BOO MANTLE SWAG

Here's a cute little Halloween decoration that I made recently to hang from the fireplace mantle. It went together quite quickly, and was made from supplies that I had on hand. I got the inspiration for a similar craft from Paper Crafts magazine.

Here's the list of usual suspects:

12x12 scrapbook cardstock:
Lime Green - 2 sheets
Orange - 1 sheet
White - 1 sheet
Black - 1 sheet
Double-sided tape
Googly Eyes
Orange polka-dotted ribbon (enough to hang from your mantle)
Scissors
Paper cutter (if you've got one)
Ruler (if you don't have a paper cutter)

The first thing I did was cut four 6x12 shapes out of the lime green paper. Fold each of those in half to make 6x6 squares. Then I cut four 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 squares out of the black paper. Tape the black squares centered over the green squares. Free-hand two ghosts out of the white paper and cut out. Next free-hand (or get a sample off of your computer) the letters 'B' and 'O' (you'll need two O's) plus an 'exclamation point' out of the orange paper, and cut out. Tape down each of your ghosts on top of the black paper. Then tape down your 'B' on top of the black paper, each of the 'O's on top of the ghosts, and the 'exclamation point' over the other black paper.

The next step is to open your green paper and put some tape down along the fold, then lay your ribbon down on top of that. Align them to your liking (make sure your cards are in the correct order before doing this step). Once you're pleased with the placement of the ribbon, add lots of tape to the inside of the green paper and fold closed. Press firmly to seal.....

See the following picture to get an idea of how much tape I added to the inside of the green paper.

The next step is to add the googly eyes to each of your ghosts securing with the tape.....

You're done!!!