Materials:

• STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
  • Ball, 8"
  • Block, 12" x 12" x 1/2"
  • Cone, 9" x 4"
• Acrylic paints: burnt orange; deep lilac; antique gold; off white; black
• Artist's mediums: gesso; brown antiquing gel
• Instant papier-mâché
• Natural raffia 
• Serrated knife
• Candle stub or paraffin
• Wooden toothpicks
• 1-1/2" wash; liner; stencil Paintbrushes
• Disposable palette
• Water basin
• Mixing bowl
• Liquid measuring cup
• Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• Thick, white craft glue
• Sandpaper
• 1-1/2" Star stencil
• Paper towels
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Ruler

Steps:

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Carefully cut a 1/4"-thick slice from top and bottom of foam ball. Using pattern, cut hat brim from ½" foam sheet; use fingers to pinch and mold brim edge smooth.
    
2. Glue foam cone to center of hat brim. Apply glue to toothpicks and insert into cone through bottom of hat brim for added strength; let dry. Glue hat to head; let dry.
    
3. Follow manufacturer's instructions to mix papier-mâché. Completely cover pumpkin/hat with mixture, leaving some areas rougher than others for realistic texture.
    
4. Refer to photo and use pencil to draw face. Indent surface with pencil, pushing in facial features to look carved. Let dry completely, up to four days. Gently sand 
   pumpkin, leaving some areas rough.
    
5. Using wash brush, apply one coat gesso to hat and pumpkin; let dry. Paint pumpkin burnt orange and hat antique gold; let dry. Stencil black stars onto hat; let dry.
    
6. Using liner brush, paint eyes, nose, and mouth deep lilac; let dry. Paint same features black, allowing some purple to show around edges; let dry. Paint two small, curved black accent lines to outside of each eye near top. Use paintbrush handle to add antique gold dot to each eye. Use toothpick to add off-white highlight dot to gold dot.
    
7. Follow manufacturer's instructions to apply antiquing gel to entire pumpkin and hat; wipe away excess with paper towels. Note: The more gel applied and the longer the application time, the darker the antique effect will be.
    
8. Tie several lengths of raffia into bow around hat.

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Materials:

DecoArt Products Required

• SoSoft Fabric Acrylics
• DSS1 - White

SoSoft Shimmering Pearls

• DSP2 - Golden Yellow Pearl

SoSoft Dimensional Writers

• DD115 - Black
• DD122 - Lime

Glow-in-the-Dark Paint

• DS50 - Glow-in-the-Dark Medium

Americana Brushes

• DBF3008-B - Shader 8

Supplies

• Foam plate
• 1/2" round foam pouncer brush
• Black canvas apron with pockets

Steps:

1. Preparation: Remove all stickers or labels from surface.
    
2. Refer to photo for placement and use Lime Glossy SoSoft Dimensional Writer to paint words on apron; let dry.
    
3. Use shader brush and Golden Yellow Pearl to paint eye shapes; let dry.
    
4. Use shader brush and White to paint ghosts rising out of pockets. Use pouncer brush to paint White pairs of dots for small eyes; let dry.
    
5. Follow bottle instructions for applying Glow-in-the-Dark Medium on fabrics and apply mixture over all White-painted areas. Let dry.
    
6. Use Black Glossy Writer to paint center of large eyes and dots on all small eyes; paint raindrop mouth and oval eyes on ghosts. Let dry.

Materials:

• STYROFOAM Brand Foam:
  • Cone, 4"
• Black acrylic paint
• White craft foam, one sheet
• Glow-in-the-dark wiggle eyes, 3/8", two
• White elastic cord, 18" length
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Liner or small round paintbrush
• Disposable palette
• Water basin
• Paper towels
• Scissors
• Extra-long straight pins
• Thick, white craft glue

Steps:

1. Cut pattern from craft foam as indicated. Glue straight arm edges to foam cone at right angle. Hold arms in place with pins until glue dries.
    
2. Using photo as guide, paint black mouth. (Note: Young children may find it easier to use handle end of brush to "dot on" mouth.) Glue eyes to cone; let dry.
    
3. Knot one end of elastic cord. Use pencil point to poke small hole in tip of cone. Glue knot into hole; let dry. Hang ghost from trees, doorways, curtain rods and more.

For pattern, click here.

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Materials:

• Tulip® One-Step Fashion Dyes™
  • Purple
• Aleene's® Instant Decoupage Sealer & Finish
• Tulip® Fashion Art Resist™
• Tulip® 3D Fashion Paint
  • 65000 White
  • 65018 Purple
  • 65038 Black
  • 65174 Natural Glow
  • 65175 Yellow Glow
  • 65176 Orange Glow
  • 65177 Green Glow
• Aleene's® FunCraft™ Foam Glue
• Aleene's® Fast Grab Tacky Glue®
• Chenille stems: neon green, neon yellow, purple, orange
• Pencil
• Spray water bottle
• Plastic trash bags
• Masking tape, low tack
• White fabric, 1 yard all cotton
• Cardboard
• Wire cutters
• Tissue paper: orange, purple
• Glass fish bowl
• Plastic utensils
• Iron
• Straws
• Hole punch
• Small water bottles
• Craft foam, white
• Paintbrush, ½” wide flat
• Scissors
• Plastic drinking cups
• Plastic bugs
• Candy, assorted Halloween

Steps:

Spider Bowl

1. Wash and dry fish bowl. Cut a 6” piece of craft foam.

2. Tear or cut purple tissue paper into 3” pieces. Use brush to apply Instant Decoupage onto a small area of fishbowl. Tap brush onto a piece of tissue and press onto decoupage. Brush more Instant Decoupage over top. Tap onto another piece of tissue, overlapping first piece. Decoupage on several layers. Continue with entire bowl.

3. Decoupage tissue onto foam square. Let dry.

4. Trace spider head on reverse side of foam square. Carefully cut out.

5. Pencil on eyes, nose and mouth. Start flow of 3D paint on a paper towel using an even pressure on bottle for a smooth line. Purple: outline edge around head. Green Glow: eyes and teeth. White Slick: mouth, inner eyes, highlights in eyes and nose. Yellow Glow: nose. Orange Glow: eyes. Let dry.

6. Wrap end of two purple chenille stems together to form one long piece. Place around lip of fishbowl, trimming ends to overlap about 2”. Remove and set aside.

7. To create legs, wrap ends of 8 neon green stems around purple chenille stem. Wrap purple around lip, adjusting legs referring to photo for placement. Add a dot of Fast Grab Tacky Glue under each wrap. Hold legs in place with a piece of tape until dry.

8. Bend legs about half way down then 1” from each end. For each leg, cut a 3” orange stem and swirl. Use Fast Grab Tacky Glue to attach at end of each leg.

9. Squeeze a 2” circle of FunCraft Foam Glue to back of head. Let dry until clear. Press in place where desired on bowl.

10. Fill with candy. The bowl cannot be immersed in water but can be wiped with a damp cloth, if needed.

Foam Eyes

1. Trace eye pattern onto white foam using pencil. Carefully cut out with scissors.

2. Add a loop of tape to back. Press onto cardboard to hold in place while painting. Start flow of 3D paint on a paper towel using an even pressure on bottle for a smooth line.

3. Referring to photo for color, fill in areas of eyes. Let dry.

4. Add a thick line of FunCraft Foam Glue to center back. Let dry until clear.

5. Press onto candy sticks, favor cups and drinking glasses.

Favor Cups

1. Wash and dry water bottles. Use scissors to carefully cut off bottom third of each bottle and even top edge.

2. Cut or tear orange tissue into 2” pieces. Use brush to apply decoupage onto a section of cup. Tap brush onto piece of tissue. Place on decoupage, brushing more Instant Decoupage over top. Continue overlapping tissue until center cup is covered with several layers of tissue. Set aside to dry. Trim excess paper from top edge.

3. Detail with 3D paint. Dye and spider designs can be lightly drawn on with a pencil if needed. Referring to photo for reference, fill in areas with paint. Let dry.

4. To form handle, punch two holes opposite each other on upper edge of cup. Thread a chenille stem from inside to outside and swirl end to hold in place.

5. Fill with candy.

Glasses, Straws, Plastic Utensils and Bugs

1. Paint different size sets of eyes on glasses and utensils referring to photo for color and placement using 3D paint. Let dry.

2. Paint a set of foam eyes for each glass. Let dry. Add a thick line of FunCraft Foam Glue to back. Let dry. Press in place on glasses. Add Glow paint to sections of plastic bugs. Let dry. Add FunCraft Foam Glue to back. Let dry. Press onto straw where desired.

Web Tablecloth

1. Prewash fabric to remove sizing; do not use fabric softener.

2. Cover work surface with plastic trash bag.

3. Iron fabric smooth then lay on work surface.

4. Snip very tip of resist bottle. Start flow on paper towel.

5. The web design will be drawn on fabric with resist, following pattern. Resist must penetrate fibers of fabric so dye will not seep through. Hold bottle almost perpendicular to fabric. Squeeze out an even line rubbing into fabric with tip of bottle. Start at center of web, drawing out legs, adding connectors last. Let dry.

6. Dampen fabric with spray bottle of water.

7. Wearing gloves from box, fill Purple dye bottle with water. Shake until dye is thoroughly mixed.

8. Slightly crumple fabric following package instructions. Squeeze dye over fabric twisting and turning until covered. When bottle is 2/3 gone, fill with water and continue squeezing on fabric. Squeeze fabric together to help dye blend.

9. Cover with plastic trash bag. Let set 4–8 hours. Fill washer with full load of hot water and a small amount of laundry soap. Wash. Dry in dryer or line dry. The hot water should remove resist, if not, repeat wash step.

10. Iron smooth. Cut edge, forming web shape.
 

Materials:

• Aleene’s® Super Thick Tacky Glue™
• Drill with 1/8” drill bit
• 2” diameter wooden ball
• 4-1/4” diameter clay pot
• Acrylic paint: black, orange, lime
• Paintbrush
• Pop-up craft sponge
• Waxed paper
• Dimensional paint: white, black, pink, green, orange
• Small wind chimes
• Black craft foam
• 9” (5/8” wide) orange ribbon
• Pattern

Instructions:

Drill hole through wooden ball. Paint ball and clay pot black. Let dry. Transfer triangle pattern to pop-up sponge and cut 2. Dip each into water to expand and wring out excess water. Pour separate puddles of orange and lime paints onto waxed paper. Dip each sponge into 1 color of paint and blot excess paint on side of waxed paper. Continue to blot until color is evenly distributed on sponge. Do not oversaturate the sponge. Press sponge on rim of pot and lift. Alternate colors. Let design dry. Wash sponge throughly and store for future use.

Paint facial features on wooden ball with dimensional paints. Let dry.

Apply glue to top of windchimes. Working from inside pot, thread wind chimes hanger through hole in bottom of pot. Pull wind chimes up to pot and glue in place. Let dry. Thread wind chimes hanger through hole in wooden ball head, working from bottom to top and pushing head down onto pot bottom. Glue head in place on pot. Let dry.

Transfer patterns to foam and cut 1 wings and 2 ears. Trim bottom edge of each ears to fit curve of head. Glue ears in place on head. Let dry. Referring to photo, paint inner ears and details on wings with orange dimensional paint. Let dry. Glue wings to back of pot. Tie ribbon into bow. Glue bow to front of pot, just below head. Let dry.
 

Halloween Gift Bags

  

Materials:

• For all: Pop-up craft sponges
• Waxed paper
• Acrylic paint: orange, yellow, green, white, black, blush
• Paper bags: white, yellow or black
• Paintbrushes: small round tip, fine-tip
• Permanent marker – black fine tip
• ¼” diameter hole punch
• 1 yard (1/8”) wide ribbon or acrylic yarn: black, orange or yellow
• Pattern

Instructions:

For witch, transfer patterns and cut 1 hat, 1 blouse and 1 skirt from craft sponges. For pumpkins, cut 1 each (1”, 1-3/4” and 2” diameter) circle from craft sponges. Dip each sponge into water to expand. Wring out excess water.

Pour separate small puddles of paints onto waxed paper. Dip sponge into desired color and blot excess paint on side of waxed paper. Continue to blot until color is evenly dispursed on sponge. Do not oversaturate the sponge. Press sponge on bag and lift. Let design dry. Wash sponge thoroughly and wring out excess water before dipping into different paint color.

For white jack-o’-lantern bag: sponge-stamp pumpkins on bag. Sponge border around pumpkins using square sponge. Let dry. Use small brush and fine-tip brush to paint facial features and stems on pumpkins. Let dry. Add design details with black marker.

For yellow bag: sponge-stamp 2” pumpkin on bag. Let dry. Use small brush and fine tip brush to paint facial features and stems on pumpkins. Let dry. Add design details with black marker.

For black bag: sponge-stamp 1-3/4” pumpkin and square on bag. Let dry. Use small brush and fine-tip brush to paint facial features and stems on pumpkins. Let dry. Add design details with black marker.

For witch bag: sponge stamp using 1” sponge for witch’s face and 2 pumpkins. Sponge paint skirt, hat and blouse. Paint hair, cheeks, hands and feet on witch and stem on pumpkin with fine-tip brush. Let dry. Add design details with black marker.

For each: punch holes along top of bag. Thread ribbon or yarn through holes and tie in bow on front.
 

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Paint three small gift boxes in candy-corn colors, tie with ribbon and top off with spooky ghosts. Use as a gift box or just as a table decoration for a Halloween party.

Materials:

• STYROFOAM Brand Products:
  • 1 Cone, 6"
  • 1 Ball, 2"
• Melon baller or sharp spoon
• 1 1/4" Wooden dowel, 6" long
• 1/2 yd. of white cotton fabric
• Fabric stiffener
• Straight pins
• Gesso
• Black felt, scrap
• 12 " Orange curling ribbon
• 2 Tiny blue beads
• Acrylic paint: pink, red
• Brown craft paper or paper bag
• Black marker
• Mini Halloween sticker (optional)
• Thick, white craft glue

Steps:

1. Using melon baller or sharp spoon, hollow out 1" hole in foam ball. Twist ball onto top of cone until it fits snugly. Glue in place.
    
2. Cut dowel into two 3" lengths for arms. Push dowels into cone right below the ball; glue in place.
    
3. Cut fabric into 16" circle. Soak fabric in full-strength fabric stiffener. Drape over ghost body. To shape neck, pin fabric to neck while drying. Let dry thoroughly; remove pins.
    
4. Paint ghost with thick coat of gesso. Let dry.
    
5. Cut out tiny mask from black felt. Cut 6" length of curling ribbon in half lengthwise; glue to mask. Glue mask to face and tie ribbons in back of head. Glue on blue beads for eyes. Paint on cheeks and smiling mouth.
    
6. Construct a 3" x 5" paper bag using pattern given. Glue on handles made from orange curling ribbon. Write "Trick or Treat" on bag; add mini sticker, if desired. Glue handle on ghost's arm.

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Materials:

• STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
  • Wreath, Round Face, 12" x 2-1/2" x 1"
• Black ultra-fine glitter
• Black; orange pony beads, one package each
• Foam-safe black spray paint
• Ribbon, 1-1/4" wide: black grosgrain, 1 yd.; sheer orange, gold, black wire-edged, 5 yds. each
• Wire or thin black ribbon, 6" length
• Scissors
• Wooden skewer
• Ruler
• Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• Thick, white craft glue
• Optional: Large cardboard box

Steps:

1. If desired, place foam wreath inside large cardboard box outdoors or in well-ventilated area. Spray paint wreath black; sprinkle with glitter while wet. Let dry completely.
    
2. Tie grosgrain ribbon into a bow with tails; set aside. Cut approximately twenty 4" lengths from each sheer ribbon color; cut more as needed to fill out wreath shape.
    
3. Apply dot of glue to opening of a black pony bead; immediately insert one end of a sheer black ribbon length through hole until tight. Let dry; trim excess ribbon above bead. Repeat to bead all black and gold ribbons black; bead all orange ribbons orange. Let dry.
    
4. Refer to photo to join beaded ribbon lengths to wreath. Beginning just inside wreath opening, dot wreath with glue and use wooden skewer to push free end of one ribbon length into foam. Continue adding ribbons in concentric circles around wreath, cutting and beading more ribbons as needed. Offset ribbons slightly from circle to circle.
    
5. Use fingers to bend ribbon lengths toward outside edge of wreath as shown. Twist wire ends, or knot thin ribbon ends, together to create hanging loop. Glue ends into center top back of wreath.

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Use an ordinary straw wreath and paint black, then have fun!

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Halloween Noise Makers

Turn concentrated juice cans into noise makers for the little ghouls this Halloween. 
 

Materials:

*Aleene’s® Super Thick Tacky Glue™
*For each: 6-oz. juice can with lid, washed and dried
*Drill with 3/8” bit
*10” length 3/8” diameter dowel
*Assorted nuts and bolts
*Newspaper
*Paintbrushes – ¼” flat, fine-tip
*Acrylic paints: orange, black, yellow, green, white
*1 yard each 1/8” wide satin ribbon: white, orange, black
 

For cat noisemaker: 
*small star rubber stamp (or see designer tip below to make your own)
*Waxed paper
*Cosmetic sponge

Instructions:

For each, center and drill hole for dowel through 1 side of can. Dip 1 end of dowel into glue and push into hole until end of dowel touches opposite side of can. Apply additional glue to dowel on outside of can. Let dry.

Put handful of assorted nuts and bolts inside can. Glue lid onto can. Cut or tear newspaper into 1” squares. Glue newspaper pieces to cover entire can, overlapping pieces slightly. Let dry. Using photo as guide, paint entire can and dowel desired base color.

For cat noisemaker: transfer pattern to can and paint 1 cat on each side of can. Let dry. Pour small puddle of yellow paint onto waxed paper. Dip sponge into paint, dabbing excess off onto waxed paper. Dab sponge onto star stamp and press onto can. Repeat to stamp stars on can where desired. Let dry. Use toothpick to outline each star with dots of white paint. Let dry.

For ghost noisemaker: transfer patterns to can and paint 1 ghost on each side of can and 1 jack-o-lantern on each end of can. Let dry. Use toothpick to outline each ghost with dots of orange paint. Let dry. Use end of paintbrush to paint dots around each end of can with yellow. Let dry.

For each, handling all ribbon lengths as 1, tie ribbons in bow around dowel just below can. Tie knots in streamers.
 

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Halloween Pencil or Sucker Toppers

 

Materials

• For each:  Aleene’s® Super Thick Tacky Glue™
• Toothpick
• Black embroidery floss
• Needle
• Scissors
• Ruler
• For witch: Craft foam: black, orange, white, green, pink
• 6 (3”) lengths black yarn
• Black pom poms 1 (3/8” diameter), 1 (1/2”) diameter
• Dimensional paint: white, black
• For ghost: Craft foam: white
• Black pom poms 1 (1/4” diameter), 2 (3/8”) diameter, 1 (1/2”) diameter
• Dimensional paint: white, black
• For pumpkin: Craft foam: orange, green, black
• Dimensional paint: yellow, green, orange, white, black

Instructions:

For witch, transfer patterns to craft foam and cut 1 hat, 1 brim, and 2 pupils from black, 1 hatband from orange, 2 witch eyes from white and 1 witch nose from green. Cut 2 (1-7/8” diameter) circles from pink for face. Cut slit in brim where indicated. Squeeze line of glue around edge on 1 side of 1 pink circle, leaving 1” unglued to insert pencil. Press remaining circle into glue. Referring to photo, with unglued area at bottom, glue eyes, pupils and nose in place on face. Slip bottom of hat through slit in brim and glue to secure. Glue hatband on hat. Glue yarn hair and hat in place on head. Let dry. Glue pom poms together to form spider. Let dry.

To complete spider, thread needle with embrodiery floss. Take 3 stitches through larger pom pom, leaving 1” long loops on each side of body. Clip loops and trim thread to form 4 legs on each side of spider. Dot white paint on smaller pom pom for eyes. Let dry. Use toothpick to dot 1 pupil on each eye with black. Let dry.

For witch, paint mouth on witch with black. Glue spider to witch’s hat. Let dry.

For ghost, transfer pattern to white craft foam and cut 2 ghosts. Squeeze line of glue around edge on 1 side of 1 ghost, leaving 1” at bottom unglued to insert pencil. Press remaining ghost into glue. Glue ¼” pom pom to 1 (3/8”) pom pom to form 1 spider. Glue remaining pom poms together to form second spider. Let dry. Complete each spider as described above. Paint facial features on ghost with black. Glue spiders to ghost (see photo). Let dry.

For pumpkin, transfer patterns to craft foam and cut 2 pumpkins from orange, 1 stem from green, and 2 eyes, 1 nose and 1 mouth from black. Squeeze line of glue around edge on 1 side of 1 pumpkin, leaving ¾” at bottom unglued to insert pencil. Press remaining pumpkin into glue. Glue stem, eyes, nose, and mouth in place on pumpkin. Let dry. Paint lines on stem with green. Paint lines on pumpkin with orange. Dot yellow paint on each eye for pupils.Let dry. Glue pom poms together to form spider. Let dry. Complete spider as before. Glue spider to pumpkin. Let dry.
 

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Candy Corn Friends

 

Materials:

DecoArt Products Required
Crafter's Acrylic

• DCA01 - White
• DCA47 - Black
• DCA49 - Bright Yellow
• DCA72 - Purple Passion
• DCA97 - Bright Orange
• DCA103 - Citrus Green

Americana Spray Sealers

• DAS12 - Americana Gloss Spray

Ultra Frost Sponge Applicator

• DAS131 - Ultra Frost Sponge Applicator

Americana Brushes

• DBL1000-B - Liner 0
• DBF3012-B - Shader 12

Supplies

• Water container
• Paper towels
• Palette or foam plate
• Chalk pencil
• Scissors
• 1/4" ribbon
• 1/4" wooden dowels
• Hot glue gun
• Craft knife
• Plasteel Styrofoam cones, cylinders, rings, and 1" balls

Instructions:

1. Use sponge applicator to basecoat cones White.
    
2. Use 12 shader brush and Purple Passion, Citrus Green, and Black to basecoat cylinders. Basecoat rings Bright Yellow, Black, and Purple Passion.
    
3. Paint dowels Black. Let dry and cut into 3" pieces using craft knife.
    
4. Dropping down about an inch from cone point, sponge band of Bright Yellow around center of each. When dry, sponge another band around cone bottoms Bright Orange. When dry, use liner brush and Black to paint on faces. Dot Bright Orange on cheeks with finger tip. Highlight eye with tip of brush and White.
    
5. Use chalk pencil to write "Trick" on Purple Passion cylinder, "or" on Citrus Green cylinder, and "Treat" on Black cylinder. Paint letters White. Outline with Black.
    
6. Dot cylinders with brush handle end using Bright Orange on Purple Passion cylinder, Passion Purple on Citrus Green cylinder, and Bright Yellow on Black cylinder.
    
7. Cut 1" balls in half using craft knife. Paint halves using Purple Passion on one pair, Black on another, and Citrus Green on remaining pair.
    
8.  Insert two dowels in each cone bottom. Insert other dowel ends into pair of ball halves for shoes. Adhere shoes to cylinder tops and rings to cylinder bottoms.
    
9. Use brush handle end to dot cylinders in contrasting colors. (Stripe and dot dowels in these colors as well.) Let dry and spray lightly with several coats of sealer and let dry.
    
10. Make tiny ribbon bows and attach to feet with hot glue gun.

 

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Candy Corn Stick Arm Characters

Materials:

• STYROFOAM Brand Foam:
  • Cones, one each: 15" x 4"; 9" x 4"; 6" x 3"
  • Balls: 2", two; 1-1/2", four; 1", six
• Acrylic paints: black; orange; white; yellow
• Wooden dowels: 3/8"; 1/4"; 3/16"
• Wooden ball knobs: 5/8", two; 1/2", four; 3/8", two
• Wooden ball, 3/4"
• Paintbrushes: medium flat; stiff round; liner
• Disposable palette
• Water basin
• Paper towels
• Scissors
• Utility knife or craft snips
• Thick, white craft glue
• Serrated knife
• Candle stub or paraffin
• Fine-line black permanent marker
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Wooden skewers
• Craft-tip set for acrylic paints (optional)

Steps:

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut following from tops of foam cones: 8" from large cone; 3-3/4" from medium cone; 1-1/2" from small cone. Set aside cone tops for future projects. Use scrap foam to round off tops of remaining cone sections as shown in photo.
    
2. Insert wooden skewers into bottom of cones and foam balls. Holding skewer, paint foam balls white. Place skewers in heavy glass or jar; let dry.
    
3. Holding large cone by skewer, paint cone base and 2"-wide stripe around bottom orange. Paint 3"-wide middle stripe yellow; paint cone top white. Repeat for remaining cones, decreasing stripe measurements as follows: medium cone, 1-3/4" bottom, 2-1/2" middle; small cone, 1-1/2" bottom, 2" middle.
    
4. Use liner brush or craft-tip set and black paint to outline stripes. Place skewers in heavy glass or jar; let dry.
    
5. Use utility knife to cut two 5-1/2" lengths (arms) and two 8" lengths (legs) from 3/8" dowel for large candy. Cut two 4-1/2" arms and two 7" legs from 1/4" dowel for medium candy. Cut two 3-1/2" arms and two 5" legs from 3/16" dowel for small candy.
    
6. Paint legs orange and arms yellow. Push dowel ends into scrap foam to dry.
    
7. Paint two ball knobs of each size black for eyes; use brush handle to add white highlight dot to each eye. Paint remaining ball knobs and wooden ball orange for noses. Let dry.
    
8. Twist and glue appropriate arms and legs into foam ball hands and feet as follows: large candy, 1-1/2" hands, 2" feet; medium candy, 1" hands, 1-1/2" feet; small candy, 1" hands and feet.
    
9. Use photo as placement guide to glue and twist arms and legs into cone bodies.
    
10. Use photo as guide to glue eyes and nose to yellow stripe as follows: large candy, 5/8" eyes, ball nose; medium candy, 1/2" eyes, ball knob nose; small candy, 3/8" eyes, remaining nose.
     
11. Use stiff brush and small amount of paint to brush cheeks orange. Use black marker to draw facial features.

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Spider Umbrella 

Materials:

• Tulip® Glam-It Up™ PDA: Personal Dazzle Assistance
  • 26641 Clear
• Tulip® Soft Fabric Paint™
  • BI15790 Crimson Red
  • BI15793 Grape
  • BI15797 Lime
• Umbrella – black
• Paintbrushes – Liner, Round
• Small round sponge
• White chalk pencil
• Water dish
• Foil

Steps:

1. Set umbrella in “open” position. Referring to photo as a guide, use chalk pencil to lightly sketch cobweb lines all around umbrella.
    
2. Print out spider pattern and flip over to backside. Trace design with chalk pencil then flip back over and place chalk side down onto umbrella. Run hands over paper to transfer spider design in chalk onto umbrella.
    
3. Squeeze puddles of each color of Soft Fabric Paint onto a piece of foil. Using Liner brush, paint Lime over cobweb design. Note: two coats may be needed for optimum brightness. Let dry between coats.
    
4. Using the Round brush, apply two coats of Grape to spider. Let dry between coats.
    
5. Sketch hourglass shape onto spider with chalk pencil, then apply two coats of Crimson Red to hourglass and “button” at top of umbrella, letting dry between coats.
    
6. Allow all paint to thoroughly dry, then wipe away any remaining chalk with damp sponge.
    
7. Peel crystals from backing and stick onto eyes of spider and all cross-sections of cobweb.

Halloween Block Trio

Materials:

• STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
  • Blocks, 4" x 4" x 2", three    Or blocks of wood
• Halloween-themed decorative papers, assorted
• Orange, brown, black, cream: Cardstock
• Assorted decorative brads
• Stickers: alphabet, Halloween-themed, gem flowers, etc.
• White/orange/black trims: ribbon, rick rack
• Black-and-white photograph(s)
• Iridescent crystal glitter glue
• Cosmetic sponge
• Black ink pad
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Paper glue
• Thick, white craft glue
• Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks

Steps:

1. Cut one 4" x 12" strip and two 2" x 4" pieces from decorative papers to cover each foam block. Wrap strip around block, creasing paper at corners. Remove paper and glue to foam using paper glue. Glue small pieces to block ends.
    
2. Use cosmetic sponge to ink block edges black.
    
3. Cut and glue various paper scraps to blocks as desired, using photo as a guide. Ink paper edges before adhering to block for spooky, aged look.
    
4. Cut two cardstock sentiment squares for center and bottom blocks. Use alphabet stickers to spell out messages. Mat squares on contrasting cardstock and embellish as desired, using ribbons, brads and more. Adhere sentiment squares to blocks.
    
5. Double mat photo on two shades of cardstock for top block; ink edges and adhere to block as shown. Embellish block with "Boo!" sticker, ribbon, small sentiment tag and brad.

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