HOUSTON – Don’t be scared to get crafty this Halloween season, DIY projects don’t have to be a nightmare! Alexis Geissler from Craftworx shares fun and easy ideas that the entire family can join in on.
HALLOWEEN DIY CRAFTS
PAINTED PUMPKINS
MATERIALS:
- Pumpkin (real or faux)
- Small cups for mixing paint
- Large cup for pouring
- Popsicle sticks for mixing
- Acrylic paint
- Flow medium such as Floetrol
- Tray or covered surface for under pouring
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix an equal amount of Floetrol and paint into each container based on desired number of colors (recommend 3-4). It doesn’t take much volume. For a mid-size pumpkin we recommend .5oz of each color and .5oz of Floetrol in each small cup.
2. Layer 1/3 of each color into the larger cup, repeating in order until all paint from the small cups is in the large cup.
3. Gently pour paint over top of pumpkin, rotating pumpkin as you go.
4. Pour until there is no paint dripping from the cup.
5. Let sit overnight or until dry.
6. Wipe any excess paint off of bottom of pumpkin and enjoy!
FAUX BUBBLE CAULDRON
MATERIALS:
- Cauldron
- Items for stuffing cauldron
- Cardboard circle to hold bulbs
- Iridescent ornament bulbs (plastic is recommended), with escutcheons removed
- Glue dots or hot glue
- Lights (optional)
- Webbing (optional)
- Ribbon (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Stuff cauldron with newspaper, old grocery bags, old t-shirts, etc.
2. Trace a circle on your cardboard to match the size of the opening of the cauldron.
3. Lay down webbing, if using.
4. Start to layer ornaments to create a bubbling cauldron effect, attaching them to each other with glue.
5. Layer in lights and add ribbon, if using.
6. Set in your spooky scene!
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