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[@mikecothran4469]

great idea. i have worked with the same dollar tree hands, and great way to shape them quick and easy is to get a low cost heat gun. heat the fingers ( don't over heat) then shape the fingers around the tubes from the hand tools on a vacuum cleaner. as soon as you get the desired shape run it under cold yap water it will harden up immediately.

[@freshness696]

Could you give more instructions LOL I am not having a lot of luck. The fingers won’t bend, they just want to flatten instead.

[@mikecothran4469]

@@freshness696 ok the way i did it was with a crafting heat gun. try to not go to fast or get to close with the heat too much will cause it to flatten or burn a hole have the tube or whatever you want to bend the fingers around. if you don't get them bent enough the first time afyer cooling them under the cool water simply reheat and try again. it is a trial and error kind of thing. if i can find a photo of how mine came out i will post it here. i use mine on top of a hutch or high shelf looks cool.

[@courtneys7522]

I love this, and I’m absolutely going to try to make it. So glad to see a creepy halloween DIY - and not cutesy Halloween, like so many other channels. Love the aging technique and the red crayon. The skull chandelier was awesome too. 👍👍👍

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you like the creepy look! ♥️♥️

[@iekika79]

I agree! I like cutesy, but I LOVE creepy lol 😂

[@CumminsIsKing]

Bro, totally agree! Halloween is supposed to be creepy and scary. Not "cutesy" and all that, I mean maybe for little kids if you're still 4 and don't really know what Halloween is yet.

[@sportscomedians4822]

Ikr I so agree

[@HDMFoundationNation]

I WANNA DO THIS FOR THIS HALLOWEEEN YEE YEEE

[@Holly89989]

Wow! I'm 2 years later but this is the coolest Dollar Tree craft I've ever seen! Incredible work, detailed and thoughtfully designed

[@stefanieb7776]

Love this style of Halloween decor! The painting technique and the melted red crayon genius!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it! ♥️😊

[@andreasharp2135]

Omg it just shows you can make spooky items for not a lot of money. The paint on hand and the blood effect were genius 👍🏼

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! So happy you liked it 😊♥️

[@charleec.272]

This is so rad!! One of the best decorative Halloween tutorials I’ve seen so far!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

You're too kind! Thank you so much!! ♥️♥️

[@lir9875]

Totally agree, this was very cool

[@Arrietta1977]

By far!!!

[@brendacroteau]

Totally agree!!!

[@cherrylee1103]

i would use pipe cleaners as support to curve the fingers.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Great idea 😊

[@tori2dles]

You could put the first layer down, then pipe cleaners, then next layers. Mold the same way, but when it gets to curving it around the can, the wire in the pipe cleaners will hold the hand in place.

[@chorei1663]

Love the idea of using a red crayon for the blood. I've never seen that before. I have mostly seen dripping hot glue down and then painting it. The red crayon is more realistic!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@Test11123]

Wow, this is so cool. It looks amazing and way more expensive than $3!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you! So happy you like it! ♥️♥️

[@lechatbotte.]

You can use a heat gun and warm the hand and while soft mold them around an item then, let it cool. That’s a clever way to make a thumb!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

I like that idea. Have you done that with the hands?

[@lechatbotte.]

@@TheCraftyCouple not yet but another crafter has even a hair dryer for those hollow hands would work, the heat gun might be too hot.

[@mrscb5303]

Also you can use the heat gun and then dip the hand into cold water to help set the curve you want. Just always be careful not to stay too long in one place, you just want to warm, not melt the plastic

[@sherryoconnor99]

I love this idea. I will glue heavy duty velcro instead of gluing the hand in place because I need to be able to break down the craft for easy storage. Happy 🎃 Halloween!

[@Diana-wg1tm]

I love it . I just got a 1885 pump organ and I'm going to put a skeleton sitting on the bench and I'm going to make these candle holders so thank you so much

[@kristystacy6850]

This is so cool!! I’m gonna make one for my decorations for sure. I’d only recommend leaving out one of the joints for the thumb since actual thumbs only have 2 sections.

[@ViralObservation]

Love this! I did zombie hands like this last year. Used the dollar tree skulls and eyeball pingpong balls to make zombie heads too.

[@tori2dles]

This came up in my suggested vids today and I just had to smile. I made two of these last year and pulled them out of storage just the other day. I put them on either side of my front door. They look so cool. Thanks again!

[@Medusa85]

This is soooo good. For $3 you did amazing. I would've never thought to do this. Love it!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it 😊♥️

[@backuppixiedust1115]

That turned out really cool! I’m gonna have to check my local dollar trees and see if any of them have the skeleton hands in yet. I can think of more than a few other places I could put those... like sticking out of the mouth of a shark plushie, wrapped around a little birdcage, curled around the edge of a door, there’s just so many good ways to use these!

[@corinnelsmith]

You guys are so impressive! I’m so glad you are back to making videos, I seriously missed your diy’s!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Awe, you're so sweet! Thank you so much! ♥️😊

[@lindaosorio9535]

Wow!!!! How cool!!! See this is exactly what I needed cuz I bought a bunch of those silver plates and didn't know what to do with them so I decided I should just donate them but after watching this, I've changed my mind!!!! Thank y'all as always!!! Love this and Halloween is my favorite too!!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it. Let us know how it turns out ♥️😊

[@staceywisley8105]

I absolutely love how you make the skeletons look weathered I also use that same method because you taught me that last year when I made the chandelier which is by far my favorite thing and I hanging on my front porch

[@christinastalder1268]

I like what you did with the paint on the hand. An the Melting of the crayons I have been doing that for years. But I work with minutes.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@TheRealSweetcherryo]

I used those hands once to make The Walking Dead 'Don't Open/Dead Inside' doors for my office. It was cool. I also manipulated the hands, they wouldn't of looked right stiff.

[@judycrosley6442]

Love this!! The melted crayons was a good idea!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@orion8835]

It’s cute and very effective!! It of course needs to be hung properly and a stronger adhesive even molding clay to shape the hand connection. Then it would be more suitable with a tea light candle inside a prop larger candle.

[@Michy823]

Hey thank you for such an amazing idea!!!! I actually just heated the fingers and started curving them to look like yours and it was perfect!! Just an idea ! Thanks again !

[@tori2dles]

I totally bought those same hands from Dollar Tree! Now I’m going to do this with them!!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Let us know how it turns out ♥️😊

[@tori2dles]

@@TheCraftyCouple - YAY! Turned out awesome! THANK YOU! I had to improvise and shall share that for others who might need to do the same. But ONE BIG TIP FIRST. *Snipping Fingers:* Make sure you snip close to the table or whatever flat surface you are using. Control that snip because those fake fingers can become little projectiles that land _anywhere._ I’ve been looking for a thumb for over a half hour now. LOL! 😝🤪😖😩 *Candle Improv:* Dollar Tree was all out of the candles, but I improvised with a plastic jar about the same size. Here’s how. 1) Drill a hole in the jar’s bottom center (bottom goes concave a bit like a candle - it became the top of my candle). 2) Paint it all off white. 3) Use hot glue gun to add some wax (dripping and pooling) around the candle top and dripping down the sides. 4) Once it looked like a candle,“drip the blood” using either a red crayon (melt with lighter) or red-colored hot glue sticks. If you have neither, you can use white or clear hot clue and paint it red after it hardens. 5) Affix double-sided foam squares to top of a fake tea light candle. 6) Shove it inside the plastic jar so that the lit flame part goes through the hole. I 7) Use a stick (or other long non-sharp instrument) to push the tea light down snugly so the double sided foam stickers take hold. 8) Use the same stick to turn on the tea light. 9) Paint the jar lid white. 10) When dry, glue it upside down to the palm of the hand. 11) Pool some “wax” and “blood” around the base using the hot glue(s)/crayon. 12) Once dry, screwin the rest of the candle. It ended up working nicely. I can turn the candle on and off but still have it affixed to the hand. I’m too clumsy and there’s too much commotion in my house to just leave it sitting there in the hand. Thanks again! This was so fantastic and looks marvelous!!!

[@dinabaughman8731]

Morbid, cutting off fingers. LOVE IT!!!

[@Sucaloid321]

Literally got all the supplies today so I can make this 😆 Such a great idea!! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! Let us know how it turns out 😊♥️

[@karlaglover9693]

The skeleton hand candle is so cool and creapy. Love it

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! ♥️♥️

[@jackieremis6533]

Can't wait to give your skeleton hand a try. I really like all the techniques you shared. THANKS!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! Let us know how it turns out 😊

[@Raynestorm1968]

Love this! I am going to be making a few of these for sure! One question, if this hand is soft enough of a plastic to easily cut with plain scissors, would it also work to use a heat gun and just heat up the fingers and bend them into shape instead of cutting and gluing? Great tutorial. Very clear and easy to follow. Thank you for sharing!

[@tonilynn4107]

Awesome idea only thing I'd change is to spackle the nuckle holes in ...but I definitely will try this thanks

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! I like that idea. Let us know how it turns out ♥️

[@roseval5733]

That hand is so awesome I will definitely be doing that great idea love it!!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! Let us know how it turns out 😊♥️

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

Woo, I would've put a screw through the plate and hand. 🤷 Looks great. I am definitely going to make a couple.

[@skbwolverine]

Very creative and amazing! This would cost a small fortune at some Halloween novelty shop.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! 😊♥️

[@nunyabizness56]

I took my DT hands, applied a heat gun, til warm. and bent them at the joints. I then hot glued them into the needed claw shape. Not perfect, but it saved me all that cutting (hand issues). I also added creepy plastic press on nails to the tips. and painted them black.

[@lindakcolburn3386]

Liked the paint very much. You do a great job . Your candle with the scull was the best last year ! Bravo! 🖤

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you like it ♥️

[@Erica.S19]

WOWZERS I'm not a huge Halloween decorator but this is totally amazing and would definitely be one I'd do! It's actually one of the best I've seen!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! So happy you like it. Let us know how it turns out if you make it ♥️😊

[@janetwilliams782]

Wow this is awesome..love ur idea for this..turn out so spooky..tyfs♡

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! ♥️♥️

[@lydiamcpherson7925]

Awesome technique on the skeleton hand!! Looks great!! Tray looks perfect! Love the blood effect on the candle with a crayon, too!! Very impressive piece for Halloween!! Tyfs!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it and so happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@darlene85915]

Love these and love your techniques for the shading‼️

[@chelseazaydaraensehon1198]

You guys are brilliant! I’m obsessed! 🥰

[@TheDemonCalcifer]

Definitely doing this for Halloween! Just found this video and love it. Also your voice is nice to listen to.

[@cynthiawall7073]

You're obviously a sick puppy. I loved it. I will be checking out all of you Halloween videos. Thanks for the ideas. They're great.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

We love Halloween and the creepier the better haha. Thanks so much! 😊❤

[@kristineallison4787]

Absolutely stunning..blows my mind how much thought and creativity you both have.. love your techniques, I learn something new every time. I always look forward to your posts they are never a disappointment..thank you

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@kittyparker4076]

Try dry brushing the knuckles on the fingers with a little bit more white to make them stand out a bit more

[@conniehahn4577]

I love it....I have so much making things at Halloween....I Cannot wait to try this

[@jackieperry7087]

Just found you guys tonight I'm going to add this to decorations next year also going to make your chandelier.

[@brendacroteau]

Ok this is awesome!! Wish u guys would do MORE halloween DIYS

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! ♥️ We wanted to, but this year was a little hard. Next year we will for sure. It's one of our favorites!

[@brendacroteau]

@@TheCraftyCouple DEF!! I love Halloween too!

[@qurleq]

So cool! Thanks for the very easy to follow directions!

[@rlast4698]

How this is sooo cool and so affordable!! Great job!

[@DesignsByRose]

Love this. Have you tried the Gorilla Hot Glue? And Pool Noodles Candles are an excellent choice as well if you don’t want actual flame. I Love Skulls and Skeletons ♥️🤣

[@meauxjo4238]

Saw & saved your skull chandelier the other day and now saving this one too! Love them both and great easy techniques to achieve the fun and spooky decor! Thanks so much- you got an Instafollow from me!🥰👻

[@shannonj4415]

Wow...that is amazing! I can’t believe u made that with $3 of dollar tree stuff

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! ♥️♥️

[@tinafrick3331]

I use a wrung out baby wipe to wipe back the paint!

[@theyoutubechannel-x2o]

The effect is so crafty.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you!

[@charlenes5]

This is awesome love the crafts you both come up with. This will be added to my books for hobbies. Thank you for sharing, stay safe crafty couple 👍👍👍

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much for watching and supporting us! So happy you liked it ♥️

[@SYNTH.M3CHA]

I hope my dollar store has these this year!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Me too! 😊

[@jenniferfriddle7155]

These are so cool , and these techniques are a good creative way to paint the items you needed to make "aged" , thanks for sharing this with us 😊

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@vrose1312]

This is such a awesome idea. Great job, very cool!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! ♥️😊

[@lurkerrekrul]

Nice paint job on the hand. I actually just bought two of these and a pair of their thin, black work gloves to try and make a pair of skeleton gloves. I have a very nice, hard plastic skull mask, but the effect is kind of ruined without also having skeleton hands and ready-made ones are kind of expensive. I was thinking of cutting the hands in half so they're half as thick, then cutting the finger bones apart and attaching them to the back of the gloves. The attachment process is the part I haven't quite worked out yet. Plus, they're both lefties (they don't make right hands), but it should work. I suppose I could always use the bottom half of one hand for the wrist bones on the right hand as it would be the reverse of the top. I was going to try and make bones from scratch, but I'm too lazy. :)

[@robinbergeron8371]

Love this, just like I loved the chandelier!!! Awesome tutorial!! Thanks!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked both ♥️♥️😊

[@JulieSaldanaKaty]

Loved your painting technique on the hand. Tfs

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@josephwatson4417]

I love this, I'm going to give it a try myself. I'll send you a picture of the finished project. Thanks for the instructions. Truly appreciate your tutorials and your channel. 😎

[@misscheek89]

This video needs more likes!! Loved it

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Awe, thank you so much!♥️

[@annabellethedoll]

New sub here! Can't wait to make this and I'm going to go check out your chandelier video now Edit: just bought all the items for this.. wish me luck lol Edit 2: I made 2 and they came out perfect 👌

[@geralyn-mm]

You two are do very clever ! WELL DONE!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate it! ♥️

[@sandraordaz5641]

I absolutely love it!! I'm headed to the chandelier next!!

[@soxchica8840]

Finally a creppy Halloween DIY! Love it! 😁

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! ♥️😊

[@lindsaydeclute714]

My bday is on Halloween and I’m always looking for more decorations… this is perfect, thanks for the great idea!

[@connievanlandingham7048]

Love this!!❤ Really liked the painting technique too! Gonna go see your skull chandelier, I think I saw it last year, but wanna make sure! TFS!⚘

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! ♥️😊

[@madles47]

How does it stay on the wall??? I LOVE this!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! There is a lip on the back of the plate that you can hang it on 😊

[@madles47]

@@TheCraftyCouple I'm so doing this! Thank you!

[@EdwardADIYS]

This is a really cute and cool diy project

[@tracywilson5732]

In the process of making this right now! Thank you for the great idea! Great step by step tutorial!

[@evelynneconrad2538]

Very cool! I love your painting technique for the hand. I did a hand holding a glass & one holding a candle. I used brown, white & black paint, yours turned out so much better. I did not cut my fingers instead I heated them up and bent them. It was a slow process but worked. Love your project. Glad you’re back. Be Well. Thank you for sharing

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much for watching! I bet it looks great! ♥️♥️

[@leeannmyslicki7395]

How did you cut these dollar store hands? did you heat them up first. I'm having a hard time cutting .. they are like really hard?

[@lourdesgonzalez6649]

Wow! Thx , I have these hands and was struggling on hw to do them. Thx again , ur so amazing.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! Let us know how it turns out ♥️😊

[@sandybuchanan3479]

Love the hand. So creative. Great job!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you! So happy you liked it 😊♥️

[@gcleopenas9772]

It was awesome, cant wait for the next Halloween videos! Glad that you both are back, Hope everyone IS fine.♥️

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it. We're so happy to be back ♥️😊

[@FromBrooklynTo...]

Awesome!!! Keep the Halloween crafts coming please

[@jackiekeller9058]

What do you use to hang these? I've made one and I haven't gotten it to hang up for long. Looks so cool and was super easy just need to find what works for hanging.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

We just hung it on the lip that's on the back of the plate. You could also try flying a sawtooth picture hanger to the back and hanging it from that.

[@jackiekeller9058]

Thank you for answering so quickly! I will try these suggestions.

[@wynomaburkholder3684]

Really cool! I also watched the skull chandelier video and it was awesome. I’m thinking of using it for my granddaughter’s birthday party which is on Halloween. Thanks for the great ideas.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked them ♥️😊. Let us know how it turns out if you make it.

[@kimkey8758]

Cool as usual!! You really set the bar high for other channels!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate it! ♥️😊

[@mrskatt69]

Im so hurt that I'm just seeing your video. They have cleaned out majority of the Halloween stuff. I have always looked at those hands and couldnt think of anything cute to do with them. That is so sexy to me. My house is deco mostly goth style. Will be digging through my old Halloween stash looking for one..lol New subscriber on deck.!!! Keep up the good work!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Awe, thank you so much! We really appreciate it. Hope you can find a hand so you can do the project ♥️😊

[@johnburris605]

Awesome man that is cool I got to check out the skull thing

[@stacypolk3580]

Loved this!!! Great vision.

[@courtneypatrick5474]

How would you hang this? I already have sconces around my fireplace I would like to replace those with this for Halloween.

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Command strips :)

[@Magearod]

I love your Halloween crafts! I really want to make both this and the candelabra for a D&D game party someday!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! That would be so much fun! ♥️♥️

[@MariaSilva-hd1vz]

that came out really good thank you for the idea

[@BootsiesM0M]

Amazing video!! I’m going to try it this Halloween

[@DavidSmith-zm3ff]

Yes these look amazing and i cant wait to make them thank you

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much!! ♥️😊

[@chungafea1879]

I absolutely love this! I’m going to check out the skull chandelier now. Please do more Halloween videos!!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked it ♥️😊

[@jillojello08]

Just made this! Turned out amazing!

[@lakotaphillips5324]

I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday . Thanks for sharing. 😀

[@TheCraftyCouple]

We love it too!! Thanks so much for watching ♥️

[@lakotaphillips5324]

Your welcome.

[@joldman85]

How did you get the glue to hold the hand to stick to the tray

[@michelleBowerman]

How do you hang it on the wall?

[@ashebw]

What is the best way to hang it?

[@roxangel6271]

This is freaking Awesome!!! I saw the chandelier and that's so cool also! Great job guys!!! 👍🎃👍🧡

[@TheCraftyCouple]

Thank you so much! So happy you liked both! ♥️😊

[@christineearl4972]

What did you use as a hanger? I'd love to make this!

[@TheCraftyCouple]

There is a lip on the back of the plate and we just hung it on that 😊

[@littlemissprettyyy]

Watching this in March!!!