Halloween Centerpiece

Create a spooky Halloween centerpiece for a Halloween tablescape or other Halloween decor! Quick and easy to make with just a few supplies.

I decided to do a little more Halloween decorating than usual this year. Since we’re not doing all of the regular Halloween activities, I thought it would be fun to create a few new ones! I focused most of the Halloween decorations in our foyer and dining room. These are the rooms that you see first when you come in our home and I have a couple of spooky Halloween meals planned for our dining room.

I’ll show you the rest of the dining room tomorrow, but today I wanted to share this quick and easy Halloween centerpiece idea. You can totally customize it with items that you already have, so shop around your home and see what you can find. If you don’t have a hurricane vase you can always use a large bowl or smaller glass vase.

I’ve had this hurricane vase for many years and have used it in so many different ways. I think basic pieces like this that can easily be switched up for various seasons and holidays are totally worth the investment.

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DIY Halloween Centerpiece

This Halloween centerpiece goes together in less than 10 minutes with just a few Halloween items. Customize it with your favorite Halloween decor items or keep it simple with just the lights, feathers, and skulls.

Materials

hurricane lantern {similar ones HERE or HERE but I couldn’t find anything quite as big}
black feather boa
fairy lights with timer
mini skulls. I found my styrofoam ones at HomeSense but there are similar ones HERE and HERE.
other Halloween embellishments. I used a small lighted Halloween tree but you could you some branches spray painted black, crows, bats, or anything else you like.
spider webs

Directions

Place the fairy light base in the bottom of the hurricane lamp. Be sure to set the timer for the right time so you don’t have to disturb your arrangement to turn it on.
Line the bottom of the vase with the black boa making sure to cover the light battery pack. {NOTE: You won’t need the full boa so just cut wherever you would like to give your desired fullness}
If you’re going to be adding extra embellishments to the center of the vase, add those next. I used this small lighted tree and added a little glitter crow on top. You could use spray painted black branches, a larger skull in the middle, crows, bats, a little pumpkin – whatever you’d like. If you have a smaller vase, you might just want to skip this part.
Place the skulls around the bottom of the vase.
Add some spider webs in and around the vase. Wrap the bottom of the vase with the rest of the feather boa.

It looks so spooky when the lights come on and I love the glow!

If you want to dress it up even more, place it on a tray or cutting board and add a few more Halloween items. I used a couple of black Halloween tress on either side along with more spider webs, some faux chains, and a few creepy, crawly creatures.