Crafts for Halloween: orange candle holders

On the night of October 31 Halloween is celebrated, a festival of pagan origin that takes place to commemorate the night of the dead . For that special day, besides wearing a monstrous costume, it is very common to decorate the houses with ghosts, pumpkins, cobwebs, bats, etc. and project lighting based on candles. In this article we show you how to make oranges candle holders, a very simple Halloween craft that will give a more terrifying touch to your home.

You will need to:

Oranges
Knife
Spoon
Black marker
Small candle
Cloth

Steps to follow:

one

To start making this Halloween craft, cut the top of the orange, which will serve as a lid for the candle holder . With the help of a knife and an empty spoon the orange extracting all the pulp. Wash the orange and dry it with a cloth.

two

Once you have emptied the orange, draw a face with a black marker, in the same way as we would in the traditional Halloween pumpkin. You can capture figures like triangulated eyes, scary mouths, scars, etc. Draw, also, a star on the top of the orange so that, when you insert the candle, it is well lit.

3

The next step of this simple Halloween craft is to cut the figures drawn with a knife. Make the cuts following the lines marked with the marker.

4

Now all that remains is to place the candle inside the orange and turn it on.

5

That easy! In just a few minutes you will have ready a very original and dark orange candle holder to complete your Halloween decoration .

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