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TIME: 20 minutes, plus drying timeCOST: $10 to $15TOOLS AND MATERIALS* Black latex paint and paintbrush* One large terra-cotta pot (ours is 20 inches in diameter)* Tree pruners* One or two leafless or dead branches (use prunings from the backyard or purchase at a florist shop)* Wire* Wire cutters* Sand* Black rocks* One or two strands of orange lights* Fake crows (available at craft stores)1. Paint the pot black and set aside to dry.2. Form the tree by pruning a large branch to make a nice shape or by wiring smaller branches together. Be sure you have a trunk that''s long enough to go all the way to the bottom of the pot.
3. Fill pot with sand, packing it tightly (the pot will be heavy so consider doing this where the tree will be located).4. Stick the tree in the pot, packing sand around the trunk. Cover the top of the sand with black rocks.5. Decorate the branches with orange lights.6. Finish by wiring the birds to the tree branches.COPYRIGHT 2001 Sunset Publishing Corp.COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group Despite consumer woes about the troubled economy, retailers just might be able to count on relatively strong Halloween sales this year.
COST: $10 to $15TOOLS AND MATERIALS* Translucent orange spray paint for glass* Glass globe for a light fixture (available at hardware stores)* Pencil* Cardboard* Scissors or craft knife* Black contact paper* Wire cutters* 20-gauge wire* Six black beads* Rubber band* Pliers* Hair dryer* Glass beads or sand* Tea light1. Spray-paint the outside of the globe and set aside to dry (about an hour).2. Draw a simple design--a jack-o''-lantern, black cat, or bat-on cardboard and cut out. Trace shape on contact paper and cut out design.
Three easy ways to give your entry a cheerfully haunted lookHalloween homes need costumes too. Here are ghosts, lanterns, and a crow-filled tree that will welcome trick-or-treaters in properly spooky fashion.Globe lanternsInvert a glass globe that normally goes over an electric ceiling light fixture, tuck a tea light inside, and you''ve got a holiday lantern. Choose a globe that fits over the porch light and you can greet trick-or-treaters in an orange glow.TIME: 20 minutes, not including drying time
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