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Fabric Crafts | Fall | Halloween
Transparent Ghost
excerpted from"Crafts for Halloween"
by Kathy Ross

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about her book, "Crafts for All Seasons"

Transparent Ghost

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Kathy's book Crafts for Halloween is packed full of great Halloween crafts.

Her Transparent Ghost is especially fun for the kids and will really put your house or classroom in the holiday spirit.

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Here is what you need:

  • Clear plastic wrap
  • Plastic drinking straw
  • Black yarn
  • Self-stick reinforcers
  • Black marker
  • Clear tape

Here is what you do:
(see picture of steps below)

  1. Rip off a square of plastic wrap.  Tie the wrap over the top of the straw so that it hangs down evenly around to form a ghost.  Blow up the head of the ghost through the straw.  Carefully pull the straw out and tie the yarn tight in a bow to capture the air.
  2. Color two hole reinforcers black and stick them on the head of the ghost for eyes.  Tape a piece of yarn to the back of the ghost's head to hang it from the ceiling.
  3. If your ghost loses air after a while, just insert the straw and blow it
    up again.

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Interview with Author Kathy Ross
about her book, "Crafts for All Seasons"

Soft Sculpture Pumpkin
excerted from"Crafts for All Seasons"
by Kathy Ross

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sspumpkinlogo.jpg (5369 bytes)This is a lovely pumpkin craft comes from Kathy Ross' book, "Crafts for all Seasons" that you can make out of old pantyhose and some fiberfill.
You can make it as a nice fall craft or you can modify it for Halloween by adding a face.

Pumpkin Soup
pumpkinsouplogo.jpg (6193 bytes)This easy and charming craft is really a wonderful gift for any and all of the goblins in your life. We have created a wonderful gift tag that you can easily download and attach to your mug to make this a special gift.  The tag has an adorable picture and inside we have written a poem especially dedicated to the treats of Halloween. This can be given as an inexpensive and fun favor for a Halloween party, a gift for a favorite relative and friend and a wonderful Halloween centerpiece.  You'll want to make them for your kids.

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Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Oceans
by Kathy Ross, Sharon Lane Holm
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Melted Crayon Jars
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Reprinted with permission of the author. All rights reserved. ©1999 Kathy Ross (text) Vicky Enright (illustrations)

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