Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Use your hands, it's cheaper!

In other words, create your own decorations. They can be fun to make and low cost and the memories associated with the time you spent created them will return year after year, as you put these decorations out!

Large hanging ghosts that will sway spookily in the breeze outside can be made easily by draping a white sheet, tablecloth or pillowcase over a balloon and tying below the head. Small ones for indoors can be made from white paper napkins or kitchen paper tied over any small ball or crumpled tissue paper or stuffed sock secured with string or thread and a face drawn on with marker pens.

An inexpensive centerpiece can be made by using a $ store black plant cauldron with a large bowl inside it, or just a large bowl covered with black tissue paper and filled with cola plus a few grapes, cubes of pineapple or pieces of apple floating around for a gruesome looking witches brew. (and if you don't want to go the "gross" way - fill the cauldron with a bouquet of autumn colored flowers or a mum. )

Have fun!

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