Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Apple Centerpiece

Materials
2 red or green apples or 1 of each color.
Small serving plate, basket, dish
Toothpicks
Candlestick


Core two red or green apples or one of each color. Place apples on top of each other in small serving plate, basket or pretty dish. You may need to use toothpicks to stick the two apples together. Insert a long candlestick through cored middle and enjoy a nice autumn time candle light dinner with your family.

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Pumpkin Pirate

Materials:
1 Medium size pumpkin
1 Mini pumpkin
Pirate Patch
Bandanna
Black Marker
Toothpicks
1 Hoop earring (optional)
Hot glue gun


     First clean out the medium size pumpkin.  Carve one eye a nose and a mouth however you like.  You can carve out a few slits on the pumpkins face to make it look like it has scars.  Next take a black marker and draw a mustache, beard, and around the scars.  Take the mini pumpkin and cut in half.  Clean out the mini pumpkin.  Next take tooth picks and put in the mini pumpkin and connect the mini pumpkin to the side of the pumpkin for ears.  You may use the glue gun to secure the ears.  Use the glue gun to put the pirate patch on the pumpkins face.  Finally put the bandanna over the top of the pumpkin.  Add your own special touches and you have a great looking pumpkin pirate! 

Halloween Spiders

Materials
2 black pipe cleaners
1 red pipe cleaner
2 feet of black yarn
Step 1.  Take two black pipe cleaners and cut in the middle.  This will make 4 pieces.
Step 2.  Take one red pipe cleaner and cut into fourths.  (You will use one piece per spider.)
Step 3.  Take one piece of red pipe cleaner that has been cut and wrap it around the middle of the 4 pieces of black pipe cleaner.  Make sure it is tight. 
Step 4. After wrapping the red piece around the black pipe cleaners, spread the legs apart. 
Step 5.  Take around 2 feet of black yarn and tie around one of the black pipe cleaner legs. 
Step 6.  Weave the yarn around the legs of the spider.  Weave it in an over and under pattern.  This will make the body of the spider. 
Step 7.  After weaving the yarn, tie it around one of the legs of the spider.
Step 8.  Form your legs how you want, and you have a SPIDER!