How to Make Cute DIY Ghost Candles Out of Yogurt Drink Bottles
Transform your used yogurt drink containers into enchantingly eerie DIY ghost candles with this ingenious project! Discover how simple it is to create these "Ghost-Gurts" and witness their captivating glow in the dark.
Repurpose IOGO nano yogurt containers or similar styles after a thorough wash. With a dash of creativity and a touch of craftiness, you'll craft these charming specters that flicker hauntingly, giving a new life to your recycling.
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Keep reading to see what these Ghost-Gurts look like in the dark!
Tools and materials:
- IOGO nano yogurt containers
- Black felt
- Scissors
- Hot glue
- Candles
1. Remove the label and lid
Save all your IOGO nano yogurt containers (or other brand with similar style containers). Wash well.
Remove lid and label.
2. Cut black felt
Cut circles or ovals from black felt. I think they would have looked better a bit smaller than what I did. Cut a third shape for the mouth.
NOTE: Before using felt I did try acrylic paint pens, but they did not adhere. I also tried a Sharpie, but because of the grooves in the container it didn't look good, so I went with the black felt!
To get the same shape twice I cut one, then trace the second. You could also just cut both at the same time.
3. Attach the eyes and mouth
Using hot glue, glue the eyes to the yogurt container.
Next you're going to glue the mouth.
Repeat the above steps for each yogurt container. I made 11. I love the look of many of them!
4. Attach the candles
Using the flame from one candle, melt the bottom of another candle and gently place it inside the yogurt container.
Most of them didn't stay up very well so I added a couple handfuls of rice inside some and this held the candles up better. You could also use straight candles, instead of tapered ones, I just used what I could find locally.
DIY ghost candle holders
And now we have yogurt ghosts, aka Ghost-Gurts! Do you like these DIY ghost candle holders? Let me know in the comments below.
I love how I was able to turn our recycling into something so fun for Halloween!
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Adorable, and I can’t believe how simple 💕
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Very cute but they look top heavy. May I suggest using double sided tape or hot glue to adhere them to a base. Perhaps a cookie sheet? You could fill the cookie sheet with black aquarium gravel. Would look like they are rising from graveyard.
Have a happy and safe All Hallows Eve.
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