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Mikki's Flying Witch

Mikki's Pantyhose Pumpkins

Mikki's Easy Halloween Wreath

Mikki's Fabric Pumpkins

Mikki's Hairpin Ghost Necklace

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Colleens Sweet Witch Treat

Colleens Ghost Prints



					What you need: Black rug yarn, black satin fabric, cotton batting, 2 old nylon stockings, crinoline, red and black felt, 2 wire coat hangers, adhesive or masking tape, and 4 small buttons. What to do: 1. To make the padded coat hanger body, cut crossbar of hanger in half, and straighten wires. Close loop of hook to form head. Cut bar off second hanger and tape to twisted area of first hanger to form arms. Tape two straightened wires of first hanger together 4 inches below arm wire (hip line). Bend end of each wire up 9 inches below tape; bend remaining 4 1/2 inches into oval foot shape. Loop ends of arm wires for hands. 2. Pad hands and feet with cotton batting; wrap with a 2-inch-wide spiral-cut strip of nylon stocking. 3. For the head, cut a 6-inch-wide section from stocking. Wrap wire loop with cotton and slide hose section over it; gather and fasten. Slip a ball of cotton under hose and thread it around to form nose. Stuff extra cotton in head where needed; gather and tie off top edge of stocking. Cut eyes and mouth from felt and glue in place. 4. For the hair, wrap rug yarn around a 4 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch piece of paper to form the loops. Machine-stitch through paper and yarn 4 1/4 inches from the outer edges. Pull the paper off and adjust wig on head; sew in place. 5. Cut shoes following pattern; make adjustments to fit feet. Hand-stitch in place on sole section; side seam, turning under 1/4 inch on raw edge. Add buttons next to seam. 6. For pants, fold 8 1/2 x 8-inch black fabric in half to 8 1/2 x 4-inch-size. On fold line, cut slit 4 inches from bottom for legs. Seam 8 1/2-inch-long raw edges together to 4 inches from lower edge. Match the leg edges and seam. Run gathering stitches around the waist and legs. Put pants on witch and draw up to fit. 7. For the slip, hem a 1 1/2 x 72-inch piece of print fabric. Gather for ruffle, drawing up to 35 1/2-inch length. Join the ruffle to a 7 1/2 x 36-inch piece of printed fabric; hem edges. Run gathering thread on top edge. Slip on doll, gather to fit waist, and secure. 8. From the same print, cut a 24 x 1 1/2-inch piece for apron ruffle and a 4 1/2 x 12-inch piece for skirt. Straps are two 1 1/2 x 2-inch pieces, and the waistband is 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches. Hem ruffle and gather to fit skirt edge; stitch in place. Hem sides of apron; gather the top edge to 3 inches. Hem the ends and sides of ties. Join the waistband to the skirt. Add ties. 9. For the hat brim, cut two 4 1/2-inch diameter circles of black fabric and one of crinoline. Place crinoline on wrong side of black circle. Stitch right sides of black fabric together along edge, leaving opening to turn. Turn; handstitch opening closed. For crown, cut a semicircle (4-inch radius) of crinoline and a 4 1/4-inch radius semicircle from black fabric. Turn under raw edge and blindstitch fabric. Overlap edges of crinoline to form cone; baste to hold. Cover the cone with black fabric, turn under raw edge, and blindstitch. Turn 1/2 inch under at base of cone, center on brim, pin, and handstitch. Add ribbon ties. 10. For the cape, cut one printed and one black piece of fabric (see pattern below). With the right sides together, stitch 1/2-inch seam, leaving a section open for turning. Turn and hand-stitch the opening closed. Add ties. 11. For the dress skirt, cut a 7 1/2 x 36-inch piece of black fabric; cut two 5 x 7 1/2-inch pieces for sleeves, and cut bodice according to pattern shown. Hem sleeves along 5-inch measurement; stitch underarm seam. Slide sleeve on arm, gather top, and sew to doll shoulder. Cut two bodice pieces and slit back of one piece on fold line. Hem both sides for back closing. Sew shoulder and underarm seams, leaving armholes. Turn under hem at neck. Hem skirt and join back seam (7 1/2-inch edge). Gather waist edge of skirt to fit waist measurement of bodice; join bodice to skirt. Slip doll into dress, turn under raw edges at armholes, and catch in place around armholes.

				Here is what you need: · Two pairs of old pantyhose · Orange and green poster paint and a paintbrush · Styrofoam tray for drying · Fiberfill · Scissors · Two rubber bands · Stapler Here is what you do: (see picture of steps below) Cut the four legs off the pantyhose. Arrange the legs crossing over each other at the center like spokes of a wheel. Staple the legs together at the point where they all cross over each other. Cut the toe end off the foot of the pantyhose so that all the legs are open at the ends. Stuff all sections of pantyhose with fiberfill. Leave about 6 inches at the end of each stocking unstuffed. Pull the eight sections up and around to the center to form a pumpkin. Hold the sections together with a rubber band. Braid the excess stocking ends together to make a stem for the pumpkin. Hold the braided stem in place with another rubber band. Paint the pumpkin orange and the stem green. Let the project dry on the Styrofoam tray. You can turn this pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern by gluing on a face cut from black felt.

				You will need: · 8" styrofoam wreath · 2 2" strips of orange fabric 44" long · 1 2" strip of black fabric 12" long · Metallic trim (optional) · 1 yucky rubber spider · Craft glue a Do not worry about the type of fabric you are using. It is the colour effect we are after, anything that is orange and black will work. Wool, felt, satin, cotton, anything. METHOD: Wrap the orange strips around the wreath to cover the base entirely. Glue ends down in the back. Do not worry about raw edges showing. Wrap metallic trim around the wreath in the same manner and bring ends to the back and glue down. This step is optional but I think it gives some extra "snap" to the end result. Tie black strip in a bow and attach at the top with glue. Tie black thread around the body of your yucky spider and hang down from the middle of the wreath. Glue the thread ends in the back of the wreath as well. Let the spider hang free. This is the spider's web. It is so simple and the kids will have fun hanging all sorts of yuckies from the wreath. It also costs next to nothing if you use odd and ends from around the house. Enjoy! related links:

			Fabric Pumpkins What you need: Plastic pumpkin (the type children use for trick or treat) Halloween print fabric (amount needed to completely cover the outside of the pumpkin Glue gun/glue sticks Small tree branch 1-2" in diameter (for stem) black and orange tissue newspaper Fall leaves Styrofoam block Bag of wrapped candy What to do: 1. Place pumpkin on center of wrong side of fabric. Bring fabric up sides of pumpkin, pleating and folding as necessary. 2. Glue fabric ends to inside of pumpkin all around until completely covered. Allow to dry. 3. Glue styrofoam block to inside, center, bottom of pumpkin. 4. Force branch into styrofoam block and glue in place to secure. 5. Fill pumpkin to 3/4 with newspaper and then fill to top with colored tissue. 6. Glue a few fall leaves to stem. 7. Empty bag of wrapped candies on top of tissue. This makes a wonderful Halloween centerpiece. You can make several of different sizes and group them.

		Hairpin Ghost Necklace What you need: Plastic coffee can or margarine container lid hairpins black magic marker black cording white glue scissors What you do: Spread the hairpin apart slightly so it forms the outline of a ghost. Tie the black cord to the top of the hairpin. Then tie the two ends of the cord together to make a necklace. Set the hairpin on a plastic margarine lid and use a squeeze bottle of white glue to fill the area inside the hairpin. Place the lid on a completely flat surface to make sure the glue doesn't run out of the hairpin. Allow the ghost to dry completely. When the glue is dry, peel the ghost off the lid. Trim off any extra glue on the sides and bottom.

	Sweet Witch Treat Treat little monsters to these magically delicious party favors. Materials . Black trash bag . Scissors . Flat green lollipops (wrapped) . Black yarn . Glue . Googly eyes . Green yarn . Black card stock . Red construction paper Step 1: To make the cape, cut a 3-inch square out of the trash bag. Then secure one end around the top of the lollipop handle with a piece of black yarn. Step 2: Glue googly eyes and green yarn hair to the lollipop wrapper. Cut a witch's hat from black card stock and glue it on top of the hair. Step 3: To finish, cut a mouth from the red construction paper and glue it into place.

Ghost Prints Ghosts and bats magically materialize upon paper with this simple paint craft. Materials . Black construction paper . Orange construction paper . White tempera paint . Black tempera paint Step 1: Fold a piece of black construction paper in half. Step 2: Dribble the white paint into the crease and briefly press the paper back together. Step 3: Open the paper up--a ghost will appear! Step 4: Try the same technique with black paint on orange paper to make creepy bats and bugs.