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Halloween Hang-Ups

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Martha shows you how to craft Halloween hang-ups -- floating, spinning, spooky visages that will draw extra attention to a table of goodies.

Halloween Hang-Ups

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Floating, spinning, spooky visages will draw extra attention to a table of goodies.

Tools and Materials
Pumpkin, cat, and owl templates
8 1/2-by-11-inch sheets of colored paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
Pencil
Hole-punch
Ribbon

Halloween Hang-Ups How-To
1. Fold papers: For each decoration, you'll need to accordion-fold 8 1/2-by-11-inch sheets of colored paper, making 1/2- or 3/4-inch folds. For small faces, accordion-fold 3 sheets of paper vertically, then bend each in half to make a fan. For medium, accordion-fold 6 sheets horizontally. For large, accordion-fold 11 sheets vertically.

2. Form circles: For small faces, cut 6 strips of paper equal to length of fan's fold and twice its width; fold in half lengthwise. Use a glue stick to attach strips to fans (see below), and fans to one another, forming a circle. For larger faces, glue 1 edge of folded paper to the next until you form a circle. Hot-glue center to secure.

3. Add features: Print templates (pumpkin, cat, and owl), enlarging by 125 percent for small, 150 for medium, and 200 for large; cut out. Trace shapes onto colored paper twice; cut out. Attach shapes to each side of decoration with hot glue. Hole-punch top; hang using ribbon.

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Halloween Hang-Ups

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