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Apple Head Doll Witches for Your Halloween Decor

Use dried carved apples to make super fun and spooky doll witches. These are a unique addition to your Halloween decor.
Prep Time30 minutes
Active Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Holidays
Yield: 1 Apple Head Witch
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $10-$15

Equipment

  • sharp paring knife
  • Scissors
  • sewing machine or needle and thread
  • pencil or chalk

Materials

  • Crisp apples like Granny Smith green apples
  • Lemon juice
  • Twine moss, or yarn for the hair
  • Floral wire
  • Long wooden skewers
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Round foam pot inserts for the base
  • Black fabric
  • Black card stock paper

Instructions

  • Peel your apple. Then use a small paring knife for carving.
  • Carve the face however you want it. 
  • Soak the apple in a mixture of lemon juice and water for 10 minutes.
  • Thread a length of wire through the apple.
  • Make a hook at the bottom and pull up on the wire until the hook embeds into the bottom.
  • Make a hook at the top of the wire to hang the apple.
  • Hang the appleheads somewhere dark away from direct sunlight and dry with good air circulation for about 2-3 weeks.
  • A wooden skewer is used for the body.
  • Set it in a foam pot insert to act as a base.
  • Two pipe cleaners are wrapped around the wooden skewer for arms.
  • Make a witch hat by cutting a circle of black card stock in half.
  • Roll the half circle into a cone and glue the edges.
  • Cut another circle from black card stock paper for the brim.
  • Fold it in half and then again to find the center.
  • Cut slits to make an opening.
  • Push out the center and glue it up inside the cone.
  • Use pieces of twine held together in the middle with wire for the hair.
  • Push the wire end into the top of the apple head to hold it in place. I also used moss for one of the witches.
  • Make a simple dress from black fabric.  
  • Use two pieces of fabric.
  • Take a piece of chalk to mark around your witch figure.
  • Sew up the sides and arms, with the black fabric facing each other.
  • Leave an opening at the top for the head.
  • Turn it right side out and slip it onto the pipe cleaner arms and skewer body from the bottom.
  • Decorate with your cool witches!
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