16 Oct 2006 11:40 AM

Deck the scariest haunted house !

Give trick-or-treaters the creeps with thses easy, eerie projects.  Do it up right this year with a garland of grinning paper plates, tin-can lanterns, and a trail of black-cat paw prints cut out from contact paper.  have a go at inventive new pumpkin projects.  Kids and grown-ups alike will love these fun crafts.  And the best part is, you can make a lot of them with stuff you already have.

Make your doorbell spooky.  Affix a button-face witch to your doorbell and give guests a fright.

You'll need : Scissors, Black foam sheet, Craft glue, large button, black and natural raffia, large toothpick, marker, orange peeler, double-sided tape.

Cut witch's cape and hat out of foam sheet.  glue button as head to top of cape.  Cut short lengths of black raffia for hair: glue to button.  Glue on hat.  Cut natural raffia for broom and glue onto end of toothpick; glue toothpick to witch.  Write, "Push if you dare," on orange paper.  Cut out and glue in place.  Measure your doorbell and cut its shape out of cape.  Place hole around doorbell and attach with double-sided tape. 

Provide broomstick parking.  Paint a metal planter and add a chalkboard message. 

You'll Need: Painters tape, tall flower bucket (from a gardening store), orange and black spray paint, orange chalk, small chalkboard, black and orange crepe paper or ribbon, & assorred brooms.

Tear painters tape to give it a jagged edge and wrap it around bucket in uneven stripes.  Spray with black paint, let dry completley and remove tape.  Repeat taping process, covering black paint, and spray ornage.  Write sign on chalkboard; tie to bucket.  Wrap and tie crepe paper or ribbon around brooms and arrange in bucket.

Create a paw-print trail. Pave the way with big cat paw prints cut from contact paper.

You'll Need: Scissors, black marble contact paper, orange and black spray paint, scrap wood for sign, & Painters tape

Decide how many paw prints you'll need to lead up your walk to your door.  (you'll want to space them about a foot apart.)  Cut out paw pads and toes from contact paper.  Remove backing paper adn arrange cutouts on walway.  For sign, paint entire piece of wood orange and let dry completely.  Rip tape off roll, leaving edges jagged, and tape off words "cat walk."  Tape a border around sign.  Spray=paint entire board black and reamove tape once paint is dry. 

String up ghoulish garland.  Cut jack-o'-lantern paper plates to frame your doorway with lights. 

You'll Need: excato blade. 10" black and orange paper plates, orange vellum, tape, hole punch, raffia, rope, mini outdoor lights.

Cut jack-o'-lanterns faces out of plates and then cover backs of plates with vellum, taping securely.  Punch a hole 1/2" from top of each plate.  Thread raffia through hole and tie to rope, spacing each fave about 14" apart.   Wind lights around rope and hang.

Illuminate your walkway with tin-can lanterns.  Recycle cans with a drill and candles for magical lighting. 

You'll Need: tin cans, drill with 1/8" bit, black, white and orange spray paint, Wooden stakes (from a harware store), screws, & candles

Wash cans and remove labels; fill cans with water and freeze.  Drill holes through side of cans and one in center fo bottom.  Remove ice.  Spray-paint cans.  Drill a hole in top of stakes.  hammer stakes into ground.  Place cans on top of stakes, aligning holes, and screw cans to stakes.  Drop in candles.

Cat Pumpkin

You'll Need: Exacto blade, pumpkin (with a stem) black sheet foam, black and orange spray paint, & toothpicks

Carve eyes and mouth; rim stem if nessary.  Cut slots for ears.  Cut ears from foam and slide them into slots.  Spray pumpkin black.  Paint toothpicks orange and poke into pumpkin as whiskers

Scary ghost pumpkin

You'll Need: excato blade, pointed-top gourd, 2 oblong pumpkins, white spray paint, toothpicks, & chesecloth

Carve a mouth and eyes into gourd.  Hollow out and crave "boo' into one pumpkin.  Spray gourds and pumpkins white; let dry.  Assemble pieces like a snowman, using toothpicks to hold them in place.  Drape with cheesecloth.

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