Halloween Cauldron Centerpiece
Last week, I found a mini cast iron cauldron at the thrift store and knew I could turn it into a Halloween Cauldron Centerpiece!
I didn’t know how I would make this happen, but as it turns out, I predictably resorted to my default Halloween trick.
Stick a bat on it.
That’s about as Halloween as I get.
My mini cauldron is about 6 inches tall and has a 6-inch diameter. It looks like it has the perfect dimensions to cook up something single-serving-sized over a campfire.
Although I’m just imagining because I don’t camp. I’m the type who prefers to spend all day in nature and all night at home tucked into my warm, cozy, ‘doesn’t break my back’ bed.
There might be a better name for this cauldron, like a Dutch oven. Except mine is missing a lid. And cauldron is a much better name for something Halloween-themed.
Next month it can be a Dutch oven.
The flowers in the cauldron are from one of my favorite places: the grocery store!
Don’t even try to convince me that the grocery store shouldn’t be one of my favorite places. They have food. Food that I didn’t have to grow. Sometimes I even buy food there that I don’t have to cook.
And flowers. Don’t forget the flowers.
These flowers aren’t sitting directly in the cauldron. It already had enough rust at the bottom! Instead, they are sitting in a plastic container that fits nicely in the bottom.
The bat is one I cut out of construction paper. I have a whole envelope of them because one year, I was really bored, ambitious, and cut out about 50 of them in varying sizes. It is taped to a wooden chopstick skewer.
You could also tape the bat to the handle of the cauldron if the handle was at the correct height when placed in the upward position.
As soon as Halloween is over, I’ll remove the bat and will be left with the cutest fall centerpiece that doesn’t scream “a spooky witch lives here!”
What do you think?
Was this a killer thrift store find?
What about if I tell you it was $5?
Can I transition my Halloween Cauldron Centerpiece into a perfectly festive Thanksgiving centerpiece?
Wow.
That was an intense amount of questioning for a blog post. Maybe I should be Perry Mason for Halloween.
Do kids these days even know who Perry Mason was?
Don’t answer that.
Instead, go forth and enjoy your day, youngsters!
Happy Halloween!
P.S. You can find vintage or antique cast-iron cauldrons on Etsy and eBay. However, this idea could be just as festive using a plastic cauldron from the Dollar Store. Your favorite grocery store probably has one on clearance this close to Halloween!
P.P.S. I used to watch Perry Mason and Matlock at my Grandma’s house. I grew up in the country, but Grandma lived in town close to my high school. I think all of us grandkids used Grandma’s house as a home base when we had time to kill between school activities. Knowing we always had a safe place to go and someone who would welcome us no matter the time of day – I can’t tell you how formative that was for me. She’s the kind of grandma I want to be someday.
I think I’m done creating fall-themed flower centerpieces for this year. Probably. Well, don’t hold me to that statement. I never know when the mood will strike. I do know that I have plenty of other blog posts for you to read if you’re so inclined!Â
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2 Comments
Dawn Olsson
I like everything about it, the bat makes it festive.
annisa
High praise, thank you!! 🙂