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If you’re like me, you have plenty of stuff around the house to alter and this is the perfect time of year to do it. With so many awesome Halloween kits available, I had to come up with a good reason to use at least one of them.

Remembering the flimsy plastic Trick or Treat bags and plastic pumpkin pails that are typically the vessel of choice for Halloween bounty, I decided I could come up with something much better for my nephew’s Halloween treats. After finding just the perfect kit, I dug out this pail and set about to alter it to make the perfect treat holder for my nephew.

 

And this is what I did with it.

 

Here’s what you need to get started:

• Clear Pail
• Halloween Digital Paper Pack (I used Quirky Twerp’s Happy Haunting Scrap Pack)
• Double-sided tape or sticky strip
• Dimensionals
• Ribbon  (I used Spider Web ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)

I started by printing all the images and paper I needed. To save paper I combined everything I needed onto one sheet. I’ve also number each piece so I can explain to you what I used on each one. Here’s a photo of what I printed.

Here’s the description of each item I used from Quirky Twerp’s Happy Haunting Scrap Pack.

1. I used Super Hero and Pinked Border images; and Green Stripe Paper
2. I used the Boo images; Green Stripe Paper
3. I used Border image; Orange Solid Paper

After I cut them all out I started assembling. The lid looks like this.

I used the Cuttlebug and Inverted Scalloped Circle Nestabilities dies to cut out the image and the black card stock backing. Next I worked on attaching the orange panel.

I added some double-stick tape to the back of the panel.

In an effort to minimize the tape showing through on the inside of the pail, I adhered it to the ribbon.

I left enough tails on either end so I could tie around the pail and cut off any excess.

It’s now ready to be filled up! Here’s a photo of the finished project once again.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have fun making holders and treats for the little ones in your life!

Other Articles by Carolina:

• A Carrot Treat - March 7th, 2011
• The Perfect Embellishment - Paper Roses - January 3rd, 2011
• Great Things Come In Small Packages - December 29th, 2010
• Deck The Halls With Some Digital Cheer! - December 6th, 2010
• Hostess Thank You Gift - October 30th, 2010