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Gretchen Goetz is a Dallas-based visual artist, writer and Emmy Award-winning set decorator who can't resist the impulse to get crafty and make cool things. She can often be heard saying, "Hey, don't throw that away! I can make something out of it!" You may contact her at pearlgoddess@sbcglobal.net.

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Charming corn husk dolls are an American Indian invention

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Native American Indians invented cornhusk dolls centuries ago. They are usually made without facial features; an Iroquois myth explains why. According...
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Light up your Halloween with X-ray candles

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I love really new ideas and Hester Jane at Fun in the Making has a brilliant one for Halloween: candle and lamp covers made from old X-rays! Her...
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These Halloween ghosts are anything but cheesy

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One October evening when I was about 10 years old, my sister and I, along with a handful of neighborhood friends, were creeping along bushes, looking...
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Ghoulish gourds

Traditional orange pumpkins are always wonderful, but try mixing up your autumn decor with some of the other varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds...
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Fashion a paper pumpkin from strips of paper

Over at the scrapbook website Two Peas in a Bucket you'll find easy instructions on how to make a 3-D pumpkin from strips of scrapbook paper (you...
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Get spooky with a haunted house made from recycled items

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The advent of cooler weather and early sunsets combined with falling leaves and pumpkins appearing on front porches signal Halloween’s approach....
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Welcome pumpkins

Kendra at meandmyinsanity.blogspot.com makes clever use of those sweet mini-pumpkins so ubiquitous at this time of year. She stenciled a message on...
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Halloween craft: turn an apple head doll into a wonderful wrinkled witch

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The apple head dolls my grandmother used to make, with their shrunken heads and wizened faces, entranced me. I discovered recently when I made a few...
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Mini pumpkins make pint-sized scarecrows

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Full-grown scarecrows are wonderful for the front porch, but these pint-sized ones are ideal for brightening up small spaces indoors. For a whimsical...
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Personalize your school space with locker pockets

When my niece graduated to sixth grade a few years ago, one of the best things about it was that she got her own locker. Having a locker is the...
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