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   This diy was found at  www.lifeartcollide.blogspot.ie  .   This was another cool and wonderful element to add to your indoor Halloween decor.  Especially, it could be the centerpiece of your kitchen table, with a matt black table cloth.  Happy Haunting! DIY Crystal Ball GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES GLASS CANDY DISH on a metal pedestal,  no plastic parts  as this will be going in the oven! Works best if the dish has a lip around the top, more visible in the pictures below. I found my dish at a garage sale missing the top and covered in dust, oh the possibilities!! GLASS GLOBE -  NECKLESS  TYPE - only the globe not the entire lamp kit. The neckless type will sit level in the dish.The globes also come in clear, none in stock...darn! Picked mine up at Lowes - $8.99. BLACK  SCULPEY  - 8 oz. (227 g) block - I purchase my Sculpey at Michaels WHITE GLUE -  WELDBOND  - I use Weldbond as it stands up to the heat of the oven. PEARL-EX  in Aztec Gold - again I g

   The history of  Halloween costumes  ~On November 1st over 2000 years ago, in what is now known as the United Kingdom, Ireland and northern France, the Celts celebrated their new year. This date marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the cold, dark winter season, often associated with death. It was Celtic belief the on the night before the New Year the veil between the land of the living and the land of the dead because blurred. This night they celebrated Samhain. Celts believed ghosts haunted the land and damaged crops. This night was also thought to allow the Druids and Priests to possess a heightened ability to predict the future. For the commoner, these predictions would be a comfort and an insight into the coming dark winter that lie ahead.    Druids built large bonfires where the people would gather to sacrifice crops and their animals to ancient deities.    The Druids also wore costumes consisting of animal skins and animal heads to mark the celebrat

    In the United States and all around the world are hundreds of haunted places. But did you ever think that while on vacation, the place you choose to sleep could be the very place a ghost or spirit is looking over you? Haunted hotels are known to be the most haunted places on earth. Kate Morgan Hotel Del Coronado     This hotel is located in California and is known to be haunted since 1892. It is also considered to be one of the top resorts in the U.S. There have been reports of voices and apparitions coming from all floors of the hotel. It is also reported that Kate Morgan, a young woman in her 20's was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Her body was found on the steps to the front entrance of the hotel. Ms. Morgan is she ghost haunting the rooms of the Hotel Del Coronado. Stanley Hotel Stanley Hotel ghost    The Stanley Hotel is located in Colorado and has a lot of hidden secrets and history behind it. Author