A Couple More Halloween Decorations
These are really easy to make and great as little Halloween decorations. Sadly I can’t take the credit, the templates come from the website skull-a-day. You can download the PDF here – http://spacepirate.org/skulladay/papercraftskull.pdf Continue reading A Couple More Halloween Decorations
Make a Hat Day
Apparently today is make a hat day so theme for today’s blog is……… How to make a mini hat. Completely impractical and technically not sure if they qualify as a hat but I thought they might be a nice alternative to the paper hats you get in Christmas crackers. You’ll need a toilet roll tube, card, coloured paper, double sided tape or glue, scissors and … Continue reading Make a Hat Day
Halloween Storybook Part 1
Ok so haven’t yet written a story to go along with the pictures but thought I’d make a start on a little book. Continue reading Halloween Storybook Part 1
Don’t forget ….
… there’s a host of events taking place across the country celebrating the BIG DRAW Festival – check out the website http://www.thebigdraw.org Continue reading Don’t forget ….
Cass Art Festival This Weekend
As its Friday 13th I did consider uploading another Halloween post but I decided instead to share details of a great event taking place in a week’s time. On the 19th of October Cass Art are staging their annual festival, billed as an art-filled event celebrating all things Cass Art. The events will host over 150 artists , alongside a breadth of creative workshops and … Continue reading Cass Art Festival This Weekend
Halloween Doodle
A trio of witches Continue reading Halloween Doodle
Celebrating Giacometti Part 5
Ok so today is Giacometti’s birth day so an appropriate time to finish my figure. Your plaster figure should now be completely dry and sturdy. For this stage you will need some Plaster of Paris powder again you can get this in any good craft store. Measure out some powder, you generally need about 1.5 powder for every part water although you should pour the … Continue reading Celebrating Giacometti Part 5
Daily Doodle
Thought I might try recreating this in material and embroidery at some time Continue reading Daily Doodle
Celebrating Giacometti Part 4
Your figure should now be dry and quite sturdy to work with. To make the base for your figure to stand on take a box, punch holes in the top and feed the wire attached to the feet through the holes. Fill the box with something heavy to add weight as this will balance the figure when complete. I used some broken terracotta pieces from … Continue reading Celebrating Giacometti Part 4
Make a Halloween Wreath
Ok so another idea for Halloween decorations – why not make a wreath, great for letting trick n treaters know that you’re happy to provide an endless supply of candy. All you need to get started are so egg boxes, paint, cheap garden wire, PVA glue, a glue gun and some card and coloured paper. I started by making the leaves which act as a … Continue reading Make a Halloween Wreath
