Halloween Birdhouses

Approx. Crafting Time: 3 hours
Skill Level:  Easier

Liven up your Halloween décor with these festive birdhouses. They're quick, easy and perfect for a table centerpiece or lined up on your windowsill.

Materials List

• Sticky Back Foamy, Black

• Sticky Back Foamy, White

• Patio Paint^™, Citrus Green

• Patio Paint^™, Cloud White

• Patio Paint^™, Fiesta Yellow

• Patio Paint^™, Petunia Purple

• Patio Paint^™, Red Pepper

• Patio Paint^™, Sprout Green

• Patio Paint^™, Tiger Lily Orange

• Patio Paint^™, Woodland Brown

• Patio Paint^™, Wrought Iron Black

• Eclectic Products E6000^® Adhesive

• Woodsies^™ Circle, ½-inch 2

• Woodsies^™ Circle, ¾-inch 1

• Woodsies^™ Circle, 1¼-inch 2

• Woodsies^™ Oval, ½-inch x 1-inch 1

• Woodsies^™ Oval, 1-inch x 2-inch 2

• Woodsies^™ Rectangles, 1½-inch x ¾-inch 50

• Woodsies^™ Star, Small 1

• Woodsies^™ Teardrop, 1¼-inch 1

• Paintbrush, Flat, ¾-inch

• Paintbrush, Flat, No. 8

• Paintbrush, Liner, 10/0

Your Choice Of:

• Birdhouses 3

• Craft sticks, wooden 10

• Marker, black, permanent, fine point

• Scissors

• Tracing paper

• Transfer paper

• Wire cutters

• Wire, green, 26-guage two 12-inch pieces

Around the House:

• Disposable plates

• Paper towels

• Water container

Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.

Instructions:

• Pumpkin Design Birdhouse: Use ¾-inch flat brush to basecoat as follows: front, back and sides Petunia Purple, base Woodland Brown, fence and craft sticks (6 broken in half) Cloud White, roof eaves and rectangles (shingles) Citrus Green, 1-inch x 2-inch oval, ¾-inch circle, and 1¼-inch circle Tiger Lily Orange, 1¼-inch tear, ¾-inch circle, ½-inch circles and small star Wrought Iron Black, 1-inch oval (cut in two halves) and ledge Sprout Green.

• Trace and transfer faces to pumpkins and cat. Paint lines on pumpkins with liner and Red Pepper. Paint pumpkin faces with Fiesta Yellow and outline with black. Use liner to paint cat's eyes, mouth and paws with Cloud White and nose with Red Pepper.

• Glue shingles on roof at random lengths. Break some of the shingles in half to vary the widths. Assemble cat and pumpkins and glue them, along with fence pickets, to birdhouse, referring to photo for placement. Use liner to paint vines next to pumpkin stems with Sprout Green and tail for cat with Wrought Iron Black.

• Brush shingles and roof eaves with Sprout Green and wipe back with a damp paper towel.

• Streak fence and fence pickets with a little Wrought Iron Black.
  

• Ghost Design Birdhouse: Use ¾-inch flat brush to basecoat as follows: front, back and sides Tiger Lily Orange, roof Petunia Purple, and base Citrus Green.

• Trace and transfer ghost patterns onto the back of white Sticky Back Foamy and the bats on the black Sticky Back Foamy. Cut out shapes with scissors. Trace and transfer eyes onto birdhouse. Paint eyes with Cloud White and liner.

• Wind each piece of wire around a pencil or brush handle to curl. Flatten one end of each piece of wire and glue to back of birdhouse.

• Use permanent marker to draw eyes and mouths on ghosts. Outline and fill in pupils of eyes on birdhouse.

• Peel backing from Foamy shapes and adhere to wire and birdhouse as desired.
  

• Candy Design Birdhouse: Use ¾-inch flat brush to basecoat as follows: front, back and sides Citrus Green, roof Red Pepper, base Sprout Green, 1-inch x 2-inch oval Fiesta Yellow and 1¼-inch circle Cloud White.

• Trace and transfer patterns randomly or refer to photo for placement.

• Basecoat each candy piece with Cloud White and No. 8 flat brush. Let dry. Paint candy corn Fiesta Yellow and Tiger Lily Orange, pumpkins Tiger Lily Orange with Sprout Green stems, round candy Petunia Purple with Cloud White wrapper ends. Use liner to do details as follows: pumpkin lines with Red Pepper, candy swirls with Cloud White, outline all pieces with Wrought Iron Black (or use permanent marker).

• Use brush handle to dip dot open spaces with Wrought Iron Black.

• Do lettering on sign and ghost eyes with permanent marker.

• Glue ghost inside opening and sign above opening.
  

Project Tips:

When painting small objects such as Woodsie pieces, place a strip of double-stick tape on a covered work surface. Place pieces on strip of tape and paint.

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Scarecrow Candle Holders

Approx. Crafting Time: 45 minutes
Skill Level:  Easier

Create these clever wood candle holders to use on your table or mantle. What a fun way to welcome the fall season!

Materials List

• Crafter's Pick Incredibly Tacky Glue

• Americana^® Acrylics, Cadmium Yellow

• Americana^® Acrylics, DeLane's Cheek Color

• Americana^® Acrylics, Ebony Black

• Americana^® Acrylics, Georgia Clay

• Americana^® Acrylics, Hauser Medium Green

• Americana^® Acrylics, Pumpkin

• Americana^® Acrylics, Raw Sienna

• Americana^® Acrylics, Sand

• Americana^® Acrylics, Titanium White

• Candle Cups, Large, 1 9/16-inch x 1 3/8-inch 2

• Old Thyme Spools, 1¾-inch 4

• American Painter^® Paintbrush, No. 0 Liner

• American Painter^® Paintbrush, No. 1 Round

• American Painter^® Paintbrush, No. 8 Shader

• Brush Tub II^®

• Paintbrush, White Nylon, 1-inch Flat Glaze

• Graphite Transfer Paper 1 package

Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.

Instructions:

• Paint two spools Pumpkin. Shade the upper and lower edges of each spool with Georgia Clay. Shade “section” lines for the pumpkins with Georgia Clay.

• Paint the top and top edge of the spool with Hauser Medium Green.

• Paint the pumpkin faces with Ebony Black. (Or if doing for Thanksgiving, leave pumpkins plain without a face.)

• Paint the remaining two spools Sand. Paint Cadmium Yellow hair and bangs at the sides and front of the scarecrow's face (refer to photo). Stroke strands of Raw Sienna hair over the Cadmium Yellow hair areas.

• Paint the scarecrow's eyes Ebony Black, cheeks DeLane's Cheek Color, nose Pumpkin and mouth Ebony Black.

• Highlight the eyes and cheeks with Titanium White dots. Optional: Outline nose with Ebony Black.

• Shade the lower edge of the scarecrow spools with Raw Sienna.

• Paint the upper edge of the scarecrow spools and the candle cups Ebony Black. Let paint dry thoroughly.

• Glue the scarecrow spool onto the pumpkin spool with Incredibly Tacky Glue. Glue the candle cup hat onto the scarecrow spool.

Project Tips:

Please read all instructions carefully before starting your project.