It’s Dollar Tree crafting time!! Because finding ways to make something fun from something cheap is life!! If you have ever been to the Dollar Tree at Halloween, they always have these ping pong eyeballs, but what do you do with them? Well I have come up with 3 different ways to use those awesome ping pong eyeballs to create some fun Halloween decorations this year! Check em out!
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PING PONG EYEBALL HALLOWEEN LIGHTS:
Disclosure: No humans, animals, or anything previously deceased, were dismantled or sacrificed during the making of this Eyeball Halloween Light Tutorial!
SUPPLIES TO MAKE EYEBALL LIGHTS:
- Ping Pong Eyeballs
- Drill
- 13/64 Drill Bit (measure the width of the light bulbs, and make sure your drill bit is a wee bit smaller, so that pin pong eyeballs fit snug on the lights)
- String of Indoor/Outdoor LED Lights
STEPS TO MAKE PING PONG EYEBALL LIGHTS:
Step #1: Carefully drill a hole in the side of your ping pong eyeballs with a 13/64 inch drill bit. Please don’t drill though your finger or your table. To protect your surface put down an old piece of wood under your drilling area. Like this…
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Step #2: Slide your ping pong eyeballs over the lights. They should fit snug so that they don’t slide off!
EYEBALL WREATH OF HORRORS
Okay, so have you seen the Dark Crystal… of course you have… and so you must remember Olga?? That’s what this wreath reminds me of. She could take her eyeballs out and still see with them! She was AWESOME! Well this wreath of horrors is made up of a bunch of Olga’s eyeballs, and it’s so simple to make that anyone that is aloud to handle a hot glue gun can whip this bad boy up in minutes.
SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE OLGA’S EYEBALL WREATH OF HORRORS:
- Ping Pong Eyeballs
- Hot Glue Gun/ Hot Glue Sticks
- Wreath Form – I used a Grape Vine Wreath
STEPS TO MAKE EYEBALL WREATH OF HORRORS:
Step #1: Hot glue the eyeballs onto the wreath!!!! DONE!!! NEXT!!!!
PING PONG EYEBALL PUMPKIN HEAD:
Who likes easy pumpkin carving ideas?!?! I do!! This might come as a shock to you, but one of the creative things I most dislike doing is… PUMPKIN CARVING! I know… Shocking since I enjoy making pretty much everything and anything… well I am so glad that pumpkin carving only happens once a year. And every year I try to find a way to carve a pumpkin in one of the easiest ways possible. Well last year I carved my pumpkin to fit the dollar store eyeballs. When the candle was lit inside the ping pong eyeballs glowed brightly, and it was nifty!
SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE PING PONG EYEBALL PUMPKIN:
- Pumpkin
- Sharp Pumpkin Carving Knife
- Big Spoon – for scooping out the guts
- Ping Pong Eyeballs
- Tea Light Candle
STEPS TO MAKE PING PONG EYEBALL PUMPKIN:
Step #1: Prep your pumpkin by cutting off the top and scooping out the guts.
Step #2: Carve holes in the pumpkin the size of your ping pong eyeballs, and stick the ping pong eyeballs into those holes!
Step #3: Light up your pumpkin and watch it glow!
So there you go… 3 fun ways to use the ping pong eyeballs from the Dollar Tree that will be sure to brighten up your Halloween decor this year! I hope you feel inspired to find creative ways to use these spooky eyeballs around your house this Halloween. I’d love to hear how you use them!
Until next time, have a safe and spooky Halloween, and have fun creating beautiful things every day!
XO JCL
