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FALL LEAF PRINT
MATERIALS:
Fresh, moist fall leaves (not dry ones)
Fabric (Unbleached muslin)
Scissors
Glue
Newspapers
Wooden Blocks or Rocks
Small wooden dowel (about 14” long)
String or yarn
STEPS:
1. Take a nice fall stroll outside .
2. Pick up all different colors and types of leaves. (Fresh, moist leaves)
3. Cut your fabric to a suitable size such as 12” x 12”
4. Place newspaper on your working surface. This will keep the colors from bleeding onto something other than your fabric.
5. Place your fabric on the newspaper.
6. Using your wooden block or rock, bang on the leaf one at a time. Continue until your fabric has the pattern that your desire.
7. If the leaf breaks onto your fabric, just let it dry then brush off the dried leaves.
8. Glue the top of your fabric around the dowel encasing it with about an inch on each end left out. When the glue dries, tie the string to each end and hang up your finished fall leaf print.
APPLE NAPKIN RINGS
MATERIALS:
Stiffened Felt in Red, Green, Brown
Glue
Hole Punch
Small Google Eyes
Thick Green Pipe Cleaners
STEPS:
1. For each one, cut a 3 inch wide apple shape from the red felt, cut a small leaf shape from the green felt and a stem from the brown felt.
2. Use a hole punch to make a hold on each side of the apple, then glue the stem and leaf to the top of your apple.
3. Curl a few inches of one end of a pipe cleaner into a tight spiral for the worm’s head. Glue on the google eyes and let dry.
4. Thread the pipe cleaner through the apple’s holes leaving a loop in the back then fold over the end to eliminate any sharp edges.
5. Slip it over a rolled napkin, and you have an adorable apple and worm ring perfect for any picnic.
GLUE GHOST DECORATION OR NECKLACE
MATERIALS:
White Glue (like Elmer’s school glue)
Waxed Paper
2"-3” Piece of Yarn or Ribbon
2 Small Google eyes or Black Paper Circle (you can use a hole punch)
STEPS:
1. Spread out a piece of waxed paper on your work surface.
2. Squeeze out a large blob of glue onto the waxed paper in the shape of a ghost.
3. Use the yarn or ribbon to make a loop at the top of the ghost and put both ends in the glue.
4. Attach the google eyes (or paper) on the ghost.
5. Once you have it the shape you like, let it dry. When it dries it will be transparent. When completely dry, peel it gently off the waxed paper.
You can now wear it as a pendant or make a bunch of them and hang them on a tree branch to make a Halloween Tree.
CANDY CORN PONY BEAD PATTERN
MATERIALS:
5 White Pony Beads
15 Orange Pony Beads
6 Yellow Pony Beads
2’ Cord
1 Lanyard Hook
STEPS:
1. Fold your cord in half to find the center. Use a half hitch to secure it to the lanyard hook.
2. Lace the beads as follows:
1st Row: 2 White Beads
2nd Row: 3 White Beads
3rd Row: 4 Orange Beads
4th Row: 5 Orange Beads
5th Row: 6 Orange Beads
6th Row: 6 Yellow Beads
3. Finish by tying off with a double knot.
Caution: Some craft projects have small pieces that may not be suitable for small children.