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Día De Muertos (Day Of The Dead) Luminaries

Add some spooky style your your home!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/dia-de-muertos-day-of-the-dead-luminaries • Posted by Flourish & Knot

These Mexican sugar skull-inspired Day of the Dead luminaries will add some eerie elegance to your front walkway. The best part? They use recycled materials!

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

2 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

These Mexican sugar skull-inspired Day of the Dead luminaries will add some eerie elegance to your front walkway. The best part? They use recycled materials!

Instructions

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    Print and cut out your chosen "calaverita" (sugar skull) image.

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    Tape your template to the can. With the nail and hammer, punch out the outline of the design.

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    Once your design is punched out, remove the template and, working on a hard, flat work surface, hammer the tin (from the inside) back to it's rounded shape. For the full tutorial, please check out Flourish & Knot!