Making Halloween Decorations

	Tools & Materials
	Halloween Colors
	Here's How It's Done
	Decorating Option

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Tools Jig saw Sandpaper Hammer Dust mask Goggles Hearing protection

Materials Artist's brush Carbon paper Wooden stakes Finish nails 1/4" ACX or BCX   plywood Paint

For this project, the following Valspar paint colors were used:


Use their associated numbers to paint the projects.

When two numbers are given, combine the two colors to create a hue that matches your needs (ex: "1 & 3" would be a light orange — "2 & 3" would create gray).

1. Click on any decoration to get a full-size pattern. If you want larger patterns, you can take them to any copy shop and have them enlarged.
   
   
2. Print the pattern.
   
   
3. Place a piece of carbon paper over the plywood. Lay the pattern over the carbon paper and trace all the lines. Be sure to press hard so the pattern transfers to the plywood.
   
   

   Good idea:  If you've had the patterns enlarged, you may need to place several sheets of carbon paper between the pltwood and the pattern.

   
   
4. Use a jigsaw to cut the plywood along the pattern's edge.
   
   
5. Smooth the edges with sandpaper.
   
   
6. Nail the pattern to a stake.
   
   
7. Paint your decoration using the detail lines and color recommendations from the pattern.
   
   
8. Allow the decoration to dry and then stake it in the yard.
   
   

   Good idea:  Highlight your decorations with spotlights.

   
   

Mummy	Candy Corn	Two Ghosts (2 patterns)	Pumpkin
Spider	Spider and Web	Alien	Coffin
Jack	Frank's Monster	Tombstone

To spook-up an indoor Halloween party, print the templates above in color and cut them out for decorations.