Monster Tealight Holder & Creepy Tray - Halloween Spooktacular Entry 2025

[gozer (Becca)]

I originally made this tealight holder for STS, but my Uncle saw it and wanted it for his desk at work.
I made it from a used, sturdy paper tube from our office plotter. I cut the opening for the mouth, covered it in teeth and clay, and voila! Monster! The light is battery-operated, so no fire risk.
I thought it was a lot of fun to make. I laughed a lot. Especially with the teeth.

Then I made another fabric tray for Halloween. It’s only approx. 5x5, but it is great for holding little trinkets or thread, or to just get you in the Halloween mood!

[AntBee (Jen)]

It has great personality especially for one with a humble office tube beginning lol. From what are the teeth made? They look real?

[gozer (Becca)]

Acrylic I think. I got them off of Amazon. I couldn’t stop laughing about them.

Fun Fact: I used to make teeth in a dental office when I was younger as a job.

[MamaRhi (Rhiannon)]

These are both awesome!! The teeth really do it.

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

That big-mouth is hilarious! Funny and fun, a silly kind of spooky. And the tray is quite pretty.

[Mountains_and_Clouds (SaRa :) [they/her])]

Aaaahahhhh those are some creepifying realistic mouth stones right there.

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

Oh my goodness that is FANTASTIC! We all would have been rushing your shop for that toothy grin!! Lucky uncle!

That trinket tray is also really cool, although I might be tempted to turn it into a wall hanging,

[Tapestry (Jenn)]

Such an awesome monster face! What on earth are the teeth? They look amazing.

[Zimbaly (John)]

I love those and that candle holder. I bet those would sell like hotcakes. It’s so great.

[Abbeeroad (Abbie - she/her)]

Congratulations! This spooky seasonal project is featured this week!

[bethntim (Beth)]

the teef crack me up! such great work as always!

[Rlynn (robin (she/her))]

His teeth! Oh, I love him.

[irid3sc3nt (Carissa 🎃)]

Totally reminds me of Fugglers. My son hates that they have teeth. It’s my favorite attribute about those stuffies.
I want to know the story behind those characters in the tray. It’s probably a spoof on a classic, like the Jane Austen ones.

[LittleCogs (Heather)]

Disclaimer: I am very tired and haven’t had breakfast yet. I saw the preview and my brain genuinely thought it was a cute gingham covered jam jar with a tea light in it; I don’t quite know where my brain got that from.

the post loaded, and I saw that it was far more delightful I love its little eyes, they go so well with the general “Aaaaaaargh” of the mouth

[gozer (Becca)]

I got a yard of the weirdest fabric with squares of random Halloween-type creepy families. I had no idea what to do with it until I saw a pattern for these trays.

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

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