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Halloween Crafts

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Martha crafts eerie eyeball candelabras and spooky spider eggs perfect for a haunted house.

Eerie Eyeballs

Tools and Materials
Old candelabra or candlestick holder
Wood plaque
2-inch 1-by-2
Black spray paint (krylon)
Drill
Gray acrylic paint
2-part epoxy
Black and gray eye shadow
Small wood block for mounting with hooks
Wax buttons
Ceramic doll heads
Shredded black toile
Flora Lyte (red LED disposable lights)
Naked wire LED light string

Eerie Eyeballs How-To
1. Paint an inexpensive or old candelabra black.

2. Add the doll heads, which can be purchased from doll-parts suppliers.

3. Paint them with diluted gray acrylic paint to create a wash effect. Let dry.

4. Using black or gray eye shadow, add detail around the eyes.

5. Add a disposable red LED light. If you are using a larger head and need more support, use a round wooden stick inside of the head.

6. Attach them to the candelabra using wax buttons.

Eerie Eyeballs Wood Plaque How-To
1. Drill a hole in the center of the plaque.

2. Feed the naked wire LED though the drilled hole.

3. Secure the battery pack to the back of the plaque with 2-part epoxy.

4. Roll the naked wire LED into a tight ball and place inside of the head at the base of the neck.

5. Glue head to plaque with 2-part epoxy.

6. Attach a 2-inch 1-by-2 to the back of the plaque with 2-part epoxy, which will be used to hang the plaque to wall.

Resources
The wood plaque can be found at walnuthollow.com. The wax buttons can be found at illuminations.com. The ceramic doll head can be found at diandolls.com. The Flora Lyte and naked wire LED light string can be found at jamaligarden.com.

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