Project

Fanged Vampire and Winged Bat Pumpkins

Grouped together on the mantel, Drac-o'-lantern and tiny winged pals create a Transylvanian scene. Run-of-the-mill pushpins turn into devilish red eyes. And tiny winged pumpkins are fun companions for your vampires.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, October 2011

Introduction

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materials

For vampire pumpkin: Mouth template

Thumbtack or pin

Small white pumpkin (For a big bite, choose a small pumpkin so the plastic vampire teeth seem huge)

For bat: Wing template

Plastic vampire teeth

Black construction paper

Small white pumpkin

Hot-glue gun

steps

To make vampire pumpkins:

Print mouth template. Lay template on pumpkin, and poke thumbtack through, all along outline, to transfer design. Cut out with saw; remove excess flesh.
Wedge teeth into hole.
For eyes, pin map tacks onto pumpkin.
To make bat pumpkins:

Print wing template.
Trace onto construction paper and cut out.
Fold down flat ends of wings 1/4 inch, and attach folded edge to pumpkin with hot glue.