That looks awesome! Great job! Little tip...cover a bowl with plastic wrap, then put the foam on. When you remove the bowl, your ember pile will be hollow, allowing you to change the lights for different effects, or maintenance. I like 2 strings, one solid, one blinking.
Oh man, this is AWESOME!! I've been using wood and a string that has these simulated "flame" bulbs and it looks okay from a few feet away. BUT THIS!! With this I can also attach a hose to connect to a fog machine! Can't wait! THANK YOU!! PS, if you spray this foam onto Parchment Paper, it will peel RIGHT OFF when it dries.
I was thinking , and not to put it down at all, but if the orange lights had a twinkle to them it would give the fire movement. Love this idea , thanks
thank you once again! you helped me with a parade volcano a few years ago and now i'm building a fake fire for my store's outdoor fire pit! by the way, I won for best float so thank you for that, too!
Love the idea and the effect! Making a suspended witches caldron this year with a fog machine and this will make the prefect fire base for it! Thanks so much!
I have actually been trying to figure out how to make something like this for a Halloween prop with skeletons roasting marshmallows. Perfect! Thank you🎃👻
Wow! How amazing and oh-so real looking!! Excellent vid. Short, informative, EASY, n couldn't look better. I never would've thought you'd be able to see the lights thru the foam. Great job!
I love how this turned out! 💖 FYI - Walmart has their own brand of spray foam that's even cheaper, and I actually prefer it for craft projects, because it expands a little bit more. I initially bought their version when I was making a faux "rock" base under a life-sized Iron Throne from Game of Thrones and needed a LOT of foam, so I figured it was worth a try, but it ended up working so well that it's honestly been my personal "go-to" spray foam ever since! 😉😁
Absolutely ingenious and so clever! I'm not sure what else to say that hasn't already been said. I'm a creative guy and this is the kind of thing that makes me step back and say, "Now why didn't I think of that." Can't wait to try it for myself. Thanks!
That is very creative. To make it even more realistic, I'm going to burn parts of the sticks (letting them go out and cool off afterwards, of course) before throwing them onto the foam.
Perfect! I made a self stirring cauldron 2 years ago an need something to elevate it to the next level. I won't have a lot of time to craft this year, but this seems like a perfect afternoon project, thank you for posting!
Thanks for this!! I tried my hand at it and it worked like a charm. one little surprise is that apparently my lights were "twinkle" light. added another element to it, really looks like flickering embers. Thanks for the "how to".
Anyone else realize that the lights give off heat. Keeping that insulated and on top of cardboard is asking for a fire. Please all, be careful especially if your leaving it on a long time or putting it indoors.
This was great! And really easy as well. I'm going to try and do this, especially for my Winter Solstice celebration. Just a wild thought, what if you have a cavity on the bottom, then somehow cut slits in the foam. Then hot glue some red, orange, and yellow pieces of fabric cut out in the shape of flames. The last thing you would do is a fix a small fan in cavity. Turn on the fan and the fan air would simulate flames. I just thought of this as I was watching your video. Again, this was great.
Awesome job! I made one of these for our witch's cauldron. I used red LEDs and a leftover piece of that rubber gym floor snap together tile to mount it on, it looks good but I think I went to heavy on the paint because it's not as bright as yours.
Thanks for the tutorial. I'm gonna give this a try and add some subtle strobing to the lights. Put it over some cold mist faux flame and it should look pretty striking.
Was thinking about taking the orange lights out and putting them into a twinkling strand to give the "fire" a more burning look. When I try it, I'll let you know how it looks!
Wow what a little bit of time imagination can do for you.. now that is thinking outside the box great job my friend I will be producing this artistic peace this Halloween..
Very cool! Never thought that could be so easily done. Looks awesome! Not sure why some people are giving a "thumbs down". Jealous maybe. Keep up the good work!
This is the first video I've seen of yours and am hooked! I am now subscribed and I'm looking forward to watching some other videos of yours to create a much better Halloween experience! Thank you and keep up the great work!
That looks awesome! Great job! Little tip...cover a bowl with plastic wrap, then put the foam on. When you remove the bowl, your ember pile will be hollow, allowing you to change the lights for different effects, or maintenance. I like 2 strings, one solid, one blinking.
Oh man, this is AWESOME!! I've been using wood and a string that has these simulated "flame" bulbs and it looks okay from a few feet away. BUT THIS!! With this I can also attach a hose to connect to a fog machine! Can't wait! THANK YOU!!
PS, if you spray this foam onto Parchment Paper, it will peel RIGHT OFF when it dries.
Shimmering Christmas lights would add a nice effect too
I was thinking , and not to put it down at all, but if the orange lights had a twinkle to them it would give the fire movement. Love this idea , thanks
Absolutely! This is just my super simple fire idea. I love that its versatile and can be elaborated on. Thank you for sharing your idea! =)
thank you once again! you helped me with a parade volcano a few years ago and now i'm building a fake fire for my store's outdoor fire pit! by the way, I won for best float so thank you for that, too!
That’s so awesome!! 😆
Love the idea and the effect! Making a suspended witches caldron this year with a fog machine and this will make the prefect fire base for it! Thanks so much!
I have actually been trying to figure out how to make something like this for a Halloween prop with skeletons roasting marshmallows. Perfect! Thank you🎃👻
Wow! How amazing and oh-so real looking!! Excellent vid. Short, informative, EASY, n couldn't look better. I never would've thought you'd be able to see the lights thru the foam. Great job!
Great. I hope it works with green lights. Thinking of using blinking lights for my zombie graveyard. It'll hopefully look like glowing toxic waste!!
works great with green lights We used on top of cheap trash cans to make toxic waste .
or them flickering ones, they use for tea lights would work even beter
That would look amazing! Great idea!
This is a Great Cheap effect...It will be good using any color(S) you have...Green for Toxic waste...Blue for Ice...Red /Orange for Fire
Thank you for the awesome idea! I think I might do this same thing but with green lights for a witch's cauldron. subscribed!
great idea! let me know how it turns out!
Hey just saw your post after I wrote mine. How did the green work. Any tips on what not to do?
Omg! That would be awesome too.
I painted with black permanent market the green lights.
I love how this turned out! 💖 FYI - Walmart has their own brand of spray foam that's even cheaper, and I actually prefer it for craft projects, because it expands a little bit more. I initially bought their version when I was making a faux "rock" base under a life-sized Iron Throne from Game of Thrones and needed a LOT of foam, so I figured it was worth a try, but it ended up working so well that it's honestly been my personal "go-to" spray foam ever since! 😉😁
Absolutely ingenious and so clever! I'm not sure what else to say that hasn't already been said. I'm a creative guy and this is the kind of thing that makes me step back and say, "Now why didn't I think of that." Can't wait to try it for myself. Thanks!
thank you ! just what I like ! Short , Informative and it works ! I hate the videos that dragggg on !
I used flickering lights on mine but after seeing the stick idea I'm changing mine this year.
Great ideas
THAT WAS REALLY BRILLIANT
That is very creative. To make it even more realistic, I'm going to burn parts of the sticks (letting them go out and cool off afterwards, of course) before throwing them onto the foam.
You don't even need to actually burn them... Just spray the part of the stick nearest the coals with the black spray paint for a charred look.
Best DIY Halloween prop that I've seen in awhile..
This looks fantastic, I'm going to make a fake chimney for Christmas and with a little more wood this would make a great fireplace fire.
I'm doing the same
I just ordered the stuff to pick up tommorow . Thank you for the idea!🎃
Dude!! You've seriously upped my halloween game! I made lava using this!
I used this idea to make flaming skulls that go along the top of my door. It came out awesome!
Perfect! I made a self stirring cauldron 2 years ago an need something to elevate it to the next level. I won't have a lot of time to craft this year, but this seems like a perfect afternoon project, thank you for posting!
I didn't get around to buying foam until this year. So same comment, round twooooo!
That's badass! What's even more cooler, is you taking the time to share it!!!! Thanks!
Great tutorial..thanks! Please keep posting..
Its been a while, but i'm going to try to get more videos made. =)
I'm making this right now for a prop in my play. Thanks for posting this, think this is the cheapest route that looks really good.
that's awesome! thank you!
I think it's a very great idea for false chimneys! 😍 Thanks for the idea!
Excellent idea! I'll be making this on Saturday for my yard haunt. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this!! I tried my hand at it and it worked like a charm. one little surprise is that apparently my lights were "twinkle" light. added another element to it, really looks like flickering embers. Thanks for the "how to".
You are do smart, I think I'm in love with your brains!😍 but seriously that was genius!
Anyone else realize that the lights give off heat. Keeping that insulated and on top of cardboard is asking for a fire. Please all, be careful especially if your leaving it on a long time or putting it indoors.
Those are LEDs. No danger in that
Calm yo' Tits Bro...use LED...
this is just what i need as a Bible School teacher! thanks so much for your great DIY project.
This is so frickin' awesome! Super creative! Thank you!!
clever girl im well impressed!
In a circle for putting under a cauldron would be awesome. Thanks for the great idea!
I would add tight chicken wire over the lights to one be able to replace the lights and two give it depth. nice video
Very cool idea and cheap. Thanks for sharing.
This was great! And really easy as well. I'm going to try and do this, especially for my Winter Solstice celebration. Just a wild thought, what if you have a cavity on the bottom, then somehow cut slits in the foam. Then hot glue some red, orange, and yellow pieces of fabric cut out in the shape of flames. The last thing you would do is a fix a small fan in cavity. Turn on the fan and the fan air would simulate flames. I just thought of this as I was watching your video. Again, this was great.
That’s pretty awesome effect!!
Awesome job! I made one of these for our witch's cauldron. I used red LEDs and a leftover piece of that rubber gym floor snap together tile to mount it on, it looks good but I think I went to heavy on the paint because it's not as bright as yours.
Very cool. Great job.
That is genius. I'm totally doing that.
Thanks for the tutorial. I'm gonna give this a try and add some subtle strobing to the lights. Put it over some cold mist faux flame and it should look pretty striking.
Supper cool! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! thanks a lot for sharing. my front lawn will be burning next year. simple yet so fun project!
That is so good.
I am very impressed.
Looks like larva.
Very simple way to add an awesome effect. Thanks!!
That would look great at the bottom of a cauldron or in one with a smoke machine going. Cool!
A most excellent coal fire! Many thanks. I mixed orange lights near the edge and red near the center. I think almost any combination will work.
Holy wow she is beautiful. Awesome fire too.
This helped with my wedding proposal idea, thanks a bunch
Great idea. I'm going to try this with the string lights that twinkle on and off. With some crackling fire sound fx, it should look real.
It's crazy how the imagination works I like it
Wow phenomenal. Great post
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!
I have a little chiminea on my patio. This gave me a great idea to make it look like its lit.
Very realistic looking. Great job.
Kraft plays that was an awesome job on the coals project, that turned out really good
This is amazing, great stuff.
Really cool prop idea! Thanks!
Great idea, thank you. I am going to make one.
Was thinking about taking the orange lights out and putting them into a twinkling strand to give the "fire" a more burning look. When I try it, I'll let you know how it looks!
Wow! It looks amazing! Great job 👍
Thank you! 😊
You did an amazing job on this project I loved it😉
What a bloody awesome idea!!!
This is soooooo good!!
This is simply Awesome! What a great idea, nice job.
For safety, you should specify
USE LED LIGHTS ONLY. LEDs don't heat up, typical string lights (aka Christmas lights) do.
could be cool to use for winter to if you got a fire place but ya dont wanna light it for safety reasons or something.. nice DIY! thumbs up!
Thanks for sharing LOOKS awesome very good idea 👍💟
Wow! That'll impressive!
Thank you!
That is awesome looking can't wait to try it out with witches cauldron glowing green LED lights under light green foam
Wow what a little bit of time imagination can do for you.. now that is thinking outside the box great job my friend I will be producing this artistic peace this Halloween..
Brilliant. Well done.
So easy! Incredible 👍🏼 🤯
Amazing idea! ❤
Looks amazing
Totally awesome! It really does look like real hot coals n embers. 👍👍🔥🔥
How clever, who comes up with these ideas, awesome.
Wonderful! Easy and realistic. Thank you!
Good job! That looks awesome!
Simply Brilliant. Using this for the Circus "Human Parts" BBQ. Going to use battery operated lights instead. THANKS!
Awesome prop and a great video!
this is so simple and the finished effect it freakin awesome. I might also try to add a flame effect o it.
Very cool! Never thought that could be so easily done. Looks awesome! Not sure why some people are giving a "thumbs down". Jealous maybe. Keep up the good work!
Way cool DIY! Thanks for the video!
I can't wait to try this! Awesome idea!
Very nice! Great idea!
This was an awesome cheap idea! Tried and conquered! Thank you!
Very cool! I think I'll make one and use as a chimney decoration.
This is the first video I've seen of yours and am hooked! I am now subscribed and I'm looking forward to watching some other videos of yours to create a much better Halloween experience! Thank you and keep up the great work!
That looks great with lights out. I’ll b trying that out next year
Excellent idea!!!!!
What a great idea. It looks very realistic too. Thank you so much. subscribed!
That was Hot...pun intended!!!👍🔥😊
That's freaking awesome. Thank you for sharing
Excellent! Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for the idea did the project and very satisfied
This is by far the Best, Cheapest, most realistic Prop you can make....I did 8 in all different shapes...add Baby Dolls, Skulls, Rats, Bats, etc, etc
Great tutorial!
Sick!!! I'm definitely going to try this! Thank you 🔥