How To Make A Spooky Tree / No Clay Or Wires / Halloween Candy Bowl Built In 

a couple of common questions answered: *Why did you say "tinfoil" while you were building?* I said tinfoil out of habit but at *54* seconds in I give the supplies list and say, "you need aluminum foil". The supplies list, the description box, and my blog, all call for aluminum foil. I did say tin in this video while building,, oops, it was a mistake. Yes, you are right, it's called aluminum foil. I have done my best to break the habit tho and I’ve managed to keep the word tinfoil out of my videos since. 😅 *How much foil did I use?* I didn't measure but definitely less than 40 feet. I actually want to say about 20 - 30 but it's safer to guess beyond that. How much you use will depend on the size of tree you make. I used the cheapest foil I could find, you do not need heavy duty foil. *Can I paint the inside chamber where the light goes?* Absolutely! I did paint one of mine black in case I didn't use tissue paper. It worked out fabulous. *Can I add more branches?* You can add on and take away anything you want to. This is a project you can do just about anything with. Have fun!

This woman is one of the best craft teachers I've found on youtube. She not only explains clearly what she's doing and what materials she's using, but she also gives you different options on other materials and methods that will either work the same, or give you different effects depending on what you want. Fantastic stuff!

Well, thanks a lot. Now I have to quit my job so I can addictively binge on ALL of your videos and then do all 183,736 projects that popped into my poor brain ASAP!!! Liked, subscribed, and shared! 💖

This video is one of the best tutorials I have seen.

For heavens sake! Who was cranky enuf to ask about tin foil? It’s foil people! What you use each day in the kitchen! Thanks so much for showing me this so cute easy craft project! Inexpensive also. Yay!

Never thought, tin foil, paper towels and masking take could become something so FANTASTICAL!!! But here you are KILLING IT!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

What a great tutorial! Not only does it cater to people with a similar skill level but this illustrates how ANYONE can make this spooky tree and it will still turn out looking awesome, and with very inexpensive materials. Love the look of the finished craft and inspired to make one. I've been a paper mache-er for over 16 years and love the texture you got from the paper towel. Really well done! Subscribed!

Sharon, you are a treasure! I have used a couple of your crochet patterns in the past, and now I am working on my second spooky tree. I am in awe of your creativity and your kindness in sharing your processes with us! Many thanks.

Really creative!! I never imagined you could make something so amazing from aluminum foil, paper towels, tape and glue!! And you are a great teacher!!

This woman is so creative. And she does not stall or stammer. Exceptional presentation, and phenomenal creativity.

These spooky trees are AWESOME! Thanks for sharing the tutorial! I don't really decorate for Halloween but, I really want to make these! Super cool!!

What a great little project! I, also, appreciate the way you give directions. You speed up when appropriate and explain when needed. I don't always find posts where I can follow to a Tee what they are doing, but I find your directions easy to follow, especially when you explained about the arms drying with the glue and then becoming soggy agsin after painting. If I didn't know I might panic. Thanks for your inspiration!

Oh my god! U are an answered prayer! My son will marry next sept . Long story short. 10 tables, 10 different themes, I need to make a whomping willow! U saved my creative reputation! Thank you Thankyou!!

This absolutely the best taught tutorial I have ever seen. If you're not a professional, you should be. Thx for an explicit, detailed, easy to learn new skill. 💞♥️

I now want to make groot! Thanks for the vid! My kids and I will set be using these methods

I wanted make this fantastic tree but on a bigger scale, i used 2 cardboard barrells and used these ideas... it turned out fantacally and so happy to have watched the video... so thank you so very much..xx💀☠👻.

He’s fabulous. Would love to see the forest you’re working on too. Thanks for sharing a very nice video to watch and listen to, even with the TIN foil noise🤣 I may attempt this guy...and I don’t even have to go out and buy any supplies for a change!

Great tutorial! Thank you ~ (and thank you for turning the volume down during foil scrunching) 😉🌻Awesome work hunnie. Fantastic finished product!!!

Absolutely loved this tree. I've been binge watching your channel since I just tripped on a vid yesterday... Love what you do and your voice is very easy to listen to. FYI I'm mid 60s and call it tin foil, foil, or the whole aluminum foil, depends on my mood or whatever comes out. Don't sweat it, it's not like you used a Company Brand name, even then, who cares? Since this Vid is almost 3 years old, I've lots more to watch! Thanks so much!

OMG! It is the first time i have seen you and had to subscribe. The teasr picture grabbed me and i had to watch. Love this. Thanks for sharing!!

Loved this! BTW We still say Tin foil In our house too.

I throughly enjoyed watching your tutorial from beginning to end You are a fantastic teacher

HI THERE! I really want to thank you for showing everyone how to make this awesome tree! Last year I made my own version for Halloween, and it was over five feet talll! It was a huge success at my daughter’s house because we placed him right near the door. The only problem was where to store him afterwards. My husband made a shelf on the wall in our living room , and it stays there year round!💕

Great looking. Thanks for teaching us how to make one.

I have no words. Wait...I have one word.. WOW!

WOW! thanks you for sharing your work on this tree... I cannot believe that 163 people did a thumbs down, but don't let it discourage you, there are folks who just have to let their negativity out...

I'm watching this 4 years later and definitely it's on my to do list we call it tin foil in Ireland.

Where The Gnomes Live Very good !!!Your imagination is very rich

This is fabulous I would have said it was bought like that. That was amazing.

I had no intention of watching this entire video, although as you were explaining how to build the tree and how amazing it looks I was intrigued. You sucked me in to watching a video I normally wouldn’t watch due to the length but YOU captured my attention and I am glad that I watched it to its end. Thank you for such a great instructional video I am going to try and find some time to actually make one of these trees!

This was SO fun to watch & what a character you created!!!! How fun thanks for sharing💕🧜‍♀️

Unbelievable result with such simple household products. Love it!

You are a remarkable artist!!!!! I am in awe of what you can do with tape and foil, just amazing!

Your technique is perfect for the Banyan Tree that I'm needing to make for my stop-motion animated film. Your method allows for some movement of the fingers and hands (the way I"m leaving the fingers not so glued and a bit more flexible). The Banyan has those creepy air roots dripping down from the top and your idea works well with that, Plus, I'm adding in some rope tendrils too. Thank you for your excellent instructions and directions.

Your tutorials are FANTASTIC! Thank you so much!

At first glance, this looks like it would be difficult but the more I watched, the more I saw how easy it actually is - and how awesome it looks at that! What a great tutorial! I'm glad RU-vid suggested this to me today. :)

Thanks to this video I was able to make a tree very similar to yours, but it’s about 5’6” tall! It really turned out so cool! My tree trunk base is plastic coffee containers, and then I filled in areas, sculpted, and paper machete over it. Branches are made like yours. I found the whole process to be very relaxing!

I just found your page. And YOU ARE AMAZING! So very talented. Thank you for sharing

I just love this tree and your channel! My granddaughter made one with me. You make it look so easy, lol. Your instructions are so easy to follow and tomorrow we’ll start painting them. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with all of us! 💕

So cute! Thank you for sharing.

I love this idea. I don't do Halloween but I'm excited to do all kinds of home decorating ideas with the basics. As for tin foil/ aluminum foil im 62 and have swapped them out all my life so most do know what your talking about.

HOLY COW!!!! THAT IS SO AMAZING. Who knew you could manipulate foil, masking tape and paper towels to make an amazing project? Oh wait...you did! That is totally amazing. I may try this, but I know it will not look anything like yours. How long, from start to finish did this take you to make? You are truly an amazingly, talented artist.

I absolutely LOVE these trees and stumps! A great project for me to do while stuck in bed! Thank you 🌻🤗🌿

* grin* We can't see you,so no clue on your age,lol,but i'm of the age that'll call it tin foil 'til I die too,so I get it. Anyone with parents raised pre-WW2 will,because prior to then,foil made from Tin WAS the cheap stuff( hence tinfoil) ppl wrapped leftovers in ! *snicker* Plus,if you'd said Aluminum foil,your whole feed would be full of the debate on how to say it, "Aluminum or Aluminium !( They're both right folks,look it up !) Great tutorial, I learned this technique off my fave old crafting show" The Carol Duvall Show" in the early 90's ,one of my fave old standards,so much easier than traditional wire ones...you did it very well :)

So very cool. I can see my daughter and I sitting around making a forest of Spook Trees. Thanks, love this

Absolutely the coolest craft I've seen in FOREVER!!! You did SUCH a good job making him AND describing the steps! It looks so real and I cant wait to try this myself!😍

I love this one using simple household items that are easy for everyone to use and work with. I've subscribed to your channel and can't wait to check out more of your wonderful videos. You are so creative and intuitive. Thank you for sharing with us!

THANK YOU!!! *Thank you* !! Thank you so much for not blaring loud music, and *thank you* for actually _explaining_ everything. ♥from TX

Thank you for another great video. You are among the best crafty video makers on RU-vid, no idle chatter about nothing or wasting time explaining things like we are totally stupid. Well done, love the tree gonna give it a go.

He turned out great. Brought back memories of The Wizard of Oz and the haunted forest and those mean apple trees. Lolol Thanks for the well done tutorial. Really great job.👍🏼

man I can't wait to get my butt to the craft store, I am so making one of these! thank you!

Wow! This is fantastic! I love it and am going to make one with tin foil!! I remember when I was in elementary school in the late 40's & early 50's I was so envious of the kids who had sandwiches wrapped in tin foil. I asked my Mom to wrap mine in tin foil & she said it was too expensive! Anyway it will always be tin foil to me. You are so talented & clever! Thank you for sharing this!

Amazing ! I was absolutely, “mesmerized” by your talent ! Oh Yeah, for fun I want to make, “Spooky Trees” with my teenage grandchildren. You have inspired me, to be more crafty, for all the holidays.

This is absolutely amazing . Truly talented Thankyou so much for your kindness for sharing your tutorials and showing us your art creations 💖🙏🏼

Why would anyone give a thumbs down to this..he's so cute!

Made this a couple years ago for my daughter as a Halloween decoration, it is her favorite holiday. She leaves “him” out all year. Named him Harvey, wears a Christmas hat and a heart necklace for Valentine’s Day. Was pretty easy following your video. Thanks for all your work. Stay safe

That was amazing. Thank you for sharing your time and art!🌻

I think I may borrow this technique to make creepy arms and legs for Jack o' lanterns. Love the realistic look

Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial!!!! I finally finished my 1st tree I'm so pleased with him and it's all thanks to your great instructions I am rarely on Facebook like once a year. But I have posted pictures of him on my Instagram and gave you a shout out for it! Again thank you so much, Your awesome!

Are you a pro art teacher? You did an awesome job! I love it and I am def gonna do this!

Great tutorial, very inspiring to create things with whatever you have at home. Thank you for making it! And thank you for not adding any annoying music, made it easy to focus on what you were saying.

Wonderful tutorial! Awesome and very inspiring job!!! Additional huge THANKS for clear language. English is my third language and I did not have any difficulties to understand you.

Absolutely in love with these trees! I've gotten back into crafting and now want to attempt some wicked trees! Thank you for a really informative video!

I’m from England and I love that Americans go all out for the different holidays lol. People only decorate their houses for Halloween if they’re having a party around my area. We tend to do a pumpkin, that’s it lol.

Brilliant you are very talented. I want to do a log for a small owl to sit on so this has given me an idea of what to do. Thank you.

This looks amazing. Love that its made with stuff thats typically on hand.

Hello Miss Sharon, I just came across your wonderful tutorial. I work with , " special needs " children here in Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 and this will be a great project for them at Halloween. Thank you for sharing your talent !

You can build so many things with this method! Thank you!

I realize it's been 3 yrs since you made this fantastic tree, but it's the first time I've viewed the video. Amazing job!!!! New subbie, looking forward to viewing & using your technique.😵

Awesome job! Using glue, tin foil, tape, and, paint...Who knew. Love to see what else you come up with.

Awesome Tutorial! And The Resulting Item is Super Spooky FANTASTIC! I cant wait to do this! Thanks So Much for Sharing This on RU-vid! You Rock!

I made this tree and IT WORKED!!! I’ve NEVER tried anything this ambitious and I amazed myself. It looks good!! Thank you!!! ❤️

I love this tree !!! Now I’m really wanting to make a large one for my porch for Halloween with some pumpkins!! 💕💕💕💕💕

Wonderful! How can some guys not like it? I really want to try my own! Thanks for sharing.

You’re a very good teacher, thank you for this great tutorial!

A true labor of love, but very helpful tutorial.

A haunted little tree! Perfect! I will certainly keep this project on my list of things to try. I'm also very interested in this wicked look you've pulled off. I'm seriously tempted to make it on a large scale as a prop for my Halloween yard display. Other tree videos just don't capture the same spookiness that this one does. Great inspiration! Thanks!

I did this a couple of years ago and it turned out great!

🙏🏼Omg Thanks god i found you girl, You are super talented and I love all your work thank you so much for sharing your beautiful creations🥰 God bless you sweetheart 🥰💖🙏🏼👼🏻✨😆

So very clever!!!! I would never have thought the base was TIN FOIL. Yes, I still say tin foil. Can't wait to try this. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

I want to thank you for your tips to make this such a fun project! Your tree is fabulous! It’s cool to see how they slowly develop their personality as you make them! To save a little on using too much foil, I recycled the paper towel empty roll and a couple of lids from our take out Mexican bowls. The lids were sturdy for the base and arms. Happy Halloween!

The best Halloween craft that I have seen and I have watched a lot of them. I just love your trees and will definitely will be attempting to make one. Thank you so much for sharing all your expertise. I can tell you have been making them for awhile. I subscribed, can’t wait to see what else you make.

Wow. Can't wait to try this. Thank you.

Woooooooooooaaaah 👍 😲 👍 A stunning job, I love anything like this. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed it and appreciate how much time and effort that you must have spent while building such a beauty 👍😉👍

This was an extremely well done tutorial. I like creepy Halloween trees.

Simply amazing! I have plans for making a Halloween Diorama for Toy Photography this October and not only did you teach me how to make the coolest trees ever, but this also solves my Pumpkin problem. I really appreciate how you show and verbally explain every step. It made it very easy to follow along and helped the process seem less daunting. Some tutorials fall short in that department, but yours was very well executed. Thanks so much for one of the best tutorials I've seen!

This technique is FANTASTIC!!! Plan on doing a great big one for Halloween. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!

Where the gnomes live, you are absolutely amazing!! Thank you soooooo much beautiful soul.

This is the COOLEST thing I've ever seen made on a craft video!!! I'm so glad you shared this! Thank you so much! Buy the way I read a comment about you saying tin foil instead of aluminum foil. and my opinion who cares what it's called tin foil aluminum foil it's all the same thing people need to get over this politically correct stuff! Oh well whatever floats their boat. LMBO 😂 🤣 😂

I’m amazed at your creativity...love love this. Thank you for posting!!!

Wow! This is awesome!! I'm so glad I came across this video! This is something anyone can do since its relatively cheap to make, and you probably have most things already on hand. And for the people so focused on tin/aluminum, OMG! it's just FOIL for Pete's sake! They might need to find a help video on OCD. 🙄

I have watched this video twice. Last year and again now. Your creativity, patience and explanations are phenomenal!

OMG! This was the best video tutorial I have ever watched! Thank you so much! I am going to make a little one for my kitchen table, but I plan on making a BIG one....or 5 or 6 for outside on Halloween! I am thinking of using pvc and chicken wire for the frame, and monster mud or something like it for the exterior coating. I don't want it to be too heavy. Thanks again! You just sent my brain into overload with all the ideas from this simple and fun project.

You are a beast omg I love it love it love it but I know my daughter is going to scream. This is a mind blown idea. Thank you so much for sharing 🏆🏆🏆

This is simply the most brilliant DIY video I’ve ever seen!!!

I have been saving all the brown packing paper from Amazon, I have a feeling it will be thin enough to be a good bark like texture and color! I just love your tree!

Wow that’s amazing. I never thought of doing anything like this. I do theater props and this is going to be used on a larger scale too. But I’m gonna make a full haunted forest and even make some trolls.

Hi Janie is it ? I was looking up Halloween DIY'S and your tutorial came up. I just have to say this is the BEST DIY of a Scary Tree/candy dish I've ever seen!!! I can't believe it's made from Tin foil.. yes I said it. That's what it's always been called in my House. Instead of petty talk, why can't they say anything Good about what you've created here!! This is AMAZING and Inspiring to see what was Created out of a few cost affected materials!!! Fantastic Art!!! Your very Talented !!! Thanks for sharing!!! GREAT Inspiration.🧡🎃🍂🍁

your so darn talented. Wow!!! Thank you for taking the time to show us how to do this. And for those being word Nazis, ignore please...keep being you and do not worry what you call tin foil, that is the wording here in the Midwest that we have always called it. Toma'to/ tomato, they know what you are using that is all anyone needs to know. Thanks again, and remember you cannot make everyone in the world happy all the time, so forget them and just do your thing....you rock!

I am about 12 minutes into the video paused it and went to look if I have the supplies to make this because this is just way to cool and YES I have all the supplies and super stoked and ready to make him...Thank You for sharing this idea, and excellent tutorial