Halloween Party Place Setting

Throwing a Halloween party this October? We have the perfect handmade party decorations for you to work on this season. Try your hand at the Halloween Party Place Setting; it's a fun way to party plan for the holiday! This DIY place setting is cute and quirky, plus it's perfectly festive! Not too scary and not too cute, it will make for a wonderful party decoration that your guests are sure to notice.

Materials:

Apple Barrel Colors:
- Kiwi
- Yellow
- White
- Pumpkin Orange
- Black
- Grape Jam
Plaid ® Art Materials - Bottle Tops - Tip Writers
Plaid ® Art Materials - Bottle Tops - Spouncer Painters
Paintbrushes - #1 liner
#12 flat
#8 flat
#4 round
Craft pumpkin
Clay pots –2” (4 ea.)
Rose pot – 2 ½”
Clay saucer – 10”
Craft glue
Scissors
Round toothpicks
Pencil
Black foam sheet – 2mm
E 6000 adhesive glue
Chenille stems – purple
silver tinsel
Brush basin
Paper towels
Foam plates

Instructions:

Basecoat craft pumpkin gloss Black. Let dry. Use foam spouncer top to make eyes in Kiwi. Let dry. Use liner brush to paint Black lines in centers of eyes and a nose and mouth in Pumpkin Orange.
Use pencil tip to make small holes for whiskers. Bend ends of silver tinsel stems and glue into holes. Trim to desired length.
Cut two triangles from foam sheet for ears. Glue toothpicks to backs of ears then paint Black.
Use round brush to paint whisker details above eyes and in ears with White. Poke ears into head.
Paint clay pots, rose pot and saucer in a combination of Grape Jam, Yellow, Pumpkin Orange and Kiwi as desired. Use #8 flat brush to paint zig-zag and stripe details in Black.
Use Writer Tip with Black to write words around inside of saucer and on small clay pots.
Glue a pot to bottom of saucer and cat head as a base.
Fashion a bow from purple chenille stem and glue to neck of cat.

Tip: Personalize the candy corn containers by simply adding a name or a scary word.