Paper clay halloween projects

Every year, when fall approaches and the light begins to change, I get this urge to create. Often times that results in a Halloween-inspired dress, needle felted sweater or painting (stay tuned for a big ole blog post with all my fave fall crafts!). This year, I was inspired to create these wannabe vintage Halloween trick or treat buckets! I got the idea from a shop I happened by one morning. They had these sweet little papier mache treat buckets on display in their window that were more…

In this guest post, Kim teaches us how to make a paper mache pumpkin lantern for Halloween. (I'm going to make several of these myself - the plastic forms are

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“La Shanna Banana” on Instagram: "My handmade paper mache ghost candy pail! Here is another DIY Halloween craft using a plastic pumpkin, pail paper mache, acrylic paint, burlap ribbon and a wooden candlestick. I used cellu clay to build the base and paper clay for the finer details such as the cheeks. I created this in phases across 4 days. You want to allow the base to dry for 24 hours before you add additional layers of cellu clay or paper clay. You also want another 24 hours to let it…

Paper clay Halloween Jack O Lanterns by Maria Paula

*** made to order ships in 1-3 weeks** This little kitty is all dressed up and ready to go trick or treating. Light her up with an led candle as watch her eyes and mouth glow or fill her with treats to hand out to trick or treaters as they come knocking at your door! This spooky Halloween folk art cat treat bucket is hand made using paper mache and paper clay painted and wax finished. measures approx 7”tall

Sibia Torres Padilla | DIYs on Instagram: "Here’s the cat! For this vintage cat pail I used a pumpkin from goodwill and glued it to a bowl with E6000 I let that dry overnight and then I covered it in modpodge and paper towels While that dried I soaked 4 egg cartons in water to soften them up Then I blended them into a pulp. I used a nut milk bag to squeeze the water out of the pulp and then I mixed the pulp with Elmer’s school glue to make my paper mache paste I covered my cat in it and it…

Paper mache pumpkins are such a fun twist on a classic craft! These DIY paper mache pumpkins are SO EASY and make the perfect fall decoration.

Let’s get down to business… so you want to learn how to make a paper mache pumpkin? You’ve come to the right place, so let’s get started. Here’s what you will need to…