Halloween Luminaries

Elegant Halloween Luminaries

How to make enchanting, yet spooky Halloween Luminaries. Learn how to turn your home into the perfect ghoulish, yet chic, house of horrors! Yes, you can have eerily elegant Halloween Luminaries and still spook the living daylights out of anyone. Showcasing unique outdoor Halloween decorations in lighting and ideas.

Themed Halloween Luminaries

If you plan to be Cleopatra again for Halloween, because she's a goddess, then cast your hypnotizing eyes on this Egyptian Candelabra. You'll look utterly captivating by candlelight.

Egyptian King Tut Sphinx Cobra Snake Votive Candelabra Candle Holder

Deck yourself out on the front porch as Cleo sitting on your crown chair, with a couple of male servants on either side, slowly waving palm leaves to keep you cool on Halloween night ...... brrrrh! Wow, talk about exotic Halloween luminaries on that wickedly cold, evil night ..... Can't Wait Cleo!

Hauntingly appealing Candelabras, Candle Chandeliers and Gothic Sconce

all great for indoor or outdoor use ~ Candles, my little Hobbit!

Feast your fiery eyes on these devilishly elegant Halloween luminaries including a Gothic candle sconce. But as any red blooded Vampire will tell you, I'm not referring to me of course, there's nothing quite so romantic as a Gothic Candle Sconce above your rather elegant Vampire coffin. Eerie Gothic Vampire Luminaries! Yikes

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Halloween Themed Candelabra

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Oh what fun, Halloween, great costumes, friends tricker treating and the Grave Yard Shift! No haunting should occur without a delicious spider nearby. So cast your venemous eyes on this Spiderweb Candle Holder dripping in blood .... oh, how I let my imagination run away with me. Too much time at the Vampire festival.

Grasslands Road Spider Web Candelabra, 9 by 9 by 15-Inch, Glittered Metal

Such a wonderful looking candelabra with an intricate Gothic spiderweb design. Take it along on your next: haunt, Graveyard stroll, Halloween adventure, or your next toddle to the front porch (you old fuddy duddy)! Better yet, if you're a Goth kinda gal or guy, then put this Gothic themed candelabra in your Gothic boudoir (you sexy thing) for the whole darn year! Ain't Goth great.

Intricate Spiderweb Candelabra, is my number ONE pick in Gothic luminaries.

Glowing Vellum Luminary

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While the picture in the photo demonstrates a pinkish red luminary created with translucent vellum paper, all you need to do is substitute the color to orange, or whatever color suits your fancy. See instructions on how to make these lovely Asian-esque luminaries. While the luminary demonstrates a decidedly Asian flare with the deep Rose Red vellums, you can envision using Orange vellum paper for Halloween.

Not only will these make beautiful homemade Halloween luminaries, but you'll be able to use them all year round. The perfect lighting for your elegant Halloween decor can set the mood. Use candles similar to the ones in the picture, or consider the flameless and smokeless. Value Vellum Paper 8-1/2 Inch x11 Inch 40 assorted Color Sheets

Keeping in the Halloween spirit, consider these glowing and transluscent orange Vellum Papers to create your next Halloween Luminaries. Translucent Colored Vellum- Orange 19x25 Inch Sheet Just cut the paper in half to create 2 easy Halloween Luminaries.

All of these projects by Magic Lanterns would make awesome Halloween Luminaries, including easy lighting projects, many relying on recycled materials such as: Stars on Sticks, Punched Tin Lanterns, Paper Bag Lanterns, Frosted Jars and Crescent Moon.

Flameless Mushroom Luminaries

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halloween-luminaries-mushrooms.jpgLearn how to make Halloween luminaries with glowing Mushroom / Toadstool lights. Envision the fairies and pixies dancing around this luminary, especially during Halloween. In fact, Brownies might like to create this project for their "Toadstool" and dance around it in the Brownie Ring.


Halloween Ghost Tree Hugger

Update: Brownies are not supposed to have toadstools now because they are a symbol of evil in one of the Eastern religions and are now not an official part of the Brownie program. Well, I say, good riddance to bad news; toadstool rings that is! Thankfully this evil Mushroom luminary will be just perfect for Halloween. Put a sign up in your front yard "Warning, Brownies, Toadstool Rings! We'll need to clarify whether these lights are mushrooms or toadstools. I'll leave that job up to you.

This crafty lady has provided pictures and step by step instructions on how to create this beautiful glowing mushroom light. Two AAA batteries were used, but it could easily be converted to a Solar Halloween Lights ~ Mushrooms, in fact a commenter has provided the instructions for solar.

Just another example of how Halloween luminaries can look elegant, yet haunting.

Solar Halloween Light ~ Pumpkin

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Artsy, curving, scrollwork gives this solar light a designer look. This Halloween decoration gets best choice in solar Halloween luminaries, because I know you're going to use it all through the Autumn season too. It looks just like a custom carved lamp, doesn't it?

Large Scrollwork Solar Pumpkin

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Handcrafted Pumpkin Halloween Luminaries

Romantic hand crafted metal pumpkin has swirly cutouts for candle light glow and comes with removable glass candle holder. It will add festive Halloween and Autumn ambience in the garden or in your home. Hand painted pumpkin that you'll want to keep for many years to come.

Metal Pumpkin Votive Candle Holder Lantern

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Unique, artisan looking pumpkin luminary. From it's gold accents to its whimsical green leaves, it will make a delightful enchanting Halloween luminary centerpiece, on patio tables, well just about anywhere you please and looks great all through Autumn. In fact, buy two Halloween luminaries, or a dozen, you naughty witch. Woops, I'm the naughty one.

Gooseberry Patch Halloween

elegant-halloween-pumpkin-luminaries.jpgGooseberry Patch HalloweenGooseberry Patch Halloween shows you how to carve and decorate pumpkins into elegant Halloween Luminaries.

Of course their main claim to fame is cooking and they don't miss a beat with some fantastic Halloween recipes.

Spooky Pumpkin Flag 28in x 40in

Pumpkin Luminaries

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Celestial Pumpkins by Martha Stewart are up-to-date and modern Halloween Luminaries made out of pumpkins that are sure to delight kids and adults alike.

Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart LivingLearn how to make handmade Halloween luminaries out of Pumpkins and Apples and how to make hanging lights out of Gourds.

In the second section of the book, called 'Treating' she has a Pumpkin Carving Feast, a Ghoulish Supper, a Crafty Party and, needless to say, Wickedly Good Menus. The Kids will love her fantastic Halloween recipe on how to make real and evil looking Lady Fingers.


Martha Stewart Living Magazine October 2010 (Single Issue Magazine Back Issue)

Artisan Halloween Crafts | Graphics for Glass Jar Luminaries

Alice ~ Through The Looking Glass

Through The Looking Glass Halloween In Wonderland Paper (Graphic 45)Homemade Halloween luminaries made with decorative craft paper. Just place them in any glass jar or vase and add your candle. Homemade Halloween luminaries are easy with decorative Halloween paper. Place Halloween paper graphics in a glass jar for similar results to the artisan crafted handmade luminary below. Or, buy from Witch Hollow Primatives. They have a wonderful selection of Halloween luminaries.

Halloween Luminaries - Witch Hollow Primitives - Halloween Folk Art
Witch Hollow Primitives one of a kind Halloween folk art, luminaries, Primitive Decor, Country Candles, Christmas and Halloween hand made gifts, wood signs, Original paintings and ACEO's by Coal City IL folk artist Heather Millott.

Make Halloween Paper Luminaries

Video showing how to make paper Halloween luminaries.

See also Unique Halloween crafts that includes pictures and instructions on how to make luminaries for this fun night.
Hand-Make Halloween Paper Lanterns
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Tin Buckets make great Halloween Luminaries

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halloween-luminaries-bucket-lights.jpgLearn how to make cute, yet elegant, Home made Halloween Luminaries which can be used as Halloween lights and hung up or set on a walkway, or make them for your kids' trick or treat buckets!

Set of 4 Rustic Metal Jack O Lantern Pail Halloween Luminaries

Black Cat Flag & Flag Stands

and Monogram Flag

Adorable Black Cat in Pumpkin Garden Flag that comes in two sizes.

Hollow Cat Garden Flag

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Toland Home Garden 3-Piece Garden Flag Stand


Monogram Garden Flag
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For those that hale from the deep Transylvania Woods of Vlad the Vampire, aka Vlad the Impaler, aka DRACULA, I present the regal monogram garden flag. Monogram it 'V' for Vampire.


Scroll Design Garden Stand

Flamingo Halloween Lights

Halloween Yard Art

These night of the living dead Flamingo skeleton Halloween luminaries are hauntingly beautiful in a mad and macabre sort of way!

Old Gothic Themed Chandelier

Hauntingly romantic and elegant Halloween luminaries are a must while Whistling Past the Graveyard. Ahem necessity .... the mother of macabre invention!

Meyda Tiffany Custom Lighting 67972 Kingston 4-Light Chandelier, Matte Copper Vein Finish with Amber Faux Melting Candles

This foreboding Gothic Candle Chandelier, is my number TWO pick in Gothic luminaries, but what the Devil, get them both!

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Gothic Candle Luminaries Mini Chandelier

If you're an electric freak, who refuses to get off the grid and convert to candles, then I present to you the Gothic Savoy chandelier. I recommend this NEW Flicker Flame Tip Chandelier Bulb, Candelabra Base for that haunting effect.

If you're a Witch, Goth, Pagan, Warlock, or decorator and want to create a mysterious, yet eerily haunting night ambiance, then feast your bloody eyes on this Mini Chandelier in Black Onyx. These black mini chandeliers will not only look great indoors during Halloween but can be used all year long.

AF Lighting 7318-4H Savoy Candle Base Mini Chandelier, Black with Bulb Covers, Black Glass Beads and crystals

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Not only will hip and happening Goths love this for their sexy boudoirs, but creative people who have embraced "the new black" ..... what again black?

Halloween Luminaries ~ Flames, Fire Bowls

Oh I can see you now; cackling around the flickering fire, rubbing your evil bony hands and then chasing the little tricker treaters until they pee their pants .... Good Times!



Hanging Flame light
Great for Halloween decoration


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Impressive Modern Witches Candelabra

If you want to appear like the swankiest, happening kinda Witch in the coven, then set your wicked sights on this unbelievably macabre, yet elegant candelabra, representing the epitome of black Halloween luminaries for all Witches' Covens every where! Ye haw!

Villeroy & Boch Retro Accessories 16-Inch candelabra, Black

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Halloween Luminaries Links

Luminaries Light the Way
<----- These stars and moons luminaries are made out of plastic bottles. Yes it's true!
5 simple outdoor homemade holiday decorations
Outdoor decorating for the holidays does not have to be costly and difficult. Many decorations are easily made with simple, inexpensive materials.
Easy Halloween Luminarias
Light up the night -- and showcase your outdoor decor -- with groupings of easy-to-make luminaries.

PartyLite
<----- PartyLite is the world's largest direct seller of candles, candle holders and home accessories. With our unique candle business, you have an unparalleled opportunity to create income, establish new friendships, host home parties and thrive in a new career.
Halloween Painted Jar Luminaries ~ Crafts by Amanda
Halloween Painted Mason Canning Jar Luminaries


Dazzling Decor- Hybrid Luminaries | ScrapMatters Blog
<----- Holy Cow!  It's October!  Tgmousechick here, kicking off October with a hybrid project. This month's decor project is making paper luminaries for your Halloween.
How to Make Spooky Halloween Lanterns from Old Tin Cans - - FabulousLiving.com
How to Make Spooky Halloween Lanterns from Old Tin Cans. These Halloween lanterns are easy to make from ordinary tin cans and look great lined up on a brick wall or hanging at various lengths.
Tin Can Halloween Luminaries - Halloween crafts
How to make tin can Halloween luminaries.
Creepy China Ball Lanterns : Home Improvement : DIY Network
<----- Hosts Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza complete the Halloween decorations with creepy China ball lanterns.
Water Balloon Luminaries : Candle & Soap Making Techniques
A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries.
The Quest for a Reusable Halloween Luminary
Make a foam stamp by taking a piece of thick craft foam and drawing your design on it with a medium tip ball point pen
Halloween Painted Jar Luminaries ~ Crafts by Amanda
To spruce up the Pumpkin Luminaries, which are decoupaged orange material, I used a damp rag to wipe them down, then I painted the yellow facial features black.
Super Simple Halloween Luminaries - Mel Designs
Just a quick sneak peek at some spooky lumnaries you can make from card stock, vellum and trims you can find around the house such as ribbon, simple wood shapes,and glittered stems. The secret of these is Glue Dots Vellum Sheets that allow you to cut intricate shapes and stick them to the ...
Create with Cheryl: Fastest Luminary Ever!
Create a spider or bat luminary with black card stock.

Ghoulish Guests speak your mind!

  • Tipi May 5, 2012 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Your lenses are always so creatively designed.
    This Halloween lens is one of the nicest I have seen. :)
  • jackyalsi Oct 17, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    You have a ton of great ideas, I especially love all the gothic chandeliers.
  • beingasha Oct 8, 2011 @ 3:35 am | delete
    Love your collection of luminaries. they are suitable for any festive occasion with a slight change in the theme and design. angel blessed :)
  • lbrummer Oct 7, 2011 @ 6:31 am | delete
    So many cool luminary ideas to choose from. Thanks
  • selectshopping Oct 6, 2011 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Great decorating ideas for Halloween.
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