Introduction: Sugar Skull Flameless Votives
This is a quick, fun and easy project that is great for Halloween and year round. This is the remix of Sugar Skull String Lights !
Step 1: Materials
Skull shaped candy bowls - Target dollar section and also at Dollar tree.
Permanent markers in as many colors as you have!
LED tea lights.
Step 2: Drawing on Your Skulls.
Start by Googleing sugar skulls. This will give you many designs to use as inspiration. Above there is a screen capture of some of the results.
Using a dark color marker to fill the eyes, nose and mouth of the skull. Then start your designs on the skull going from lighter to darker colors. Use a black marker to outline your designs. You can make all the skulls in the design and do variations on the colors. I chose to do six different styles.
Step 3: Placing the LED Tealight
Just turn on the the LED tealight and pop it into top of skull. That’s it!
For more variety you can use steady, flickering or color changing tealights.

Participated in the
Halloween Decor Contest

Participated in the
Remix Contest

Participated in the
DIY University Contest
17 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
Really cute!
Reply 8 years ago
Thanks!
8 years ago on Introduction
brilliant! The buckets are a bit more expensive in the Uk, but they look awesome
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Thanks!
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago
Wow thanks for this I'm going to do it great idea for my Halloween party
8 years ago on Introduction
You should enter this in the Halloween Decor contest. Very cute! https://www.instructables.com/contest/halloween2014decor/
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Thanks for the heads up!! I did! =)
8 years ago
Day of the dead
8 years ago
#diadelosmurotos
8 years ago
wow AWESOME
8 years ago on Introduction
Fun. A couple of your skull strings, and scatter these around, you're totally ready for your Dia de Muertos holiday. Gracias!
8 years ago on Introduction
Cool! Nice and simple.