Haunting Halloween Decorations - Part 3 (ZT)

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Frightening Foyer
Give your guests the gift of spook as they enter your haunted house.

Batty Branches

Choose a large pumpkin that is the right size for your entry table.

Cut the stem flat across the top of the pumpkin. Carve out a small hole in the top that will hold one branch (or several branches) to create a treetop. For the bats on backyard branches, use patterned Halloween papers from a crafts or scrapbooking store to cut out bat shapes and hang from the branches. Tape a thin 1/8-inch ribbon from the back of each bat and tie the ribbon to secure bats the branches.

Patterned Paper Votives

Buy or reuse 4-inch to 8-inch straight-sided glass votives from the crafts store.

For each 8-inch votive you will need one sheet of patterned paper, one sheet of black paper, and one sheet of black tissue paper. First, cut a piece of patterned paper that will cover the outside of the votive. In the center of the paper on the backside, trace a bat shape with a pencil. Cut out the shape with small scissors. Place a small sheet of black tissue paper over the cutout and tape in place. Wrap the paper around the outside of the votive and tape in back along the seam. Make a border by cutting two strips of 1/2-inch black paper to wrap around the top and bottom edges, taping again in the back.

Candy-Filled Cones

For each candy-filled cone, you will need one sheet of orange tissue paper and one 12-inch black paper doily. Cut the orange tissue paper into a square shape large enough to cover the doily. Cut three evenly spaced slits into the center of the doily, leaving it intact. Form the doily into a cone shape in your hand and secure with tape or staples along the seams. Place the square of orange tissue paper inside the cone. Grab a heaping handful of tasty treats and fill the cone.

Batty Branches

Choose a large pumpkin that is the right size for your entry table.

Cut the stem flat across the top of the pumpkin. Carve out a small hole in the top that will hold one branch (or several branches) to create a treetop. For the bats on backyard branches, use patterned Halloween papers from a crafts or scrapbooking store to cut out bat shapes and hang from the branches. Tape a thin 1/8-inch ribbon from the back of each bat and tie the ribbon to secure bats the branches.

Patterned Paper Votives

Buy or reuse 4-inch to 8-inch straight-sided glass votives from the crafts store.

For each 8-inch votive you will need one sheet of patterned paper, one sheet of black paper, and one sheet of black tissue paper. First, cut a piece of patterned paper that will cover the outside of the votive. In the center of the paper on the backside, trace a bat shape with a pencil. Cut out the shape with small scissors. Place a small sheet of black tissue paper over the cutout and tape in place. Wrap the paper around the outside of the votive and tape in back along the seam. Make a border by cutting two strips of 1/2-inch black paper to wrap around the top and bottom edges, taping again in the back.

Candy-Filled Cones

For each candy-filled cone, you will need one sheet of orange tissue paper and one 12-inch black paper doily. Cut the orange tissue paper into a square shape large enough to cover the doily. Cut three evenly spaced slits into the center of the doily, leaving it intact. Form the doily into a cone shape in your hand and secure with tape or staples along the seams. Place the square of orange tissue paper inside the cone. Grab a heaping handful of tasty treats and fill the cone.

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Cool, the layout in the picture is easy to do ...