Thursday, June 30, 2011

Crafty Creations 3: BOO!!!

BOO!!!
Fun easy Halloween decoration!!
Materials Needed:
* Unfinished letters: Capital "B", ghost for middle "o" and lower case "o" (if can not find a ghost can use two lower case "o"
* Scrapbook paper (3 different patterns in Halloween colors purples, oranges, lime green colors work great not recommended to use actual Halloween pattern papers)
* black acrylic paint
* black stamp ink pad
* 2 googly eyes of ghost
* multiple color ribbons to go with papers. (blacks, green, purple etc. in different styles and textures)
* craft glue and sponge brush to spread
* cute Halloween stickers or embellishments
* sand paper and moist paper towels

directions:
* lightly sand unfinished wood pieces and wipe off dust with moist paper towel
* trace wood pieces backwards on back of patterned paper. 
* paint wood pieces black
* while wood pieces are drying carefully cut out wood tracings on the paper
* with the black ink rub front side and edges of paper in various spots, trying not to get to black in areas.
* once wood is dried glue patterned paper on the painted wood pieces.
* tie ribbons in various spots on wood in groups (as shown in picture)
* decorate with stickers and embellishments
* if using ghost for middle "o" glue on googly eyes.
* put out as Halloween decoration for friends and family to see!

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