Spooky Halloween Light
Using just a tree branch and a battery operated candle , you can create a cool and spooky wall light , that you just might keep up all year !
First you need to get a branch ...
You can trim a shrub or tree in your yard or take a walk and find
one . In my case , my husband brought me a dead branch he trimmed off one of our bushes , he thought I might want to use it for a craft project !
I certainly did , I just wasn't sure
for what yet , so it sat on an old trunk ...Just waiting ...
Now find a spot that you would like to hang your light . Keep in mind , you want it high enough , not to poke anyone or get in the way . If you use a lightweight branch you won't need to place it on a stud for support , if the branch you pick has some weight to it , make sure you attach it to the studs !!! Once you've picked out a spot , play around with the branch and figure out which way you want it to hang . Then using a pencil lightly mark the wall in 2 spots where the branch touches the wall . Pick branches that would be good to support it . Then put a screw in the wall at those 2 spots .
Now , rest your branch on the screws . Adjust the depth of the screws so that the head of the screw rest against the branch , giving it added support .
In the picture notice the difference in the depths of thghe screw .
Here the branch is hanging on the wall.
Now , balance a battery operated candle into the cluster of branches .
We were happy with the look , but we weren't prepared at how amazing this looked at night , when the candle turned on .
Unfortunately , the pictures truly do not do it justice !!!!!!
Here is a video of how the spooky light looks with the flickering battery operated candle .
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We live in a retirement community and don't have trick or treaters , but we love Halloween and still decorate . We have been dressing up ( I make our
costumes ) since high school !
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We are very senior citizens and no longer decorate for holidays (except Christmas) but I do decorate for the seasons, and this would look great for fall. Let's see, got the branch, got the candle, got the screws. Look out wall, you are about to be transformed.
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