.

But before we jump into a whole house Halloween tour, let’s first start with this creepy DIY skull candle holder!

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Skull Candle Holder

Definitely creepy, right?

It’s so easy to make – you won’t believe it!

DIY Skull Candle Holder

Tools & Supplies Needed:

DIY Skull Candle Holder

  • 3 Plastic Halloween Skulls, mine came from The Dollar Tree
  • Three Black Taper Candles or other color candles of your choice, I got mine from Hobby Lobby.
  • X-Acto Knife
  • Hot Glue Gun

Steps

Step 1

Using the X-Acto knife, cut out an “X” into the top of each skull.

How to Make a Halloween Skull Candle Holder

Step 2

Arrange the skulls in a triangle type formation and hot-glue them together where each one touches. It’s totally ok to go overboard with the glue here as it will just look like wax droppings from candles.

Let the hot glue fully dry, then stick a candle into each X that you made with the X-Acto knife. Apply a good bit of hot glue where the candle and skull meet.

In the photo below, you can see both where I applied the hot glue to connect the skulls and where I secured the candles.

Halloween Skull Candleholder from Dollar Tree Skulls

I layered in some creepy cloth from the Dollar Tree under the skulls as well to add a bit more to this cheap and easy Halloween table centerpiece.

If you wanted to add a sparkly touch to your candle holder, you could also glitter the eye sockets of the skulls.

Skull Candle Holder DIY

The Circus has insisted on eating dinner by light of the skull candleholder every night since I’ve made it. I’m cool with that. She’s beginning to love all things Halloween and spooky like her mama. 😉

This also makes a great table centerpiece for a spooky Halloween party!

Who else is ready to just skip all this fall leaves and pumpkin decorating and just go straight for the spooky stuff?

Want more great Halloween decorating ideas and projects?

Easy Halloween Decor DIY Projects – loads of great Halloween crafts that won’t cost a fortune and are simple to make!

DIY Skull Drink Stirrers in Five Minutes – so easy and so fun for a party!

Free Printable Double Double Toil and Trouble Halloween Art – instant decor!

Free Printable Spell Book Cover and Potion Labels – one can’t be without their spell book on Halloween!

Dollar Tree Skull Upcycle– see how I upcycled these same skulls a different way!

Looking for some spooky books to read? Be sure to see my list of The Best Ghosts, Witches and Such Books!

Want to come back later? Just pin the image below!

Dollar Tree Skull Candle Holder

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  1. Stephanie Sheridan says

    September 28, 2017 at 8:36 pm

    I knew there was a kindred friendship in us. I love halloween. Did I say I love it. Yes my little fingers have been making decorations like crazy. Love your skull candle set.

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    • Jenna says

      September 29, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Yay!!!! #soulsisters 😉

      Reply
  2. Paula says

    September 28, 2017 at 8:36 pm

    I love, love Holloween! I spent the day with two of my grandchildren making spider webs and spiders. I’m taking them on a haunted train ride 10/21 and will definitely be dressing up for the occasion!

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    • Jenna says

      September 29, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Oh how fun, Paula! A haunted train ride sounds so cool! I bet they think you are just the coolest!

      Reply
  3. Rachel says

    September 29, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    So cool post! Nice idea!

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    • Jenna says

      October 20, 2017 at 10:03 am

      Thanks, Rachel!

      Reply
  4. Wendy says

    September 30, 2017 at 10:57 am

    What a creative way to alter and use Dollar Tree Halloween decorations! Looking forward to seeing what else you have up your sleeve. I will admit to going all out when kiddos were younger, but they are in middle school and up and I have scaled back.
    I am looking forard to seeing what Haunted houses are around the Knoxville, TN area (we moved here 14 months ago).

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    • Jenna says

      October 20, 2017 at 10:05 am

      Thanks, Wendy! I love me some Halloween decor!

      Reply
  5. Amber says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:47 pm

    You have some really awesome ideas for Halloween! I would love for you to share them at the Hauntingly Beautiful Decor Halloween Link Party on my blog, followtheyellowbrickhome.com! I love repurposing Dollar Tree Halloween items into awesome Halloween decor. Love these skulls! Hope to see you at the party!

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  6. Rita C at Panoply says

    October 9, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    Okay, I really don’t even like Halloween, but that candle centerpiece is the absolute bomb, Jenna. Very cool!

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    • Jenna says

      October 20, 2017 at 9:53 am

      Thanks, Rita!!! I am so happy with how it turned out!

      Reply
  7. Amber Ferguson says

    September 16, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    It’s about to get all spooky up in blogland! Great idea! I will be hosting the annual Hauntingly Beautiful Decor Link Party on my blog beginning the last Friday of Sept. It will be every Friday and Saturday through Halloween I hope you will link up all your awesome Halloween posts!

    Happy fall!

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    • Jenna says

      September 19, 2018 at 8:07 am

      Awesome, Amber! Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  8. [email protected] Than A Pig In Mud says

    September 18, 2018 at 6:08 am

    Love it! Great spooky pics too!

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    • Jenna says

      September 19, 2018 at 8:03 am

      Thanks, Lynn!

      Reply
  9. Roseann Hampton says

    September 19, 2018 at 7:56 pm

    Such a perfect Halloween decoration – and I love how easy they are! They will be one of my features this Saturday at the Snickerdoodle link party! Stop by for a visit! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life

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    • Jenna says

      September 24, 2018 at 4:07 pm

      Thank you so much, Roseann!

      Reply
  10. Jann Olson says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    Definitely creepy scary fun!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  11. Kippi says

    September 2, 2019 at 10:05 am

    YES! I am going to let my freak flag fly and make some of these too! I LOVE Halloween!
    Please share this post on my site kippiathome.com at the You’re The Star blog hop!
    Have a great day,
    Kippi

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    • Kippi says

      September 2, 2019 at 10:06 am

      Pinning this one too!

      Reply
  12. Sylvia | Grace for a Gypsy says

    September 2, 2019 at 11:19 pm

    My daughter and granddaughter love Halloween and these would be perfect for their parties! Found you at inspire-me-monday-week-398

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  13. Michelle says

    September 3, 2019 at 3:37 am

    I love it!

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  14. Anita Holland says

    September 4, 2019 at 2:02 am

    Great project, thanks for sharing. Pinned

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  15. Jasmine | Midsummer Life Dream says

    September 4, 2019 at 4:45 am

    This is a really great idea! I’m saving this for whenever I throw another Halloween party (someday!).

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  16. Debbie-Dabble says

    September 10, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    Absolutely love these!1 great idea!
    Hugs,
    Debbie

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