Spooky Bottle Wraps Halloween Idea

Spooky Bottle Wraps Halloween Idea



Materials needed:

* Cardstock in black, white, and gold
* Crepe paper in black and cream
* Floral stem wire
* Glue dots or transparent tape
* Craft knife
* Glass or lid to trace circles
* Pen
* Wide cutting surface

Preparation steps:

* Print out bat and ghost templates (easy to find from books or simple search through a search engine). Use them to cut the shapes out of the cardstock.
* Using a small glass or lid, trace and cut out a circle about 2 1/2 inches across from the gold cardstock to make the moon.
* Wrap the bottle in the crepe paper, leaving about 4 to 6 inches at the bottom. The crepe paper should wrap around the bottle once or twice with several inches of overlap. Tear a jagged edge in the wrap. Once torn, pull and stretch the edge of the crepe paper to make it even more jagged and ruffled. Center this jagged edge on the front of the bottle. Fold up the excess at the bottom and secure with scotch tape.
* Secure the crepe paper on the bottle using the stem wire as you would a twist tie wrapped around the bottle's neck. A couple wraps and a couple twists should do the trick.
* Use the glue dots or a small piece of tape to attaché the ghosts and/or bats to the wire. The moon should attach behind one of the larger bats. Bend the wires up and down at interesting angles to show off the figures to their best advantage.
* Tear the top edge of the crepe paper around the bottle. Make it a jagged tear that angles up from the wire tie and spirals up through the various layers of crepe paper that wrap the bottle. Remember to stretch the edge of the paper for an extra ragged edge.

Enjoy!