The Greenleaf Miniature Comunity
IN THIS ISSUE
  • Halloween by the Book
  • Anna's Pumpkin Teapot Tutorial
  • Spooky Ghost in the Wall
  • Member of the Month - Meet Anna
  • September Quick Tip!
  • The Critter Corner!

  • QUICK PICKS
  • Product Pick of the Month - The Original Haunted Dollhouse
  • Featured House-Holly's Thornhill Manor
  • Thumper, the Traveling Bunny



  • GREENLEAF FORUM HOT TOPICS

  • Eye Candy of the Month - Charlene's brewing gourd
  • Featured Blog - The Haunted Dollhouse
  • Win a FREE Beacon Hill

  • The Dollhouse Universe
    The Greenleaf Miniature Community
    The Greenleaf Company Store
    Welcome to the Greenleaf Gazette!
    Mini Tricks and Treats for Halloween!
    September 2007

    Spooky Ghost in the Wall
    By Lynette (Nutti) Lowery

    Spooky Ghost

    There are two parts of making your ghost.  First we will make his face...I use Glow in the dark fimo (soft) but you could use whatever color you like.  I also used a fimo/sculpy head mold to get started.

    Spooky Ghost

    Spooky Ghost  Spooky Ghost

    While you are baking your head following your particular clay's directions you can do the second part of the Ghost.  You will need aluminum foil, a pipe cleaner, and some gauze or cheese cloth.  I used gauze for this ghost and some fabric stiffener....starch or hairspray is also good for this project.

    Spooky Ghost

    Take your foil and make your ghost form. For the front body stick the pipe cleaner through for the arms, and make the back body smaller.

    Spooky Ghost

    After making the forms soak your cloth in the starch and drape your forms.

    Spooky Ghost

    When dry, carefully take the cloth from the forms.

    Spooky Ghost

    Glue the head where you want it and make a nice line of glue down the wall to attach the cloth and attach the body.  If your cloth is too long just snip it.  The starch allows for some shaping after attachment...it is NOT an exact science.

    Spooky Ghost

    Just push the cloth into your line of glue and hold till it is set.  It’s ok if the glue seeps through...it will dry clear.  Do the same to the back, and let dry.  The head glows in the dark and the cloth is black light reflective.

    Spooky Ghost

    This is the ghost I did for my Haunted House.

    Spooky Ghost

    Happy Haunting!!!

    Back to the September Newsletter...



    JOIN NEWSLETTER

    Contact Us
    Please feel free to contact with any coments or suggestions about our newsletter.
    phone: (800) 253-7150