Halloween craft idea #1: paper skeletons

Time to call in the skeleton crew~the Halloween countdown has begun.

This centerpiece will haunt the treats table at our party. The body and bones were cut from the October 31st cartridge on the Cricut Expression~the parts were assembled in various stances and dances using tacky glue. Then they were hung from a tree branch that was painted black and screwed to a board (to keep it standing). Make your own below…

How to make your own Skeleton Crew Display:

  1. Cut a branch from a tree (a citrus branch was used in this photo)
  2. Spray paint a metallic black
  3. Screw or nail to a 8″ long 2×6 piece of board. (Tip: if you don’t have the means necessary for assembling a board, put the stick in a vase and fill with beans…or river rocks if your stick is larger).
  4. For the skeletons, cut bodies and bones out of white card stock from the October 31st cartridge on the Cricut Expression.
  5. Assemble skeletons in various ways using tacky glue.
  6. Punch a small hole in the top of each head to attach hanger.
  7. String filament or Gutermann’s Sulky Invisible thread through the hole in the heads and loop-tie the other end.
  8. Arrange on the tree so each skeleton can turn freely.