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    Home » Holidays

    DIY Halloween Cauldron that Lights Up

    Updated: Apr 12, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 9 Comments

    Are you looking for some easy Halloween Decorating Ideas? Then you may love this tutorial showing you how to make a DIY Halloween Cauldron. The best part, it lights up! 

    Faux DIY Halloween Cauldron

     

    Hi, I’m Calli from Make it Do. I am so happy to be a guest here on the Polka Dot Chair.

    With Halloween right around the corner, I wanted to share a quick and easy decoration idea. Make it Do is all about using what you have to make life sweet, and this cauldron is no exception. It is inexpensive to create. With a short scavenger hunt around my house, I already had everything I needed.

    Table of Contents
    • DIY Halloween Cauldron Tutorial
    • Supply List
    • Instructions
    • How to Make the Cauldron Light Up
    • Cauldron Details

    DIY Halloween Cauldron Tutorial

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    Supply List

    • Twiggy Grape Vine Wreath
    • Copper Planter
    • Yellow & Orange Tissue Paper
    • LED String Lights
    • Glass or Plastic Bowl

    Instructions

    I started with an old twiggy wreath that used to hang on my front door long ago. It’s seen better days… but that’s all the better for my rustic woody layer for my witch’s fire. You can make a twiggy wreath by wiring twigs from your yard to a metal wreath form available at most craft stores.

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    Next, use a couple of pieces of colored tissue paper to make the flames. I love using both yellow and orange together.

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    How to Make the Cauldron Light Up

    Place heatproof bowl into the center of the wreath on top of the tissue paper. My bowl is glass, but a metal bowl would work too.

    Place a strand of Christmas lights into the bowl, make sure all the lights are in the bowl and will not come in contact with the tissue.

    These lights get hot and you don’t want a real fire! It works great to keep the lights bundled up. Plug an extension cord into the lights and run it out the back of the display to an outlet.

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    Cauldron Details

    Next comes the cauldron. This is a copper colored plant container that I use for flowers. It makes a perfect cauldron. You can also use a large black canning pot or a cast iron dutch oven.

    Every Halloween, many of my neighbors drop in for a bowl of chili and homemade breadsticks on their way to go trick or treating. I love to serve homemade root beer with dry ice served right out of the cauldron for all the kids. I use a food safe bowl hidden inside. Doesn’t that look like a real fire?

    Faux DIY Halloween Cauldron

    My daughter almost believes she’s a real little witch. This is a wonderful, fast and easy decoration, just in time for setting a spooky mood this Halloween.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Liz says

      October 26, 2010 at 8:43 am

      Very cute! Great idea and I probably do have all those things laying around.

      Reply
    2. Nancy's Couture says

      October 26, 2010 at 9:41 am

      Great idea!!!! Perfect for serving drinks or soup at a Halloween party

      Reply
    3. gnee @ Singing With Birds says

      October 26, 2010 at 5:43 pm

      I remember making a campfire sort of like this. This is a perfect idea for Halloween! Thanks gals…

      Reply
    4. Shelley says

      October 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm

      Wow! Great setup! That would be a fun way to pass out candy in the cauldron too. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Phyllis says

      October 26, 2010 at 7:44 pm

      This is the most adorable halloween idea I think I’ve ever seen. I emailed your link to four people who I think will love making a cauldron of their own!!

      Reply
    6. Cierra Larsen says

      October 28, 2010 at 3:14 pm

      Hey there! Im your newest follower! Follow me back at http://craftycierra.blogspot.com/ Make sure to check out my halloween giveaway! Let me know if you are interested in doing a swap with me! Thanks!

      /Cierra
      CierraLarsen@hotmail.com

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    7. Jaimee @ Craft, Interrupted says

      October 25, 2012 at 8:13 pm

      This is absolutely magically fabulous!?! I’m including this idea in a 13 for Halloween: Decor roundup post on my blog tomorrow, with one pic and a link back to this post. Fantastic!! Thanks so much for sharing wonderful inspiration : )

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 26, 2012 at 9:32 am

        Thank you for the feature!

        Reply

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