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PROJECTS
Ghostly Trick-or-Treat Centerpiece
Designed By: Kathleen George
Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)
| MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
Disc, 12" x 1"
Cones: 12" x 4", two; 9" x 4", one; 6" x 3", one
Other Materials:
Black acrylic paint
White cotton fabric, 45" wide, 1 yd.
White thread
Orange double-sided satin ribbon, 1/4" x 1 yd.
Paper: brown kraft (or grocery bag), 7" x 12"; orange, 2" x 3"
Brown cord or string, 12" length
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Fine-line black permanent marker
Pencil
Ruler
Kitchen utensils: 1/2 c. measuring cup; small bowl; spoon
Paintbrushes: medium flat; liner
Disposable palette
Water basin
Paper towels
Plastic wrap
Masking tape
Scissors
Sewing needle
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thin, white craft glue
Transfer paper (optional)
Cardboard, 10" square (optional)
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Download pattern (30KB pdf)
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1. Cover work surface, or large piece of cardboard, with plastic wrap; secure with masking tape. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin; cut 1" from top of one 12" foam cone to make 11" cone. |
| 2. Cut following squares, one each size, from fabric: 10"; 15"; 18"; 20". |
| 3. Mix small amount of water with 1/2 c. white glue in bowl. Saturate fabric squares, one at a time, in glue mixture. Gently squeeze excess glue from fabric. To avoid wrinkling fabric, do not wring or twist. |
| 4. Drape fabric over foam cone of corresponding size, shaping drapes to create active "arm" positions as shown. Let dry completely. |
| 5. Paint foam disc black; let dry. Set aside. |
| 6. Peel ghost fabric from plastic; trim excess to shape arms, if desired. Use transfer paper to transfer face patterns to ghosts. Use liner brush to paint facial features black. |
| 7. Use glue gun to glue ghosts to disc as shown. |
| 8. Cut three 10" lengths and one 6" length from orange ribbon. Tie each length into a small bow with tails; glue bows to necks as shown. |
| 9. Cut bags as indicated. In addition, cut following: three 1" x 1-1/2" rectangles from orange paper; six 2" lengths from brown cord. |
| 10. Use white glue to glue bag edges together. Using photo as guide, glue cord ends to inside top edges of bag for handles. |
| 11. Use marker to print "Trick or Treat" on orange rectangles; glue to bags. Glue one bag to disc near smallest ghost. Use needle and thread to tack bag handles to arms of 9" and 11" ghosts. |
| 12. Fill bags and arms with desired candy. |
Form No. 179-01727
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