When spooky season ends, you can toss many of these materials into your compost bin, too.
When spooky season ends, you can toss many of these materials into your compost bin, tooA DIY "pumpkin vase" arrangement made by the author. Too often, one of the spookiest parts of Halloween winds up being the amount of plastic and other wasteful materials used to create a creepy atmosphere. But with a little ingenuity, you can set an eerie scene with more natural, sometimes compostable, supplies. Here are five ideas.
To add a central Halloween feature, you might try making a simple, mini ghost. First, paste three cotton balls together with water soluble glue. Insert a wooden skewer into the cluster, then drape a handkerchief or ten-inch square cut from an old cotton t-shirt over the form. For eyes and a mouth, either cut three ovals from construction paper or use black candy pieces. Insert the skewer into the center of the arrangement.
To craft your streamers from a sack, cut long strips about three inches wide to the length of your ceiling. For a ragged effect, fray the edges with your fingers. Then pin or use sticky hooks to secure the end of each strip to a ceiling corner before twisting repeatedly across the room and securing on the opposite side.online or in a craft book that measures four to six inches wide. Print the shapes onto black construction paper or card stock and cut them out.
To decorate your vine base, insert dried seed heads, feathers or fading leaves. Leaves from a burning bush shrub blaze with red color, witch hazel beams yellow or orange, and of course maples come in all three. Purple ninebark leaves are a deep indigo and the flat heads of variegated stonecrop are a gorgeous rust hue. For a more sculptural look, try dried poppy or Chinese lantern seed heads. Evergreen magnolia leaves add rich dark green tones.
Paper spiders are often available premade at craft stores, but if you have the time, you can find your own batand print the shapes onto black construction paper. For more festive spiders, trace your template onto Halloween-themed party bags or paper plates. Bend the spider legs slightly and hook them into the cheesecloth. You can also secure them with metal Christmas ornament hooks. Either way, you’ll have a fun display.
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