Fall and Halloween Crafts

**Kris10** · 07-31-2006, 03:11 PM

Last week (on one of two Michaels visits) I noticed that fall craft supplies are already stocked! Have you started your fall crafting yet? I've not done a thing, I feel so behind! Halloween and fall crafts are my favorite.

Do you have any favorite crafts for fall or Halloween? Post them here!

**AJE** · 08-16-2006, 10:57 PM

yep the moment its Sep 1, we will be redecorating for Oct-Nov. their just is't a point to one month holidays :!:

**Kris10** · 08-17-2006, 10:35 AM

I can see holiday crafting supplies being out early, Lord knows I never get my holiday crafts done on time! It makes sense to start Christmas crafting in June if you're doing something elaborate. What makes me feel inadequate is holiday decor being out so soon. I took the Christmas snowman off my porch in April and now I have to get him out again!

sjm746 · 09-14-2006, 02:21 PM

Hello!
I came up with a great idea last Fall for Halloween Decorating outside, I purchased a bunch of the plastic trick or treat buckets from thrift stores, about 25 cents each. I hung them on branches on the trees in our front yard. It worked and looked great!

**Kris10** · 09-15-2006, 08:12 AM

Plastic trick or treat buckets can work wonders if you need to fill space in your yard. I've seen them filled with Christmas lights and used to light a path. Very cute.

I got a Halloween craft magazine the other day and saw a great project with gourds. The gourds were spray painted white and ghost faces were painted on. Hung up in trees, they look really spooky in the dark. Unfortunately we forgot to plant gourds in the garden this year!

I'm looking at getting one of those foam craft pumpkins to carve this year. Has anyone worked with them?

**AJE** · 09-15-2006, 10:57 AM

:arrow: I think your talking about Birdhouse Gourds and they will found at any flee market or farmers stands at this time of the year. You might want to check out to see if the retail Menards, Fleet Farm, Farm & Fleet and Steins might carry them in stock. :lol:

:wink: The year before last I used 3 large gourds to create GHOSTS. What I did was to tip them upside down then where the crook of the neck is I used old white bed sheet flats and tied them. Then I used a small scissors to create a hanging hole on the very top from which I strung them up. The last step I did was to create my ghouls expression. Very eerie! The reason why I didn't paint the gourd faces is because I later used them as birdhouse. (Song sparrows love them)