Hey guys,
No, this post isn't a recipe for a mummy in a roll! It is actually for another decoration! This post was going to be about carving pumpkins but we didn't buy any, so this was the next best thing (sort of!).
You will need:
Toilet roll or Kitchen roll (paper towel)
An empty toilet roll tube
A black pen
Coloured pens for details
Glue
First up, you need to tear a strip of toilet roll off of the main roll. It needs to be a fair amount but not too much, I used 4 squares and it was perfect but you can use more or less depending on what you want your mummy to look like.
Next, tear the bigger strip into as many thin strips (length-ways) as you can. the more jagged and uneven, the better!
These strips are going to become the bandages so you can scrunch them up and add some more texture if you like! Now you need to put glue on one end, stick it onto the toilet roll and wrap the strip around, as many times as you can! It doesn't have to be particularly neat at this point!
You will need to repeat the last step for all of the strips you have until you are satisfied that your toilet roll looks like a creepy mummy!
Then, add some eyes (maybe with red pupils) and a mouth to finish off your mummy roll and make it look even more spook-tacular!
I hope you all liked this post and have liked having a post every day this week! I'm thinking of doing something similar around Christmas but we'll have to wait and see!
Happy Halloween!
Until next time
Grace
X
Hey guys,
For the 4th Halloween post I decided to make some bunting (in the method used for making paper dolls). You could make this with any other shapes associated with Halloween (like ghosts or spiders) or you could use different shapes for other occasions.
First up, you will need:
Paper or card
A pencil
Scissors
Paints or colouring pencils
A black pen for decoration
To start off you need to make the paper the size that you need. As I had an A3 piece I decided to fold it in half length-ways, cut it, and fold it in half length-ways again and cut it again so that it was a narrower strip.
Next up you need to fold the paper in on itself in a concertina fold (like how a paper fan is folded if you ever made one as a child). The segments can be any size you like but they need to be big enough for a medium sized drawing.
For this idea I decided to draw a pumpkin as it meant I could do all different faces on each one! you will need to draw the outline onto the first folded segment making sure that both edges of the outline meet the edges of the paper. This will make sure that the bunting is joined together and it won't fall apart.
The next step is cutting it. You can use masking tape to hold the folded square of paper (or card) together but I couldn't find any so I just had to cut it normally. Make sure you cut the shape out as carefully as possible while being careful of your fingers (if you are doing this craft with children it is probably a good idea if an adult cuts it out for them as it can be quite fiddly).
Once the shapes have been cut out, you can paint or colour them however you like! You could make them all different colours or just have different faces like mine!
I hope you enjoyed this idea, I thought it was quite a cool one to use as a decoration for a party or just to have up when Trick or Treaters come knocking!
Grace
X
Hey guys,
Following on from Sunday's nail design post, here are the other 3 ideas I had. You could use all of these ideas (and more) at once but if that isn't really your style then you can use one design as an accent nail with the rest painted a plain colour.
1. Spooky eyes
First, you need to paint the nail completely black. Depending on the quality of your polish you may need to do 2 or more coats.
After the black has completely dried, paint 2 small-ish dots of white on. You can do more than 1 pair of eyes if you wish! Add 2 smaller dots of any size inside the white as pupils.
You could use red for a vampire look or yellow for a cat!
2. Pumpkin face
This nail is probably the one that you can do the most with. You can do any sort of pumpkin face after you have the base layer down!
Firstly, paint a base coat of orange and add a small 'tuft' of green at the top. You can then add any type of face that you wish or just add some thin black lines to make the nail into just a plain pumpkin.
3. Candy corn
This Halloween tradition is more American I think but if you want to have a candy corn nail, this is how.
First, paint a complete layer (with possibly 2 or 3 coats) of yellow to create the first segment.
Then you need to paint a partial layer. You need to not paint the whole nail, only about two thirds of the nail. This layer needs to be orange and then the final layer needs to be white. The 3 colours can be in this order or white, orange, yellow depending on which way you want it to be. You need to paint the white layer only about a third of the way down the nail. You can tidy up the edges or draw a triangle around the colour to make into more of a candy corn shape!
Don't forget a top coat! :)
Until next time
Grace
Hey guys,
This idea is a little different as I don't think many people really send each other cards at Halloween although it may be fun to send one to a relative or friend if you know they love the holiday! There are quite a few different designs you could put on the front but I thought this one was cool because it had a different texture and had a cool look!
You will need:
Card
Cotton wool
Black felt tip pen
Glue
You first need to fold the card in half. You can use whatever size card you need but I chose A4 so that the card was a moderate size.
You then need to draw out the shape of a ghost onto the card. For this you can use pen or pencil and it needs to take up quite a large proportion of the card. You could also write 'Happy Halloween' underneath or just leave it plain.
You then need to cover the whole ghost shape with glue and then cover it with cotton wool. Even though it makes the ghost fluffy, it gives it a kind of 'wispy' look! You can use stickers to add a mouth and eyes or you can just draw them on with a pen.
To change up the image on the front of the card you could add a bat (like the ones here) or you could draw any other image on the card.
Until next time
Grace
X
Hey guys,
This decoration idea may be slightly pointless as you could just find some images of bats on the internet and print them off but if you want to create your own, unique decorations then this is the post for you!
You will need:
Scissors
A pencil or pen
Possibly a rubber
Paper or card
Paint or a black felt tip pen
Using a piece of paper or card, fold it into eighths (or segments that are the size you need).
Then draw a bat outline on the paper and cut it out while the paper is still folded over. This will mean that all of the bats are slightly different shapes and sizes but it makes it even more different and unique for each person.
To make them more 'creepy' you can colour them in black with a pen or paint them.
You could stick these on a window or in a group on a wall to decorate but you could also use some string and wool to create a row of bat bunting.
Until next time
Grace
X
Hey guys,
As promised, there is another post today and it is for some Halloween-y nails. This may not thrill those of you who prefer the DIY ideas but there will be more decoration ideas up tomorrow! In this post there will be 2 ideas and then in a post later in the week there will be 3 further ideas!
1. Skeletal face
First up, to create this creepy face, you need to do a layer of white. Depending on the quality of your nail polish, you may need to do 2 or 3 coats! You can also put a base coat on first (you are actually supposed to do this) but I never do.
Next you need to add the eyes. They are basically big blobs of black nail polish and they don't need to be exactly the same size or shape! You can use a tooth pick, dotting tool or a nail art pen to do this. If you have a really steady hand you could just use the brush from the nail polish pot but I find it easier to use a more delicate tool!
Now add 2 tiny 'pig-like' dots for the nose and add a curved line to start the mouth. To make this design more creepy you need to add little lines crossing the mouth at random intervals to make it look like the mouth has been sewn up! This face is supposed to look like Jack Skellington from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' but it doesn't matter if it doesn't!
2. Witches Hat
For the next idea, the picture doesn't really look very detailed but it is supposed to be a witches hat.
To do this, paint a bottom layer of any Halloween-y colour that you fancy and leave it to dry. I chose 'blue jeans' from top shop as it has a kind of shimmery 'night-ness' about it! (I forgot to take a photo of just the base layer *oops*)
Then, you need to draw the outline of a witches hat in black, again, you can use any means for this but I used the dotting tool I have. You can make it any style you like but I went for the original crooked style.
I then added a purple strip across the brim as a belt, to add a bit of extra colour into it! Don't forget to add a clear top coat to protect the design!
I hope you like these nail designs and they may add to any Halloween costumes you are planning to wear! There will be another post tomorrow!
Until next time
Grace
X
