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How to make your Halloween festivities extra spooky
(ARA) - Halloween is
the second most decorated holiday, so it won't be long until ghouls and
goblins, witches and vampires, pumpkins and candy corn adornments begin
appearing in advance of trick-or-treating and haunting celebrations.
This year, instead of buying your decorations, why not brew a little
imagination? Just stir in a few items you already have around the house
and a couple of cans of spray paint to create bewitching, inexpensive pieces for your home and yard.
Here are three project ideas to inspire and help you easily put some extra spookiness in your Halloween trick-or-treating.
Ghoulish gravestones
Turn a couple of old boxes into a chilling graveyard to keep the goblins and vampires at bay.
What you'll need: Black granite textured "stone" spray paint, such
as Krylon's Make It Stone; spray adhesive; glow-in-the-dark paint; boxes
(note: old shipping boxes work well); foam or wood letters; various
Halloween decorations; hot or super glue; packing tape; newspaper; large
nails or ground stakes; and scissors.
How to do it: Set up a spray paint area in a well-ventilated area by
covering a table with newspaper. Assemble a box and tape over folded
seams leaving one end open, as that will serve as the bottom of your
gravestone. Cut a name plaque to fit the box from the cardboard of
another and affix with spray adhesive. Glue letters onto the plaque.
Embellish the top of your gravestone with glued-on Halloween
decorations, like a bat or skull. Paint the entire gravestone with two
to three coats of "stone" spray paint, letting it dry between coats.
Once it's dry, highlight areas with glow-in-the-dark paint. Place a
stake in the ground, prop up your box and enjoy scaring the neighbors
with your ghoulishly gorgeous graveyard.
Ghostly globes
Add a spooky twist to your outside walkway on All Hallow's Eve -
without having to carve several messy pumpkins - by creating glowing
ghostly globes.
What you'll need: Round glass votives; newspaper; one can each of
white frosted glass, white and glow-in-the-dark spray paint, such as
Krylon Glowz; and a black craft pen.
How to do it: Cover your workspace with newspaper. Spray several
light coats of white frosted glass paint on the lip of each votive and
let dry. Next, add several light coats of white paint to the outside
bottom of votives, blending the white seamlessly with the frosted glass.
Let dry completely.
Spray the entire exterior with glow-in-the dark paint, which will
allow your votives to shine even when not lit. Finally, draw facial
features with a black paint pen.
Spooky party servers
Embellish your Halloween party buffet by transforming ordinary terra cotta pots into spooky party servers.
What you'll need: White primer; pumpkin orange, gloss white and gold
glitter spray paint; black webbing spray from Krylon; brush-on black
paint; repositionable adhesive; assorted terra cotta pots and saucers;
metal or enamel bowl; glue; paper; pencil; scissors; and a small paint
brush.
How to do it: Wash the pots and saucers. Allow to dry. Spray all the
terra cotta with white primer. Let dry and spray with gloss white. Once
dry, turn pots upside down and glue the bottom of a saucer to the
bottom of each pot. Draw ghosts, tombstones and other scary characters
on paper. Cut the shapes out and spray one side with repositionable
adhesive.
Position the paper shapes randomly on the pots. Spray the outside of
the bowl and terra cotta pieces with pumpkin orange paint. Once dry,
spray all the pieces with black webbing spray, then lightly with gold
glitter spray. When all the paint is dry, remove paper templates and add
details, such as features on the ghosts and words on the tombstones,
with black paint. Be sure to not to place unwrapped food on any painted
surface.
For more Halloween decorating inspiration, there are a plethora of arts and crafts websites, such as yourholidaystyle.com, offering tips, tricks and inspiration to help you spook your family, guests and trick-or-treaters.
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