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Creating Your Vintage Hallowe'en - The folklore traditions and some crafty makes - cover

Creating Your Vintage Hallowe'en - The folklore traditions and some crafty makes

Marion Paull

Publisher: CICO Books

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Summary

Full of spooky artworks, ephemera, vintage-inspired makes, rhymes and stories, Creating your Vintage Hallowe'en celebrates the folklore and traditions surrounding this delightfully unique holiday.

Read how folk used to celebrate with dressing up, fortune-telling games, parties and plenty of pleasurable spookiness, then recreate your own vintage Hallowe'en with old-fashioned projects, including a carved Jack o' lantern, a witch costume and fun decorations for your home. This book is packed full of little-known facts about the origins of Hallowe'en customs such as bobbing for apples and carving faces into pumpkins, while the charming makes and vintage artworks featuring red-cloaked witches, sleekly silhouetted black cats, cute kittens, cheery goblins and smiling spectres will inspire you to have your own vintage-style Hallowe'en celebration.
Available since: 09/05/2023.
Print length: 144 pages.

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