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  • Halloween Haunted House
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    From "Carol Duvall Show"
    episode CDS-1465F


    PHOTO
    Designed by Vivian Peritts.

    Materials:

    DCC 12" papier-mâché house
    DecoArt Americana acrylic paint:
    - lavender
    - black
    - white
    - green
    Emagination Crafts punches & scissors:
    - Cut Aways ghost, witch & jack-o-lantern
    - super jumbo circle, water splat & hexagon
    - jumbo Allegro
    - large oak, white oak & maple leaves
    - large water splat, circle & oval
    - mega punch oval & square
    - ribbon punch circle, quasar & rectangle
    Bravissimo! asst'd papers
    Bravissimo! yellow adhesive-backed vellum
    PHOTO

    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
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    Figure F
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    Figure G
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    Figure H
    glue of your choice
    Paper Reflections card stock:
    - white
    - black
    - orange
    - various greens
    - assorted scraps
    12" x 18" foam plank
    Beacon's Foam Finish
    craft sticks
    craft knife
    lamp base
    beaded fringe for house roof line
    various Halloween figures, trees, etc.

    Steps:

    1. Cut a hole in the bottom of the base of the house for the electric plug to fit though (figure A).

    2. File down the edges of the foam plank. Coat with Foam Finish.

    3. Paint the foam base green (figure B).

    4. Paint the house lavender.

    5. Glue beaded fringe along the roof line (figure C).

    6. Add punched shapes to roof (figure D).

    7. Add windows with cut away punches (figure E).

    8. Add shutters crooked to resemble a decrepit old house (figure F).

    9. Add pumpkins, ghosts, gravestones, spider webs, etc.--all scary stuff (figures G & H).

    10. Add leaves and trees, and any other accent pieces.

    11. Add the light through the hole you cut in step 1.


    RESOURCES :
    Bravissimo! Papers
    Emagination Crafts
    We apologize no contact information is available.

    Foam Finish - Beacon
    Beacon Adhesives
    Website: www.beaconcreates.com

    card stock, papers - Paper Reflections
    DMD Inc.
    Website: www.creativitycraftsinc.com

    punches and scissors - Emagination Crafts
    Emagination Crafts
    We apologize no contact information is available.

    papier mache house
    Decorator & Craft Corp. (DCC)
    Website: www.dcccrafts.com


    GUESTS :
    Vivian Peritts
    Author / Designer, Vivian's Originals
    763 Dover St.
    Marietta, GA 30066
    E-mail: vperitts@earthlink.net

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Witch Treat Pot
  		• Halloween Haunted House
  		• Spooky Shoebox