DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

Materials: Styrofoam Head Standard projector Black fabric DVD player or Computer   Instructions:   First you want to get black fabric and pin it against the wall for a black backdrop. Then, you need someone to stand against the black wall and make sure all their hair is pulled back and they are covered with a black piece of fabric. Record that person with your iPhone up against the black wall and have them say spooky things that will be uploaded into your computer. After you upload the recording onto your computer or projector, make sure you place it on a loop setting and starting adjusting it so that the image from your computer aims directly onto the styrofoam head. Your styrofoam head should be placed directly across from your computer and it can be placed on top of something for height. Make sure to decorate the surrounding area and create a spooky dark feel to the room. Dark fabrics are always good and you can add candles, spiders, and spider webs. You...

    When the moon is full it is said that the canine shape shifters prowl the night seeking new prey! Gypsies around the world tell folktales that warn about the anthropomorphic wolf-men cursed to endure a life of transmutation when the moon is full, becoming a predatory killer until the sun rises.     Are these half-human, half-wolf "monsters" real, or are they a figment of our imagination, that people ages ago created to explain shadows in the night? Could these shape shifters actually exist? Perhaps Hollywood has instilled a false memory and predisposition for beings of the night, like vampires, zombies and werewolves. Maybe latent fear of the unknown drives the human mind to justify their fear of the dark by creating and believing in strange and bizarre creatures.     Then it may also be true-werewolves may be more than mythical creatures in stories told by many people with roots that run deep in the old country o...

Australia    In Australia they celebrate Guy Fawkes Eve as the day for Halloween or as it is also known Mischief Night or Danger Night .    On this night it is a day for children to create mischief by doing tricks or getting a treat. It is not widely done in Australia as it is in America and elsewhere, in fact most children in Australia celebrate it as dance at their schools or in other activities. Not as a day to create lawless or other mischief. Estonia     In Estonia folktales tell of unsuspecting people who wander into village churches on All Saints' Day night only to find all the pews filled with ghosts who sit and kneel attentively while a ghostly priest celebrates mass at the altar. France     In France people celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day but not Halloween.    French bellmen would walk through the streets warning of the arrival of, "The spirits are about t...

  Found this little diy while doing a little web surfing.  Brought to you by www.adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com .  I hope you enjoy making a few of these for this fall season.  Don't forget to stop by her blog for other useful stuff you might like. Dryer Vent Pumpkin {Tutorial}          Last year I made some dryer vent pumpkins . I didn't really post a tutorial and since I was making a bunch more this year I decided to tell you how I did it. It's super duper easy and there are a ton of ways to personalize them to your style.                I bought two different sizes of dryer vent at Home Depot. They measure 3in and 4in, I only made one size last year but I wanted to add some variety this go around. I cut them using wire cutters and scissors, making sure I had enough length by twisting the vent in a circle and giving a little extra room for gluing. ...

  Here's another nice find while surfing for holiday ideas.  Wouldn't these be great at a teen Halloween party or even as a nice offering at an adult party.  Brought to you by www.mattbites.com .  The black and red play off each other and look so cool together with the actual sticks from a tree.  Good luck and enjoy making these, let me know how they turned out for you. Adam’s Scary Apples      Full confession: When I was about 4 or 5 years old I was so utterly terrified of Halloween that I once ran from the dinner table to the bedroom where I locked myself inside it for 20 minutes while Trick or Treaters came to the front door of the house. I’m not sure why I did that exactly as I wasn’t normally a timid or shy child; I think my dramatic exit had more to do with the fact that I enjoyed that sense of fright, darkness and mystery that rolls around every October. I like to be scared when I know nothing bad will actually happen. ...

Definition Of What a Mask Is    A form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks. As cultural objects they have been used throughout the world in all periods since the Stone Age and have been as varied in appearance as in their use and symbolism.   General Characteristics      Masks have been designed in innumerable varieties, from the simplest of crude “false faces” held by a handle to complete head coverings with ingenious movable parts and hidden faces. Mask makers have shown great resourcefulness in selecting and combining available materials. Among the substances utilized are woods, metals, shells, fibers, ivory, clay, horn, stone, feathers, leather, furs, paper, cloth, and corn husks. Surface treatments have...