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Grab a few dollar store supplies and come craft with me. We’re making a Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl Dupe for a fraction of the store price!

Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl Dupe - a Dollar Store Halloween Craft

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I was recently browsing Pottery Barn’s Halloween items, and I came across their Skeleton Candy Bowl—a hauntingly chic centerpiece perfect for the season.

lets make a Pottery Barn Halloween dupe

But what was not so perfect? The price tag!

At a whopping $199, this bowl is definitely scary!

So, I decided to get creative and mimic the look on my own, using mostly dollar store supplies. Get ready to add a touch of handmade charm to your Halloween festivities without breaking the bank.

P.S. – Check out this blog post for even more Pottery Barn Halloween Dupes and DIYs!

Video Tutorial

Watch this quick video to see how this craft came together:

Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl Dupe - a Dollar Store Halloween Craft

Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl Dupe

Yield: 1 skeleton bowl
Active Time: 15 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty: easy

Grab a few dollar store supplies and come craft with me. We're making a Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl Dupe for a fraction of the store price!

Materials

  • Plastic skeleton
  • Shallow plastic bowl, I used a "garden dish" from Dollar Tree
  • E6000 glue
  • Painters tape or masking tape
  • Silver spray paint
  • OPTIONAL: decorative rocks and tea light candles to fill the bowl

Instructions

  1. Watch the video tutorial before you begin, and let that be your visual guide for this project.
  2. Cut the hanger off the top of the plastic skeleton.
  3. Set the plastic skeleton under the bowl, and arrange the hands and feet to your liking. glue the plastic skeleton to the bowl
  4. Glue the tops of the skeleton legs to the bottom of the bowl, and then glue the hands to the sides of the bowl. Add a bit of tape to hold the hands in place while the glue dries. secure skeleton hands with tape while the glue dries
  5. When the glue has dried, remove the tape. Then, in a well-ventilated area, spray paint the whole project silver. Let the paint dry,
  6. Fill the bowl with rocks and tea light candles, if you like.

The finished silver skeleton Halloween bowl

In the background of the photo below, you’ll see my black dripping wax Halloween candles that I made from dollar store supplies as well.

silver skeleton bowl dollar store craft

With a little creativity and some basic crafting supplies, you can create a stunning Pottery Barn Skeleton Bowl dupe that adds a touch of eerie elegance to your Halloween decor.

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