Halloween Ideas & Projects By Glue Dots Adhesives

Last Minute Costume Tip!

Cute, bewitching costumes start with skin-tested Glue Dots®Adhesive Products.

Attach small rhinestones to the skin with Mini Glue Dots® and medium-sized gems using Craft Glue Dots®.

Before applying rhinestones, make sure the skin is clean and dry. Then, apply Glue Dots® to the rhinestones and rhinestones to the skin.

To remove, use warm water and a mild soap. Glue Dots® adhesives may have a tendency to come off skin in hot, humid climates or in instances of significant perspiration.

Happy Haunting!

Horror Movie Night Invitation Instructions from Designer Nancy Rykiel:

Black Cardstock to start.  
 

I used a Kraft Ticket (Maya Road), and put a Jolee’s Werewolf sticker to the ticket and covered it with large negative strip, and slid into a Maya Road Kraft envelope.  
I used Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon across the envelope along with several Jolee’s Stickers.  

I also used the Jolee’s Stickers for the Witch’s hat, and broom, and the bloody knife over the Filmstrip Ribbon.

I then sprayed Glitter mist from Tattered Angels to add shimmer.  

I also used a rubon to put “Just Chillin’” at the bottom and lettered around it with red pen.  

I cut the feet off of another witch sticker and cut off part of a swirl from Zva Crystals for bling.

Supplies:

Card Instructions:

• Using black cardstock trim to 5 ½” x 8” and fold in half to form a 5 ½” x 4” Card.

• Trim mat from pattern paper to 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”. Distress the edges and add charcoal ink. Adhere to the card base using ½” Craft Glue Dots, centering.

• Trim two tombstone shapes, making one slightly larger than the other and add charcoal ink around the edges. Using the ½” Craft Glue Dots adhere both pieces to the card mat, centering toward the top of the card.

• Add black glitter to the skull die cut behind the eyes and nose and attach skull to the tombstone, again centering toward the top as shown in the photo.

• Trim a 3” x 1” strip of pattern paper and add sentiment. Distress edges and ink with chestnut roan ink. Attach to the bottom of the card using the ½” Craft Glue Dots.

• Tie the Baker’s twine around the tombstone and decorate with jewels.

Halloween Kid Crafts!

B and I decided it was time to do some simple Halloween crafts this week and I thought I’d share them with you as they are easy to replicate with common craft supplies and a willing child of about this age.

Project 1: Boo!

Supplies:
Patterned paper - 3 sheets (8.5x11 is fine)
Glue Dots® Glue Lines
Pencil
Safety Scissors
Embellishments of your choice (See project 2 and 3).
Template —- See below

Instructions:
1. Pick a word of your choice.  We chose “Boo” but you might want a word with less round letters for easy cutting. We used SEI large chipboard letters I got in a kit a few years ago as our template.  We worked together to trace around the letters onto our patterned paper.  Alternatively, you could print out large letters to trace or print them directly onto the patterned paper saving a step.

2.  Cut around the outside and inside lines with safety scissors.

3. Embellish using glitter, google eyes, stickers, or other items from your craft stash.  Alternatively, see project 2 and 3 for another craft idea to dress up your letters.

4.  Adhere to the child’s door using the Glue Lines and enjoy!

Project 2: Sparkly Spider - I like sparkly not spooky spiders so our first embellishment was shiny!

Supplies:

Four silver pipe cleaners
Glue Dots®  Craft Dots
Safety Scissors

Optional:
2 Tiny googly eyes
Mini-Glue Dots®

Instructions:

1.  Cut two pipe cleaners into quarters.

2. Cut the third pipe cleaner in half.

3.  Wrap the remaining pipe cleaner in a spiral shape to create a circle about one inch in diameter.

3. Add Craft two Craft Dots to each side of the circle and lay each of the four short pipe cleaner pieces across the dots to form eight legs.

4. Bend the tips of each “leg” down a bit.

5. Add a fifth Craft Dot to the spider to attach the remaining half a pipe cleaner which will form a strand to connect the spider to the word you’ve created.  (This is optional as you can just use the spider as is).

6.  Optional: use 2 tiny Glue Dots to attach googly eyes to your spider.

Project 3: Paper Spider - This was my Mom’s take on the spider concept— very cute.

Supplies:
Left over patterned paper
Glue Dots® Craft Dots
Safety Scissors
Googly Eyes
Cord

Instructions:  This is very similar to the above, but with paper rather than pipe cleaners.

1.  Let the child cut strips of paper from the left over scraps of Project 1.

2. Cut a small mouth out of the remaining scraps.

3.  Trace and cut out a 1-2 inch circle for the body of the Spider.

4.  Attach googly eyes and mouth using Craft Dots.

5.  Work together to attach each leg to the body using the Craft Dots or Mini-Glue dots and bend down the ends of the legs as with the Sparkly Spider.

6.  Attach string or cord  with Craft Dots and hang from your word.

These projects are very simple and straightforward intentionally.  They work with what is capable of a small child around age 2-4 in terms of dexterity and the length of time they can focus. They are designed to use common craft supplies so they can be done quickly at minimal expense.  I also didn’t try to force his choice of where to put the spider or overly style the end result as I want it to still be his work and his project.  I think it was one that we all enjoyed and I smile each time I walk by.

Use any of the Glue Dots® product assortment to decorate pumpkins without the mess for Halloween. 

We used glitter papers, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and false eye lashes!

We even used a bit of mascara to ensure our pumpkin’s lashes were very pretty!

These cupcakes are not only that but they will keep your feet warm!

Supplies Needed:

1 pair ladies or childrens socks in halloween colors (I chose black)
1 sheet or cardstock or patterned paper(I chose Bo-Bunny’s Boo Crew)
Glue Dots
Sparkly Fluff by Our Craft Lounge
Scallop Circle Punch by EK Success for Stampin’ Up
Gussetted Treat Bag
Rubberband
Metal Rimmed tag
Charcoal Cat Eye by ColorBox
Halloween Stamp by Li’l Davis Designs
Misc. Ribbon

First fold your sock in half. This folded edge will be the top of your cupcake, the frosting. Then roll the sock starting at the cuff of the sock going towards the toe. Once you have finished rolling place your rubberband on the bottom half to hold the sock in place. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t get a great result the first time. It takes my several tries before I get the look I desire. Set this aside while you work on your cupcake liner

Supplies:

Glue Dots® “Pop Up”

Glue Dots®  “Craft”

Glue Dots® “Glue Lines”

Cigar Box

Gesso

Stamps:  Stampotique Original: “Kitty”, “Welcome Door”, “Spider”, “Honeycombs”, “Crow on Line”

Stamps:  Moon by Fancifulstamps

Stamps:  Quote by PXS Stamps

Stamps:  Stars from Martha Stewart

Colored Pencils:  Faber-Castell

Ink Pads:  India Ink by Stewart Superior, Memories Dye Ink “Yellow”, “Cement” and “Sepia” Memories Ink pad are also from Stewart Superior

Goldens Glaze:  “Ultramarine Blue” and “Patina Green”

Acrylic Paints:  Black

Silk:  Sky Blue by Stewart Superior

Memories Mists:  Iridescent by Stewart Superior

Textured Ribbon – brown mesh

White Cardstock

Directions:

1)      Cut top of Cigar Box lid off…  Keep for another project! 

2)      Paint the entire box with Gesso (this is a primer to cover all the cigar box labels).  Paint outside of box with Black Acrylic Paint.  Paint inside of box with two colors of Glaze “ Ultramarine Blue” and “Patina Green”

3)      When paint is dry Stamp “Stars” with “Yellow” Dye Ink

4)      On White Cardstock stamp the following in India Ink and color in with Faber-Castell Art Grip Pencils:  “Spider”, “Kitty”, , and “Girl”.  Also Stamp “Moon” onto White Cardstock and Paint with Stewart Superior “Sky Blue” Silk.  Stamp the “Welcome Door” with “Sepia” Memories Dye Ink, before I color in the image I painted Gesso on the door where it’s says “Welcome” to completely cover this word…  When you have colored in each image, cut them out.

5)  Back to the box:  Stamp using India ink “Crow on a line” (see sample for placement) also Stamp “honeycombs” onto the bottom where your door will be.  I used the Honeycomb stamp to look like a walk ways….  Stamp in Memories Dye Inkpad “Cement”.  Paint in honeycomb image with Acrylic Paint.

6)      Using My Glue Dots® I start to put my box together.  I used the “Pop-Up” under the Moon, and the Kitty.  “Craft Dots” under the Door, Girl and the Spider.  As for the Spider, I hung spider from the top of the box with “Craft Dots” My Girls is adhered to the side and bottom of the box.  I used Fishing line to make the spider line invisible, I just Glue Dotted to the back of the spider and the top of the box. 

7)  Finish by stamping “Trick or Treat” inside the box where it fit the best and spray the entire box with:  Iridescent Memories Mists.  Around the outside of the box I wrapped a Mesh ribbon using My “Glue Lines”. 

Project and Photo Credit: Terri Sproul

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To create each monster:

1. Cut a monster body out of solid cardstock.

2. Ink the outside edges of their body.

3. Cut eyes out of Eye’m Watching You paper by SEI and attach using Craft Glue Dots.

4. Draw in mouth with black marker. Using white marker add teeth.

5. Attach Pop Up Glue Dots on the monster’s body. Sprinkle with glitter or Sparkly Fluff.

6. Cut out arms, legs and hair out of black and attach to the monster.

7. Attach the monsters to the jar using Glue Lines.

8. Paint corks with black paint and fill the jars with candy.

9. Cut tages out of Scary Story Cards paper from Echo Park and mat on cardstock.

10. Tie jute around the top of bottle several times and attach tags.

11. Finish off with a piece of toile.

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Photo and Project Credit: Lisa Dorsey

How to Make:

1.Start off painting a chipboard house with black paint.

2. Cut strips of white cardstock and ink each strip with brown and black ink.

3. Layer strips on the base of the house using Continuous Glue Lines®.

4. Create windows by cutting thin strips of cardstock and paint them using black acrylic paint. Attach to rectangular pieces of Cup of Eyeballs paper by Jillibean Soup. Cut thin strips of black cardstock to create the panes.

5. Cut door out of chipboard and paint with black paint. Attach silver brad and distress with black ink. Adhere door and windows to front of the house with Craft Glue Dots®.

6. Cut spiders out of Spooky Spiders paper by Little Yellow Bicycle and attach to front of house.

7. Attach tree and ghost from Boo-ville Chipboard Shapes by Little Yellow Bicycle using Pop Up Glue Dots®.
8. Paint a 5 x 7 canvas using a mix of green and black acrylic paint. Do not mix the paints completely to give the canvas a streaked look.

9. Paint fence with black paint and attach to canvas.

10. Create the shingles by using a scallop punch to cut strips of Graveyard paper by Echo Park. Paint edges with white acrylic paint. Use Glue Dots Continuous Lines® to attach the shingles and black tinsel to the roof.

11. Paint Bazzill chipboard cat black and attach to house with Pop Up Glue Dots®.

12. Use yellow embossing powder to cover Bazzill chipboard moon and attach to roof using black wire.

Photo and Project Credit: Lisa Dorsey

Happy Halloween!

Photo Credit: Chris Hurley