Boo....Trick or Treat

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I LOVE Halloween…


I LOVE Halloween….it is such fun to see all the neighborhood kids in costume and try to guess who they are. I try to fill their sacks with healthy snacks but don’t always succeed….with my husband right beside me with a huge bowl of candy! He is just a big kid at heart! Smile.
This pumpkin wreath was so easy to create, with one of the many paper molds from my collection, and the additions of a few stitches and some fall leaf beads.
Did you know that you can use just about anything for a paper casting mold….look around your home for dishes with textures, candy molds, rubber stamps, embossing plates etc.


Supplies:

• Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits 
• Blender, strainer, cello sponges and soft towels
• A sunny window
• Scraps of white paper (think junk mail, etc.) 
• 12–14” twig wreath
• Small plastic fall colored leaves
• Embroidery floss: Black and variegated (fall colors), embroidery needle,
• Pencil, 1” foam brush
• 3-4 yards of 1 ¼” Gold velvet ribbon, florist wire
• Beacon QuickGripTM and ZipDry™ adhesives

Instructions:

1. Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create
        white slurry and cast one or more of the pumpkin castings.  
2. Allow the casting to dry.
3. Use the brush to apply ZipDry™ adhesive to the back of the paper casting. (Note: this will seal
        the back of the casting and make it easier to stitch.) 
4. Allow the adhesive to dry. 
5. When the casting is dry, use the pencil to lightly write the words Boo and Trick or Treat.
6. Stitch the words with Black floss.
7. Use the variegated floss to attach the fall leaves to the casting with a French knot.
8. Wrap the twig wreath with the gold velvet ribbon. 
9. Tie a multi loop bow.
10. Attach to the bow to the wreath on the left side with a piece of florist wire.
11. Attach the pumpkin paper casting to the .wreath on the right hand side with  QuickGrip™ 
        adhesive.
12. Hang on your door, place in a window or on an easel for display.


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TAGS: Arnold Grummer, Michele Emerson-Roberts, handmade, paper casting, wreath

Comments

  1. SandeeNCOctober 15, 2018 at 5:38 PM

    Love the pumpkin paper casting and especially the stitching, great tip on step 3, I will have to remember that one!

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  2. Michele Emerson-RobertsOctober 16, 2018 at 11:01 AM

    Thanks Sandee.......I have a huge collection of paper casting molds......as well as plates .trays etc. that work wonderfully as molds........and it is such fun to add the stitching.

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  3. SimplyDevinePamNovember 5, 2018 at 10:29 AM

    So cute! I love the embroidery stitches and french knots to add another texture.

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    1. Michele Emerson-RobertsDecember 9, 2018 at 7:59 PM

      Thanks Pam, it was a delight to create! I LOVE paper casting and stitching on it too!

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