Creepy Halloween Candles with a Twist!

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There are some projects that are a rite of passage, but often they’re seen as only being accomplished one way. In this video, I turn this classic DIY upside down and show you my approach to making creepy Halloween candles with PVC pipe and hot glue.
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Комментарии : 114

@WickedMakers Год назад

Awesome! 🤘🏼💀

@1shelskid Год назад

I love watching your videos and listening to you. Your voice reminds me of Casey Kasem.

@CobwebsandCandlesticks Год назад

Lol,totally agree on Casey Kasem!!!

@TheBurnsStuff Год назад

I find it interesting that candles made to look real look better than real candles. Some real candles just burn straight down the center leaving a deep well. Well done, sir!

@TrueBrit1 Год назад

That normally happens when you light a candle, then blow it out after a short time. An example would be a Yankee Candle. I found this out from somebody else, but the instructions for the candle (yeah right, who on earth reads instructions??) say that once you light a new candle, leave it to burn for 2 or 3 hours until the top 1cm has melted fully across the top, then blow it out. When you relight it, it will continue to burn evenly. When it burns unevenly, it's called the 'tunnelling effect' and it ruins candles, so the same principle will apply to all candles. Light them, let the top 1cm or so melt, before blowing it out. Then just use as normal after that. See this video which explains all: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VHn8dp4eMhc.html

@TonyBullard Год назад

You should make a shirt that says "Achieve the desired look"

@VanOaksProps Год назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@KerriGilpin Год назад

😂 yesss! 👏👏

@fallout2d20fr Год назад

but most importantly "go make something"

@mitzimidkiff1562 Год назад

Or “I understood the assignment”

@dammitsam21 Год назад

That is so iconic. Van Oaks, you haveeee to make a shirt like that.

@laurahubbard9470 Год назад

Ummm derrr!! Start the glue from the bottom. Genius!!! That makes so much sense. Once again Derrick, thank you for changing my creative world 👻

@AIM54A Год назад

Thanks for the prop idea.

@judichristopher4604 Год назад

BEAUTIFUL... Love this idea...

@lindamorris7572 Год назад

Dude!! Those are phan-tabulous!!

@HollywoodHaunter Год назад

Love the white glue idea!

@double_digit_life.9268 Год назад

Spray bottle or bowl of cool water makes it cool into shape mich faster. I did about 300 candles for my haunt one year. I wires them all with LEDs and thanks to you, I was able to make them plug and play.

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Great tip!

@susanowen1709 Год назад

300 candles, my goodness. It must have looked spectacular!

@double_digit_life.9268 Год назад

@@noobcraft6225 PVC pipe- between 1" and 3", varying heights and drip patterns. Used a 6" fence slats cut to and assembled the height of my front porch stairs. Drilled a hole under each candle, for the LEDs to go through, wired and plugged. The stairs themselves took about 60 candles each side. Everything else was clustered or floating.

@m.maclellan7147 Год назад

@@double_digit_life.9268 do you have any photos or videos ?

@double_digit_life.9268 Год назад

@@m.maclellan7147 I don't, unfortunately. I'm not that cool.

@paulaschaffer2418 Год назад

Love the effect!

@vickiemullen660 Год назад

Simple and easy. I appreciate that. Thank you for sharing.

@truckerbrat7005 Год назад

Cool!

@costumesforalloccasions Год назад

Great job Derek!

@TheSmugglersRoom Год назад

crazy awesome!

@mikeenyart9632 Год назад

Great looking candles. I really like the dancing flame lights. Thank you for sharing.

@Eibmozluver Год назад

Those are amazing! I never thought of using white glue. Perfect!!! ❤️

@genesisjuckett3431 Год назад

Great tutorial thank you!

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE Год назад

Cool

@dauntingdarknessmusic Год назад

Very creative! awesome video!

@kadyalatriste6534 Год назад

I didn't know color glue sticks were a thing!!! Great job!

@VanOaksProps Год назад

They are! Surebonder makes a ton of different ones.

@m.maclellan7147 Год назад

@@VanOaksProps didn't you do a sponsored video with them ?! If not, you should pitch the idea to them !

@VanOaksProps Год назад

@@m.maclellan7147 I have. They’re an awesome company to work with and their products are great.

@jenniferwilliams7086 Год назад

this is amzing .. thanks alot ..

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Thank you!

@carolinedunlap1359 Год назад

Awe I love this one! Great way to use up scrap pieces of pipe from other projects :) wonderful video! ❤️

@donaldgenenavarro Год назад

yay i am so excited for halloween season!!!

@thefluffymarshmallo Год назад

I've done this, but with paper towel rolls and fishing line to make them float. 🕯

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Great idea!

@matthewgordon799 Год назад

Awesome tips! Combining this video with your video on how to wire the flicker light candles to an outlet rather than battery and I got myself I really good prop

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Glad it helped!

@juneritchie2498 Год назад

Soooooo cool. Great tips! Thanks!

@VanOaksProps Год назад

You are so welcome!

@howtohaunt Год назад

Great technique! Love the bottom to top hot glue method you used... and the candles on book stack final effect is perfection!

@KerriGilpin Год назад

In terms of avoiding patterns, like you mentioned, I go for the rule of thirds - but in an offset way, almost golden spiral to start with and randomize from there. 👍

@wolfman75 Год назад

Awesome!!!! Thanks for the great tips & Info!!!! 😮🤔👍😎🎃

@OjaiHaunt Год назад

I like these, we will be making hundreds of candles this year. Can’t wait to try this method.

@leeawful Год назад

Is it just me, or does his voice have the sound. Like he should be announcing the long distance dedication on Casey Kasem's top 40 count down

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Thank you for the compliment. I’m always surprised how often people say that I sound like him. He’s been gone for a long time, but I guess it’s so engrained in peoples memories.

@leeawful Год назад

@@VanOaksProps when you first speak. Exactly like him. But what better voice to accompany your how to videos. Entertaining voice for Entertaining videos. More than anything, your creativity is what makes your videos so great

@PumpkinPails Год назад

That's his name! I was racking my head trying to remember what that man's name was. All I could remember was his voice and how tan he was.

@leeawful Год назад

I think Kasem might have had that skin tone naturally. Maybe middle east. He was the voice of Shaggy also.

@caitiedidit Год назад

Using the white glue is a good tip. I hated having to spray paint all my creepy candles with some sort of annoying oil based paint I got. It took forever. I did find some kind of special glue that cut down on strings at Michaels that was noticeably easier to work with for candles than regular glue.

@OjaiHaunt Год назад

Do you know the name of the glue sticks?

@matrixmom31 Год назад

What glue from the bottom up? Genius!!

@pernillaunger8153 Год назад

oh! Smart way to do the drips. Mine always looks so weird...

@jenniferperson1460 Год назад

Heat gun genus! I use light o ramma to do a show in my yard and this year I am making all my own candles to plug in so I can turn them off and on at points and I have watched tons of videos and this one I learned something new 👍🏻

@jenniferwarrickdavis6808 Год назад

Another great video! Just recently found your channel. I'm not prepared for Halloween this year, but I have a whole year to plan and make for next year! I am so excited!! Thank you

@603VIL Год назад

Looks awesome man! GREAT tip with the hot glue application. Can't say enough about the value of a good quality hot glue gun for a haunter. As always, thanks for sharing. Great work!🤘💀

@CobwebsandCandlesticks Год назад

I go right to a blowtorch with my welding glove,hahaha. I drip resin on mine cause hot glue tends to move around in the heat of the storage shed.

@Timetravel1111 Год назад

Most importantly go make something that’s great I love that

@JlmJay Год назад

WOW better than Dollar Tree candles. 😃

@raymitchell9736 Год назад

I think this video was a hit, we're still chatting about it 5 minutes after it was over! We covered so many things not in the video... For example the materials list the candles were from aliexpress and I was exchanging ideas about cobwebbing using a webcaster (hot glue + air compressor) with a fellow viewer, we both liked that... I wished the chat could have kept going we were really getting into the flow when it cut off... Oh well, Anyway, thanks for making the Creepy Candles it was fun hanging out with you guys in the chat.

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Yeah, I got booted from chat as well. I guess they only give a certain amount of time. It's always fun to exchange ideas with fellow haunters!

@roosevelthillscemetery Год назад

My Van Oaks shirt is on the way!!!!

@GreenLadyDV Год назад

💚💚💚

@OCLVIG Год назад

This would be really cool with some creepy titled or paranormal book covers. Love the way this turned out!

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Did you catch the titles of the books?

@OCLVIG Год назад

@@VanOaksProps Yeah, good choices! I was thinking about different books for different "scenes"; Like spell books in a witch scene, ghost books in a haunted scene, etc. I like that this has many possibilities over just a set of candles.

@cecilyerker Год назад

It would be fun to make an actual candle mold of this with the drips built in

@ediedarleneedgmon5301 Год назад

Just found your channel via a RU-vid suggestion; love the candles!!!!

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Welcome and thank you!

@ericthorsell7515 6 месяцев назад

You sound a little like Casey Kasem. All you younger folks can google the name. Very cool technique.

@JustCallMeMeghan Год назад

Very cool, Derek! I've done this with pool noodles too, but found they melted with the hot glue, so may have to use PVC instead next time. Lol.

@D.D.1963 Год назад

Well I fell upon your spooky Halloween RU-vid video. You’re a doll ☺️ My search was for a couple years for the haunted house Pillow. I finally found it today ! you wanna talk about a giddy girl I wanted to squeal and yes I love your phrase ✨Halloweenie ✨🧡✨

@horses2by Год назад

Those creepy candles look fantastic and real I might just try making a few. Thank you so much for sharing from Australia 🇦🇺🦘🇺🇸

@firebird8600 Год назад

Fine. I'll subscribe. But only because this is amazing, and I don't trust the algorithm to show me more if I don't. (I'm not actually mad... I just have to pretend to myself for a second that I'm being forced because I already subscribe to so many wonderful makers...)

@VanOaksProps Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@cjmoondanzz5045 Год назад

Wow, your voice sounds similar to Casey Kasem’s voice. You would be really good at narrating stories, especially mysteries! Great craft idea!

@TheHauntedMansionArchive Год назад

From a top view it kinda looks like it'd be a hidden Mickey!

@PowerChordEPS Год назад

I love the idea of the stacked books! I got a couple of antique books knocking about so I might borrow the idea of joining them together with screws. IIRC I've seen some haunts to that for certain props to prevent folks from stealing them.

@VanOaksProps Год назад

Absolutely. Some people have sticky fingers and you have to do what you can to prevent things from walking away.

@izzpop781 Год назад

😍😍

@JDodge142 9 месяцев назад

Love your prop videos! How do you prop up the tea candles with the 3” pvc?

@VanOaksProps 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I’ve found that pool noodles or scrap pieces of foam work well.

@Houseofbattifora 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful work, so you use the glue sticks to create the wax drippings? And do they stay like that forever or do they brake or melt after a while?

@VanOaksProps 10 месяцев назад

They stay just like that forever.

@HLR4th Год назад

How wax drips would be a much easier way to do a Chianti bottle/candle holder!

@letitgrow1846 Год назад

That turned out great. What led lights did you use? And how did you get them to sit at the top of the candle?

@VanOaksProps Год назад

You can use any led tea candle for the light and anything that will fit inside the pipe as a way to support the tea candle. I like to hide them deeper inside so that you just barely see the “flame” when I use this method, that way you don’t ruin the effect.

@TheXerosyn Год назад

what did you use for the light source? never seen those before.

@VanOaksProps Год назад

They're moving flame LED tea candles. Here's a link: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlFtzwL

@michelleelliott859 Год назад

I "love" this! This is so creative with endless possibilities (and I have some of these items on hand that have just been laying around in my hubby's mancave) ! I'm going to start in on this asap (my favorite holiday... Halloween!!). 😃

@KrazeeKraftZ Год назад

Looks great but how did you set the tea-lights in??

@VanOaksProps Год назад

I used pieces of foam to set the height and dropped them into place.

@marylyn5965 Год назад

I've made my own gravestones and rotting hands, but not my own candles. Thank you!

@seasonothewitchent.3182 Год назад

What kind of led tea light candles did u use ?????

@VanOaksProps Год назад

There's a link to the tea lights I used in the video description.

@leslieday7930 Год назад

ok question.... how do you put the tea light in so its up top and not on the books as the pipes are hallow.

@VanOaksProps Год назад

You can honestly use anything you’ve got around. A piece of pool noodle, left over foam, etc.

@victorayala1388 Год назад

I've been wondering for a while who you sound like. I finally figured it out, you have same tone and monologue as Dick Clark.

@cristinaeden Год назад

Okay but HOW did u finish them!!?? I was so excited to see the finished product. Like what exactly did you put? What did u use to prop it on the inside? Did you have to spray paint it white? Depth? On the thumbnail of the video it looks like a real flame. 😢

@VanOaksProps Год назад

I went really simple and dropped a bit of a pool noodle inside each on as a platform and rested a moving flame tea candle on it. No extra painting needed beyond what I mention in the video.

@tomkominiak2337 29 дней назад

Do you know if a small led candle that can be used in a thinner PVC candle?

@VanOaksProps 29 дней назад

there’s a variety of sizes of led bulbs that could be used. 5mm is probably the easiest, small led to find. I get mine from lighthouseleds.com

@tomkominiak2337 29 дней назад

@@VanOaksProps Your videos are really great and l appreciate your getting back with me!

@Timetravel1111 Год назад

Who I really liked that idea putting it on the cemetery headstone using it in other areas even larger just to side comment I think it looks kind of dumb on a book I know I know that is a lot of the ways it’s shown but I would never melt three candles on top of a book I guess they didn’t have trays in the middle ages

@swdis00 Год назад

Just a question. Why do u mostly use plastics and other chemical hazardus materials and not wood or paper?

@VanOaksProps Год назад

I use what's most readily available to me.

@BeeWhistler Год назад

These look great from the side, but were they not meant to have tops to them? I mean, I guess they’d look nice with a flickering tealight but they’re candles with a hole in the middle…

@VanOaksProps Год назад

You could absolutely add tops, although it’s not uncommon for candles to melt unevenly, leaving behind a void down the center. The beauty of all of this is that you can make these however you like to achieve the look you’re after with the same steps.