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    Home » Holidays » Halloween

    DIY Floating Witch Hat Luminaries

    Updated: Sep 14, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 92 Comments

    Add a bit of whimsy to your Halloween Porch decorations this year with these Floating Witch Hat luminaries! They even light up, making them a fun and only slightly eerie Halloween decorating idea.  

    If you like this project, you might also like these DIY Halloween Porch Decorating Ideas!

    black witch hats hanging on front porch

    (FYI: Images from this site are copyrighted. DO NOT use them without permission.)

    Table of Contents
    • Halloween Porch Decorating Idea: How to Make DIY Floating Witches Hats
    • Video Instructions
    • How to Get all of our Free Halloween Crafts Ideas!
    • How to Hang Candlesticks on our Porch for Halloween
    • Supplies
    • How to Hang the Hats
    • A Few Tips if you are making these to decorate your porch for Halloween

    Halloween Porch Decorating Idea: How to Make DIY Floating Witches Hats

    Video Instructions

    We’ve made a short video of the process to hang the hats on your porch. We used LED light pucks for the video. You can watch it playing on this page or view it on our YouTube channel.

    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    This post has been updated from a previous version to include all of the wonderful tips and tricks shared by readers who have made these Hanging Witches Hats.

    Our front porch has a section that is long and narrow.  It’s not quite wide enough for furniture, but I still love to decorate it.  Last Christmas, I hung giant stars from the ceiling of that section of the porch- (see the stars hung at Christmastime)

    It always made me smile a little bit when I’d drive by at night and find them lit up.

    Hanging paper stars on front porch at night
    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    Since I’m always looking for clever front porch decorating ideas for Halloween. Building on that same idea, one year on Halloween I hung floating light-up Witch Hats along the porch (btw, is it Witch’s Hat as in a hat that belongs to a witch? Or is it Witches Hat as in multiple Witches with hats??) I’m not sure, I think both. If you disagree, I apologize for my grammatical infraction in advance, there is no need to offer your opinion 🙂

    The Floating Halloween Witch Hats project is really simple and adds a fun and unexpected element to our front porch for All Hallows Eve. Let me show you how to do it. If you’re a Harry Potter Fan like we are, then I think you’ll agree that they add a special “Hogwarts-Inspired” touch to our front porch.

    How to Get all of our Free Halloween Crafts Ideas!

    How to Hang Candlesticks on our Porch for Halloween

    If you’d like to learn how to hang floating candlesticks on your porch as well, you can check out our Floating Candlestick Tutorial.

    LED candles floating on front porch with black witch hats at night

    The neighborhood kids always get a big kick out of the decor when they are out trick or treating. They would also be great to use as decorations for Halloween parties.

    Supplies

    Inexpensive Black Witch Hats — available on Amazon

    Fishing Line

    Long Needle

    Light Options:

    • LED light sticks – (linking to the product category on Amazon, not the specific item since the sellers keep raising the prices based on visits from this post, you want an LED light stick with a clip that is battery-powered and lightweight. )
    • A reader told me they used battery-powered tea lights and they worked well. They tied the fishing line around the wick. Someone else also suggested using glow sticks.
    • In the video, I used LED Light pucks. I like these best since they have a hole in the backplate to run the fishing line through. They also have a remote and an auto-timer setting, so you don’t have to remember to turn them on and off each night. I did notice that the LED light pucks did not hold up as well to the weather as the light sticks, and I recommend using light sticks instead.

    Safety Pins (don’t need if you’re using LED light pucks)

    Outdoor Command Hooks for Lights

    How to Hang the Hats

    Before you begin, you must decide how many hats you’d like to hang on your porch and where you’d like them to be. I recommend laying the hats out on the floor of your porch to determine the number and spacing.

    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    Step One: Attach Command Hooks to the Ceiling

    After you’ve figured out where you’d like the Witch’s hats to hang, attach one command hook to the ceiling in each spot. Let the hook set up for about 10-15 minutes.

    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    Two: Add Fishing Line to the Witch Hats

    String about 2-3 feet of fishing line onto the needle. Feed the needle through the point of the Witch hat on the outside of the hat. Bring the fishing line through to the interior of the hat. DO NOT pull all the fishing line through the hat; leave it on the outside of the hat.

    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    Remove the needle and tie the fishing line around a safety pin.

    Three: Add the Lights

    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    Use the safety pin to attach the fishing line to the light stick. It can be LED or the temporary kind you can find in the Halloween section of stores.  Just make sure it’s lightweight. I’ve had readers tell me that they used glow sticks or tea lights.

    UPDATE: Since this post was first written, the quality and brightness of LED lights have significantly improved. You should be able to find a lightweight LED light easily.

    Now just tie a loop at the end of the fishing line on top of the hat and hang it on the command hook.

    If you want to make these with LED light pucks instead of light sticks, you can find a video on my YouTube Channel.

    A Few Tips if you are making these to decorate your porch for Halloween

    1. Most LED light bulbs will not last for 30 days straight. If you want to hang these up on Oct 1st and leave them on all month, that probably won’t work.
    2. I turned mine on and off each night. I did not plan for them to last all of October without burning out. In addition, one year, I only turned them on Halloween night. They look great lit up simultaneously as the jack o lanterns on my front steps.
    3. You can adjust the height of the hats as you like; just lengthen or shorten the fishing line.
    4. Even though we did this on our front porch, I think it would be adorable inside of the house too!

    Want even more fun ideas? Follow me on Instagram to get your daily dose of creative inspiration! 

    black witch hats hanging on front porch. Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!
    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!
    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

    UPDATE: LOOK how cute they are on Ali Edwards Front Porch (image from Instagram) !!!

    Instagram screen shot of witch hat luminaires on a front porch with pumpkins.

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    Clever decorating idea for a porch for Halloween, floating Witch's hat luminaries, they even light up at night!

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    About Author

    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. Jean Blythe says

      September 15, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      These are awesome! I’m going to put these up on my front porch. Thanks for the great idea!

      Reply
      • carnelia says

        August 25, 2017 at 4:20 pm

        i have for grand baby we will have fun this oct. thank you for sharing.

        Reply
    2. jennifer miller says

      September 17, 2015 at 8:27 am

      What a great idea! Perfect for your long porch – mine is square and I think they’ll be just right, there, too.

      Reply
    3. Andrea says

      September 24, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      Do you have to turn on the light sticks each night? How long do they typically last?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 26, 2015 at 9:36 pm

        Yes, you do have to turn them on at night. However I only plan on doing that the week leading up to Halloween. They are LED and will last a long time.

        Reply
        • Rhonda says

          October 02, 2016 at 9:58 pm

          How do you secure the battery pack to the hat? Kinds of heavy

          Reply
          • Melissa Mortenson says

            October 09, 2016 at 10:05 pm

            Ours were not heavy, did you get LED lights?

            Reply
    4. Allison Roundy says

      September 29, 2015 at 3:08 pm

      It’s always fun to find a project I like on Pinterest and when I click on it I end up at your site.

      Reply
    5. Pat says

      September 30, 2015 at 10:52 am

      This is a really neat idea. As to your question about the hats– it’s her Witches’ hat (possessive), the Witche’s hat (descriptive), and more than one are Witch hats. Hope that helps.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 30, 2015 at 3:02 pm

        That is what I thought… Thanks for the clarification!

        Reply
        • Kissy says

          October 08, 2015 at 4:12 pm

          So cute!!!

          BTW for your purposes, it would be “witch’s hat luminaries” because each one uses only one hat which belongs to one witch.
          In any case, I’m sure everyone can understand what you’re intending to say whether it is correct or not, which it is.

          Reply
          • Melissa Mortenson says

            October 19, 2015 at 3:38 pm

            Thanks! Crazy how complicated naming a project can be!

            Reply
          • Carrie Gillen says

            August 10, 2016 at 5:04 pm

            Which witch is which?? 😉 Yes, “witch’s” is singular possessive ad “witches'” is plural possessive. If it’s at the end of a sentence, the apostrophe always follows the ending punctuation. On another note, which this post was originally about, I love this idea and want to do something along these lines, also. I’ve also seen the lighted, wire ghost frames with sheer fabric on them. Love that!!

            Reply
            • Carrie Gillen says

              August 10, 2016 at 5:04 pm

              *and* instead of *ad*

            • Carrie Gillen says

              August 10, 2016 at 5:06 pm

              I’m not an English or Grammar teacher, but I am a writer by trade and heart. PEACE

        • Tracy says

          October 14, 2018 at 1:54 pm

          Actually, one hat is “Witch’s hat”; more than one hat is “Witches’ hats” or “Witch hats”.

          Reply
      • Amanda says

        October 12, 2015 at 6:36 am

        What?! It’s her witch’s hat or the witches’ hats. Unless a person’s last name is Witche, there’s no reason to add an apostrophe between the e and s in witches.

        Reply
        • Patty says

          October 22, 2015 at 11:23 pm

          I’m sorry are you a English teacher? Get real.Really

          Reply
        • Carrie Gillen says

          August 10, 2016 at 5:09 pm

          Actually, it’s ‘her witch hat’, ‘that witch’s hat was tall’, or ‘All of the witches’ hats were pointy.’

          Reply
          • Nanette says

            September 21, 2017 at 5:23 pm

            Exactly! 🙂

            Reply
      • Rosalie says

        September 14, 2018 at 11:13 am

        “Her witch’s hat” is singular (one witch) possessive. “Witches’ hats” is plural (more than one witch) possessive.

        Reply
    6. Shanna says

      October 05, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Love! For the last two years, I’ve hung cheap black witches hats on our front porch, but I love the idea of putting the lights inside! Thank you so much for the idea. The kids will just love it!

      Reply
    7. laura says

      October 07, 2015 at 9:52 am

      I love this project! For your stars at Christmas what did you use for your stars?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 15, 2015 at 1:26 pm

        They were from IKEA, I don’t have a photo, I’ll have to do them again this Christmas.

        Reply
    8. Margaret Taffi says

      October 08, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      Wonderful idea! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    9. Brenda says

      October 10, 2015 at 5:40 am

      LOVE this! Where did you find the led light sticks?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 15, 2015 at 1:25 pm

        Amazon, there’s a link in the post to them

        Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 19, 2015 at 3:37 pm

        Amazon, there is a link above

        Reply
    10. Sarah @ Foxy's Domestic Side says

      October 15, 2015 at 2:12 pm

      So, so cute! Absolutely perfect for your porch. Now I need to get a porch to do this too! haha.

      Reply
    11. Popcorn and Chocolate says

      October 17, 2015 at 1:25 pm

      I absolutely love these! I will have to try this to decorate my house for halloween! Do you think glow sticks would be bright enough to shine through?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 19, 2015 at 3:31 pm

        Yes, I think they would. My husband thought the LED sticks might be a bit bright. So glow sticks would work great!

        Reply
    12. Christina Novak says

      October 28, 2015 at 10:58 am

      I’m a little late to the party finding this cute idea. I’m curious how you hanged the stars for Christmas. Will you post a tutorial! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 28, 2015 at 9:39 pm

        I wasn’t going to but will now FOR SURE! I had no idea the everyone would like the idea so much :)… I’m kicking myself for not taking photos last December.

        Reply
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    14. Elaine says

      July 22, 2016 at 10:53 am

      Just signed on & love the witches hats! They’ll absolutely be on my screened porch…..& front this Halloween ! So glad I found you !

      Reply
    15. Mandy says

      August 12, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      I can’t find the link for the led lights.

      Reply
      • JO says

        August 12, 2016 at 11:16 pm

        Just click on LED light sticks & the link takes you to Amazon for the led lights. 9.00 for 1 single light.

        Reply
        • Melissa Mortenson says

          August 15, 2016 at 1:11 pm

          Thanks for the heads up. I changed the link. It looks like the seller raised the price after I linked to them 🙁

          Reply
    16. Alli @ Cupcake Diaries says

      August 12, 2016 at 11:02 pm

      I am so excited to make these witch hats!! Thanks so much for sharing and for all the links to where to find everything. Makes my life much easier. 🙂

      Reply
    17. S. J. says

      August 13, 2016 at 11:06 am

      Cute idea! I’m thinking of using timed candlestick lights for use the whole season.

      Reply
    18. Monica Lujan says

      August 24, 2016 at 1:19 am

      Love the Idea, but where did you buy the led lights.

      Reply
    19. Karen Desborough-Story says

      August 28, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      Did you use yellow or white LED lights? The hats look so great that I’m definitely trying them this Halloween.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        August 30, 2016 at 2:23 pm

        They were yellow, but either would work

        Reply
    20. Esther Shank says

      September 08, 2016 at 7:01 am

      Great idea. Something I would have never thought of. It’s easy enough and my grandkids will love it !!!! Thanks so much for this and all of your other wonderful ideas.

      Reply
    21. Ana says

      September 10, 2016 at 7:11 am

      I love the witches hat luminaries! I wish I had a patio or balcony to do this. Also like the stars! Thanks for showing how easy they are to make.

      Reply
      • Cee Jay says

        September 24, 2017 at 12:21 pm

        Hang them from your ceiling/s instead. Just make sure the line is not too long so the tallest peson doesn’t bump into them. That is what I’m going to do.

        Reply
    22. Rhonda says

      October 02, 2016 at 11:12 am

      How did you secure the battery pack inside of the hat with the weight being even? Also, my hats are bottomless, did you close the bottom of the hat somehow?

      Reply
    23. katherine says

      October 02, 2016 at 11:20 am

      I’d love your input on a twist to this FABULOUS idea — after seeing it, I decided to do WHITE hats with black light, so they would glow in the dark. I’ve had a “devil” of a time making it work. White hats are no-where-to-be-found unless you want to pay $20 a pop. I tried spray painting fabric hats and that didn’t work, despite multiple coats and flat (not glossy) paint. I noticed that the white boxes from the black lights looked amazing in the black light so I made hats from poster board — super easy to make, BTW. But that didn’t really glow either. I’ve also noticed that white fabric glows particularly well, but research on THAT led me to understand that that is a build up of chemicals from washing (eeew… )

      So! Any thoughts? Love love love this idea!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 09, 2016 at 10:07 pm

        I’m pretty sure it would not work to paint the hats, you need the fabric to be sheer and when you add any kind of paint it will make the fabric more “solid”. If I see white hats anywhere I’ll let you know, but for now might have to stick with black

        Reply
        • Debi says

          August 01, 2017 at 12:11 am

          Try spraying with Clorox. Like reverse tye dye

          Reply
      • Johanna says

        September 20, 2017 at 11:09 am

        Did you try Glow in the dark spray paint on the hats? It’s a sheerish green yellow color that might work. You might also want to consider having black hats and white hats so during the day black hats are visible and at night with a black light the white poster board hats are visible.

        Reply
    24. Monica says

      October 06, 2016 at 3:58 pm

      How does everyone string these up without them falling? Its a bit windy so mine all blew down as I used duck tape to tape to the ceiling of my porch.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 09, 2016 at 9:57 pm

        You need to use the command outdoor hooks as mentioned in the post.

        Reply
        • Mary says

          October 10, 2016 at 9:24 pm

          I also have hung the witches hats and found using fishing weights (small ones) hold the hats in place unless you have a lot of wind. Place the weights on the inside of hats about 2 inches from the top.
          For your Christmas stars use LED packs placed in the points of stars and hang them with fishing line.They are beautiful floating .

          Reply
    25. Sheila says

      October 10, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      I put these hats together and unfortunately they don’t look anything like I thought. Basically, a glow stick in a hat. You can see the stick clearly so I’m thinking of maybe putting web in there to try to hide the stick a bit. Definitely disappointed

      Reply
    26. Deb says

      October 24, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      Love the floating witch hats!,Definitely going to use this in b breeze way.

      Reply
    27. Tracy Ferguson says

      July 30, 2017 at 4:16 pm

      Witch hats, would be plural. Lol Very cute idea!

      Reply
    28. MELISSA says

      July 31, 2017 at 3:40 am

      Witch Hats – plural on the object?

      Thanks for sharing ??

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        July 31, 2017 at 11:10 am

        Thanks 🙂

        Reply
        • Pam Chamberlain says

          August 02, 2017 at 7:03 am

          Hi i want to thank you for the Witches Hat idea I work in a local nursing home and every year we each take one hall to decorate for Halloween and theses will be very nice hanging from the ceiling every year we open up to the commuinty and have a trick or treat for the community we usually spend about a thousand dollars for the candy everyone comes it seems and our residents do bake sales and different things to help to buy the candy and then go shopping for the candy and will sit in the doorways and the kids go up and down the halls it is usually packed and this idea can be used to make our home alittle bit brighter my friend and i chose to do the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown this year but next year we will go back to the Witches and i am a Nurse not a English teacher Thanks so much for the ideas and i come here frequently to see what you are doing again Thanks

          Reply
    29. Dawn says

      July 31, 2017 at 6:36 am

      I’m still not sure how to do this, but it is so cool!

      Reply
    30. Gerry says

      July 31, 2017 at 10:07 am

      We have “trunk-a-treat” in my area (homes too far apart for the young ones to go door-to-door). So we gather at a local restaurant and decorate our trunks with a big bowl of candy for sure! This gives me ideas for this years trunk. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        July 31, 2017 at 11:10 am

        Fantastic idea! I might have to do that myself!

        Reply
    31. Sherrie Collins says

      July 31, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      What a great idea! And, it’s Witch Hats. ?

      Reply
    32. S. Johnson says

      July 31, 2017 at 8:12 pm

      Witches’ hat

      Reply
    33. Rose says

      August 02, 2017 at 12:36 am

      To answer your query, the answer would be in this instance anyway, “witches’ hats” thus signifying the hats belonging to multiple witches.

      Reply
    34. Sarah says

      August 29, 2017 at 4:47 pm

      Hello ! I did this last year but I used a different type of light . The batteries in the light were to heavy . So I’m looking at the LED lights that you put in the link . Did you get colored or white ? I don’t see just white . I want to go ahead and order them now but I’m not sure if I get a color it would make the right effect . Help !!

      Reply
    35. Nanette says

      September 21, 2017 at 5:20 pm

      It’s witches’ hats (plural possessive… Multiple witches and the hats belong to them) Very cute idea! I love the stars too!

      Reply
    36. Cindy says

      September 25, 2017 at 12:14 am

      Witches’ hats

      Reply
    37. CAROL says

      September 27, 2017 at 4:25 pm

      how would you attach tea lights?

      Reply
    38. Ngaire Genge says

      October 15, 2017 at 12:23 am

      I really like this project! I was wondering if some green lights might be cool? Anyone know if you can get green lights? Or those snap stick things in green? On the grammar thing… You have more than one hat, so, it is hats. Now, do all those hats belong to one closet-challenged witch? Or to a bunch of witches? If it is one witch, then it is Witch’s Hats. Now, if it is a bunch of witches, it is Witches’ Hats. When you have plurals that end in things like “es,” you add just the apostrophe, not the apostrophe+s. Hope that helps!

      Reply
    39. Mary B says

      October 24, 2017 at 9:50 am

      I love your DIY ideas. Thank you!

      Reply
    40. Cheryl says

      October 24, 2017 at 5:59 pm

      This is just the cutest idea ever! Love it!

      Reply
    41. amanda says

      November 03, 2017 at 9:42 am

      i used glow sticks this year and they were no where near bright enough! i will have to get the led sticks for next year and try again … even though we got NO trick-or-treators 🙁

      Reply
      • Alison says

        August 30, 2018 at 11:13 pm

        I have done the hats on our porch since 2015, and haven’t been happy yet with the lighting sources we’ve tried. I might just skip the lights this year…. We also get no trick or treaters, but I LOVE decorating for Halloween.

        Reply
    42. Sue says

      November 07, 2017 at 11:22 am

      It worked great, I used glow sticks and added clamp on fishing weights to lower or raise the lights or hats.
      Great idea

      Reply
    43. Liana says

      April 25, 2018 at 8:25 am

      What kind of witch hat should I use? I bought one that has sheer cobwebs around the top portion of the hat, but for some reason the LED lights still do not show through enough. Really love this idea just wish I knew how to make it work.

      Reply
    44. Megan says

      July 24, 2018 at 7:33 pm

      I did this last year, and glow sticks were not bright enough. I also tried tea lights, and could barely see them. I was thinking of LED lights of some sort…

      Reply
    45. Nichole says

      July 31, 2018 at 1:39 pm

      This is precious! I’m definitely adding this to my decor this fall. Thanks for sharing!!

      Reply
    46. phyllis nussmeyer says

      August 28, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      I would like to copy the instruction for the witches hat,may I do so. I’m a senior citizen and don’t remember well. thanks

      Reply
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    48. Bobbie says

      August 13, 2019 at 10:05 am

      I love this decor! I have done this for the past few years and every year they end up a mess due to wind. The strings end up all tangled together. I have even tried to add small weights hoping that would help prevent the swaying so much.

      Any suggestions ??

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        August 13, 2019 at 5:27 pm

        I think I’d try to put them on shorter strings… Mine are pretty far apart

        Reply
    49. JESSICA WADE says

      July 17, 2020 at 10:58 pm

      I am in love with this! The kids want to do this for Halloween this year however I have been trying to find the light sticks and can only find green ones, can you point me in the right direction

      Reply
      • Eve says

        September 06, 2020 at 6:09 pm

        Try tealights that come on for 6 hours and off 18. Check amazon they have a lot of good varieties HTHs! 🙂

        Reply
    50. Melanie says

      October 23, 2021 at 3:15 pm

      If using LED light pucks that do not have holes on the backplate, how would you suggest attaching the fishing line to them?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 25, 2021 at 1:01 pm

        if they have a detachable plate, I’d just drill two small holes in the plate.

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        • Nicole Case says

          October 27, 2021 at 6:54 pm

          I wish I could upload a photo of my Halloween decorated front porch. Thanks to your easy to follow tutorial, I was able to replicate your idea easily and beautifully! I used tea lights in mine. I took off the battery door, threaded the fish string through the on/off switch, threaded it back through the door, tied a knot, closed it back up! Everyone loves it!

          Definitely doing this again next year!

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          • Melissa Mortenson says

            October 31, 2021 at 8:24 pm

            I’m so glad you like it!! I didn’t think about trying to fish it through the battery door. Thats a great idea

            Reply
    51. Ann Salyers says

      October 29, 2022 at 7:31 pm

      How does the fishing line stay on command hooks.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        October 30, 2022 at 7:46 pm

        Since the fishing line is looped it just hooks on

        Reply

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