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Halloween Light Up Centerpiece

By Michelle Myers 15 Comments

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Quick craft to create a Halloween Light Up Centerpiece or wreath. Make it in under 30 minutes and enjoy for years to come.

This Halloween Light Up Centerpiece is a quick project and a super cute way to add some fun to your October celebrations!

I used 3 different colors of 12″ deco mesh, black, green, & orange and a roll of patterned 2″ ribbon, a 14″ wire wreath form, 10 pipe cleaners in a coordinating color, and 1 set of battery operated lights.

Halloween Centerpiece that Lights Up

I cut the mesh into 12″ pieces, 7 of green, 7 of purple, & 6 of the orange and 10 pieces of ribbon that I also fishtailed, which means I cut a “V” shape on the ends, just for a more decorative look. I think it’s easiest to get all the cutting over with first and then quickly assemble everything.

Halloween Light Up Wreath
Flip your wreath form so that the back side is facing up and add your pipe cleaners near the joint areas, twist to secure. Add all 10 pipe cleaners, then flip back over.

Halloween Light Up Centerpiece

Take a mesh piece and scrunch/pinch it in the center, then secure with a pipe cleaner(that’s already attached to the wreath) and is twisted just once. Grab a 2nd, different colored piece of mesh, open the pipe cleaner and add the 2nd color of mesh. Continue adding mesh until all 20 pieces have been added, varying the colors as you go.

Once all the mesh is secure, add a piece of ribbon to each “bunch” of mesh where there is a pipe cleaner. Fluff and arrange the mesh until you’re happy with the look. Now it’s time to add the lights! Turn the wreath form over, weave the lights in a nd out, making certain the bulbs are facing up so they’ll be readily seen when it is sitting on the table. Hide the box with the batteries under the mesh.

Quick craft to create a Halloween Light Up Centerpiece or wreath. Make it in under 30 minutes and enjoy for years to come.

At this point, you could call everything finished because the mesh is so full and poofy(yes, that’s a real word in my world) that the project looks complete. I grabbed a glass cylinder vase from my cupboard(purchased at the dollar store), filled it with candy and voila, called it a masterpiece! You could also add a candle and light it for extra glow in the evenings.

Craft stores carry all the items you’ll need for this little project and it would be FUN to make with a group of girlfriends! I actually made this the year before and you can see, it stored well and it’s back for another year, all I had to do was stick new batteries in the light pack!

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Filed Under: Holiday Recipes Tagged With: Halloween, holidays, home decor

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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Comments

  1. Lou Lou Girls says

    October 27, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    Hello gorgeous! Super cute! Pinned. We hope to see you at our party tonight at 7 pm. It is so fun to party with you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
    Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

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  2. Adrian says

    October 27, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Love this! And the fact that it lights up? Makes me love it more! Thank you for linking this with us at the Teach Me Tuesday Linky Party! Hope you’ll have the time to join us again this week:)

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  3. Sarah says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:10 am

    This is SO cute!! I love all decorations made with that deco-mesh. I’ve seen a ton of wreaths, but this is super creative!

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  4. Katherine G says

    October 21, 2014 at 9:32 am

    This is so cute! I love all the colors and just everything about it.

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  5. Whitney Mills says

    October 20, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    So cute!! I love all of the colors, so festive!!

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  6. Megan @ All That Glitters says

    October 20, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    How cute is this?!? I love those colors! I never thought of purple as a Halloween color, but it’s adorable and goes so well!

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  7. MJ @ Daisy & June says

    October 20, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Super cute!! I love the bright colors you chose! And the lights? Love it!!

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  8. Amanda @ The Anti Mom Blog says

    October 20, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    this is so freaking cute!!! love it…these would make a great gift too! thanks for sharing!

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  9. Nicole Keener says

    October 20, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    SO amazing. It’s funny I was actually looking at Mesh for my Christmas Wreath today. Yep I am that far ahead of myself at the moment hahah
    Once again another great post!

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  10. Erica @ The Crumby Cupcake says

    October 20, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    That is so adorable, and I can absolutely envision that on my coffee table! And I’m glad it lights up – I need -some- kind of light while watching spooky movies on October 31st!!!

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  11. Tiffany @ ArtSea Chic says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Super cute! Love the idea 🙂

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  12. Andrea B. says

    October 20, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    This is really cute. It’s funny, whenever I see that kind of mesh I think of bath sponges/poufs! Maybe I could make one …

    I need to get moving on my Halloween decorating! It’s almost here and I have like nothing done. EEK!

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