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• Step 1

  I made my chandelier first, inspired by cardboard chandelier by alchemy l on cutoutandkeep.

  First I drew the image of a chandelier onto the cardboard (you can use a stencil for this if you have one) I cut it out, then used that as a stencil to make another. You could make as many as you want depending on how "thick" you want your chandelier to look. I just used two pieces. After I got these cut out I carefully cut them both in half down the center. (my bf had to help :p) Then I hot glued them together to make the chandelier 3D. After it dried completely I spray painted it black. This took about two coats. After that dried I hot glued some gold sequins where the flame of the candle should be, and draped some cobwebbing over the entire chandelier for a spooky effect. I used fishing line to attach it to my ceiling.

• Step 2

  Next I worked on my bats. These were super easy. I just drew the image of a bat onto some black construction paper(again you can use a stencil if you have one) I made 3 different sizes of bats and then cut them out. This took about 10 sheets of paper. Then I taped them to my door with scotch tape.

• Step 3

  After that I made my autumn bouquet. To do this I bought 2 sets of fake falling leaves at walmart for a dollar a piece (the dollar store has good ones too)I also got these little things that look like orange berries for a dollar too. I arranged them together and tied them up with some orange ribbon. I hung them on my door with a straightened out wire clothes hanger fixed into a wreath holder.

• Step 4

  Next was my spooky tree. I got this idea from Martha Stewart's Halloween magazine. I went out into the yard and found about 4 twisted dead spooky looking branches. I brushed the dirt off them, hot glued them together and then spray painted them black. I stood them up in a cup, just one from my kitchen and shoved pebbles into the bottom of it for stability. Then I scraped up some dead grass for hay and placed in inside the cup as well.

• Step 5

  Then I made my little ghosts. For this I used coffee filters. I put a small amount of rolled up paper towel in the center of them filter and wrapped the bottom part of the filter around it. That forms the head. Then I tied fishing line around the neck part to make the skirt more full. I used a needle to thread fishing line through the head of the ghost and hang him from the tree. I also had some extra bats so I hung them on the tree with fishing line also.

• Step 6

  Now for my little "spooky" sign. For this is just drew the word spooky onto some cardboard and cut it out with the razor blade. Then I colored in my letters (I used marker but paint would be better) Then when it dried I hot glued some pegs to back to help it stand up.

• Step 7

  Then as a finishing touch I bought some cheap decorations form the dollar store (mini skulls, mini pumpkins, big pumpkins, and a light up pumpkin)

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oliviamakesthingggsss · 9 projects 18th October 2010

cool! post pictures when you get done! :]

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*Witchy Rachie* · Holon, IL · 70 projects 14th October 2010

WOOHOO!!! I am SO adding that chandelier to my list of things to make in the next week. ;)

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