More Ways to Decorate with Skeletons
Editor’s Tip: Buy white plastic pumpkins or spray-paint available fake pumpkins to ensure they last throughout the season. To make this DIY Halloween decoration, enlarge photos of family members posed in a profile angle to fill a frame. Cut out each photograph to create a silhouette. Place it facedown on a piece of black cardstock and trace with a white pencil. Carefully cut out the silhouettes. Trim yellow cardstock so it is slightly smaller than the inside of each frame. Use a glue stick to adhere a silhouette, right side up and centered, to the cardstock. Embellish the frames with decorative washi tape. Frame each silhouette. Editor’s Tips: For a variation, spray pumpkins with silver- and gold-metallic paint; let dry. Spray tops with white paint; let dry. To make this craft, coat a canvas panel with a thin layer of decoupage medium and apply a printed book cover image to the front. Wrap the edges of the paper around the canvas panel and tape in place on the back. Let it dry for 15-20 minutes, then coat the front of the image with a thin layer of decoupage medium. While the panels are drying, print botanical silhouettes onto old book pages. Adhere the binder clips to the front of the book covers using glue dots. Put the book pages inside of the clips. To hang on your wall, use removable, damage-free adhesive strips. To make this craft, print bug designs onto decal paper and cut around the design. Place the decal paper in a shallow dish filled with water and let it sit for 2-3 minutes, until the edge starts to lift off of its backing. Slide the decal off the backing and transfer it to the dish you’re embellishing. Arrange it as desired, then use a wet paper towel to push out any air bubbles and smooth the decal. Once the decal is in place, blot any excess water. The decal will be fully cured in a couple of hours. Attach plate hangers to the back and hang. To make this craft, cut the sheets into strips with tin snips. Use food containers, such as soup cans, to figure out your dimensions. A 10x17-inch strip makes a large lantern; a 4x10-inch strip makes a votive. Roll the strips into cylinders, using the food containers as molds. To secure, twist wire through the mesh at the top, middle, and bottom of the seams. Trim excess along edges. Spray surfaces with two coats of black primer; let dry between applications.
