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Embracing the Vintage Witch

Materials and Tools:

wreath covered with silk foliage
flat black spray paint
orange and black glass Christmas balls
plastic skulls
hot-glue gun and glue sticks
black ribbon

Steps:

1. Spray foliage wreath with black spray paint. Try to cover all of the greenery or flowers with spray paint so no other colors show. This may take several coats.

2. Attach skulls to the wreath with hot glue, spacing them evenly. Fill in with black and orange glass balls, attaching them with hot glue or tying them on with black ribbon.

Spooky Fruit Centerpiece

Materials and Tools:

assorted faux fruit and vegetables
decorative bowl
white craft paint
black spray paint
small detail paintbrush

Steps:

1. Spray paint the fruit and vegetables black and allow to thoroughly dry. This may take a few coats to get the fake produce truly black.

2. Paint scary faces onto the fruit and vegetables with paintbrush and white craft paint. Once dry, display spooky fruit and vegetables in bowl, either mixed in with the real stuff or by itself.

3. A fun alternative to the plastic skulls are plastic vampire's teeth, wrapped Halloween candy or chatter teeth.

Illuminated Witches' Broomsticks

Materials and Tools:

 

8-10 brooms with straw bristles
orange spray paint
purple spray paint
brown spray paint (made specifically for plastic)
box cutter or craft knife
outdoor lights in orange, white or purple
hand drill with auger attachment or wooden stake and mallet
drop cords (rated for exterior use)

Steps:

1. To make modern brooms look older and handmade, cut the string that binds the bristles together. Remove all traces of string and fan the bristles out. If the broom has a plastic, rather than a wooden handle, paint it with brown spray paint. Also, if the broom has a plastic hook at the end of the handle meant for hanging, remove it.

2. Add a touch of color to the broom bristles by lightly spraying them with purple or orange spray paint, use one color per broom.

3. Wrap outdoor lights around broomstick. Begin wrapping with the female end nearest the bristles. While wrapping, keep in mind that the plug end needs to be located at the base of the broomstick, allowing the lights to be plugged into an extension cord. If desired, match the color of lights to the color of paint on the broom bristles; for instance, match purple-painted brooms with purple lights.

4. Using either a hand drill with an auger attachment or a wooden stake and mallet, create several 8-inch-deep holes to hold broomsticks. Make sure to evenly space holes, placing them no farther apart than drop cords can reach. Finally, insert broomsticks into holes with bristles facing up and plug in lights.

Glam Sequined Pumpkin

 Materials and Tools:

small foam pumpkin
sequin pins or craft glue
sequins or glass beads

Steps:

1. Cover the surface of the pumpkin with sequins or glass beads, attaching them with craft glue or sequin pins. This project could be completed with a fresh pumpkin rather than a foam pumpkin, but a foam pumpkin is preferable because it's much easier to stick with pins than a fresh pumpkin. Plus, it won't spoil so it can be used year after year. Tip: For a stylish variation, use contrasting colored sequins to spell out letters or to create a design.

Cute Halloween Trees

What you will need:

 
Clay/Terracotta Pots

Black paint

Leafless tree branches

Sand

Black rocks

Strands of small Orange lights

1-2 artificial crows

1 artificial owl

Glue or Wire

Making the Halloween Trees:

Paint the pots with black paint and leave aside to dry.

When dry, fill them with sand and insert the branches in them.

Cover with black rocks.

Paint tips of some of the smaller branches with black paint. Let dry.

String the orange lights to decorate the tree.

Glue or use wire to attach the crows and owl to the branches.

Displaying your trees:

Make trees in different sizes using pots according to the size of the branches. Display the smaller trees on table tops and mantels and place larger ones on the floor in corners or inside an empty fireplace. Using 4 to 5 of these trees in a room will transform the room to a scary, barren jungle!

By Jennifer Toppel

As Creator of Ye Olde Witches Magazine along with The Black Hat Society Network, Jennifer is a very busy mother of 2 children. Recently Handfasted/Married to her High School Sweetheart, Jennifer works as an aspiring dog groomer and is working to gain her Certification as a Professional Dog Groomer.

Jennifer is an Eclectic Kitchen Witch with various interests in a wide variety of Spiritual Beliefs. Nature is her Church and the Kitchen and Garden are her playgrounds in which she does her best work.

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