Goblin Watching the Door

I was recently given a large supply of lace and material, so I decided to make something out of it.  I wanted to have something at the top of the stairs looking towards the door, so that when the trick or treaters come they can see it.

Here's what I started with:  A balloon on a stick, some fabric strips, white fabric and lace, and black lace.

I took a couple of pieces of white fabric and covered the balloon and used a strip of fabric to tie them in place.

Next, I attached a hanger to the back of the balloon to prevent the next layers of fabric from just falling down around the stick.  

Oops!  I forgot to take a picture of the eyes and mouth that I painted on the front of the balloon (head).  Oh well, you will still see them later.  

I took another piece of fabric and wrapped it around the painted face and tied it with a strip of fabric.  Spooky!!

 Then I added a little black lace and put it looking towards the door.  By the way, I used the stick on the balloon and put it in a wine bottle so that it would stand up.  Almost done.

Wait, some bats would definitely add to the atmosphere.  I have just the thing:  plastic bat belt buckles (how's that for alliteration?)  They were also a part of the boxes of craft supplies that I got.  I also have some pieces of black and silver that I cut off of something else-- but that's a different blog.  Can't post that one until after the Halloween party at my nephew's school.  Now, that's going to be interesting.  

Anyway, I need to get back on topic.

I pulled the material through the belt buckle to make it look like bat wings.

I added the bats to the rails, along with some lace and the result is the Goblin watching the door.  I can't wait for my dog to have her first encounter-- it will be interesting.  To be safe, I even tied a piece of lace around the rails to hold the goblin in place.