Two easy projects that’ll spruce up your house with Halloween spirit:
Milk Jug Jack-o-Lanterns
Materials:
- Clean plastic gallon milk jugs
- Black permanent marker
- Craft knife or scissors
- Clear low-wattage holiday lights
Instructions:
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- Draw your ghost eyes and mouth on the jugs. Be sure to leave the caps on while you do this so the jugs don’t dent.
- Use the craft knife or scissors to cut a hole about the size of a half-dollar in the back of each jug.
- Arrange the ghosts near each other and thread the lights in between them. Make sure each jug has several bulbs in them.
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Monster Jars
Materials:
- Mod Podge (you can either buy Mod Podge at your local craft store or click the link for the recipe)
- colored tissue paper
- assorted glass or plastic jars (use glass if you’re using candles)
- acrylic paint
Instructions:
- Cut your tissue paper into strips that are the same height as your jar. Make each strip about 1-2 inches wide.
- Brush a strip of Mod Podge on the jar, and lay a strip of tissue paper on top. Smooth it out and be careful not to tear the paper. Don’t worry if it looks wrinkly, it’ll look smoother once it has dried.
- Continuing adding strips, overlapping them a little bit, until the entire jar is covered.
- Cut out face shapes from black paper and apply them to the jar with Mod Podge.
- Give the entire jar a top coat of Mod Podge.
- Paint the tops of the jars green, gray or black after it has dried.
- Place tea candles or a string of holiday or white lights in your jars and enjoy!
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