Handmade Spooky Halloween Decor~ Dollar Store Skull Candlesticks

I saw an awesome post from Saw Dust Girl for skull candlesticks
and knew I had to make my own
Here's my version....

I bought skulls at the dollar store but didn't have lamps

 like Sandra used, so I used what I had laying around.

I forgot to take before pics but the skulls were white,

I spray painted them black and dry brushed with different colors to give them a weathered look.  

You can see one of my Handmade oversized ravens in this pic

I don't have a great pic of the tops but they are rusty... 

like... don't cut yourself unless you've had a tetanus shot rusty.

I think they may have come from a metal planter or something

For the bases, I added that heavy metal L bracket on the one on the left, 

partly because it looked cool and partly to give it weight for stability.

I used wooden base pieces I had and threaded leftover scraps of wood and spindles 

onto lamp rods then secured underneath with a nut.

I slapped paint on for a really distressed look.

Spooky!

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Cheers!

~Lucy