Dia De Los Muertos Luminary

Summon your dearly departed loved ones with this festive Dia de Los Muertos luminary! Adds a colorful touch to your Day of the Dead ofrenda!

What’s needed:

Measure the circumference of the wooden disk and add one inch for overlap.

Cut a piece of poster board at the desired height that is long enough to wrap around the disk and overlap one inch.

Rub the poster board with chalk, blending with your fingertips.

Now you are ready to start stenciling the stars across the top of the sheet.

Position the Mexican Skull stencil in the center of the sheet.

Stencil the Mexican Skull onto the poster board.

Remove the stencil and set the piece aside to dry fully.

Wrap the poster board around the disk and secure it in place with staples.

Use another stapler to close the back of the luminary.

Cut 4” by 12” pairs of crepe paper strips.

Layer two strips together and fold into an accordion shape.

Secure the paper with a piece of wire as shown. Trim the ends of the paper into a rounded tip.

Carefully fan out the paper.

Then separate the two layers and use your hands to form the piece into a flower shape.

Get a little assembly line going and repeat this process until you have enough flowers to line the perimeter of your luminary.

Secure the flowers onto the luminary with hot glue.

Now, you’re done. This post was brought to you by Marisa from Modern Surrealist.

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