Get crafty this Halloween with these creative DIY paper mache jack o lantern ideas. Learn how to make your own unique pumpkin decorations and impress your guests with your creativity.
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…
Papier Mache Pumpkins: A fun family activity for the fall holidays, a papier mache pumpkin is excellent for Halloween or Thanksgiving decoration. The finished pumpkin can be used as a reusable jack o' lantern, candy bowl, pumpkin-top hat, door decoration, scarecrow head,…
This paper mache pumpkin is the perfect project for someone who likes to get their hands dirty and spend some time absorbed in a crafting project! I love how th…
Several years ago, I found a tutorial on how to make giant-sized jack-o-lanterns on a website called, Stolloween. Since I was enchanted with the huge pumpkins outside of Hagrid's cottage on Harry Potter, I knew that I had to try my hand at making my own jumbo pumpkin at some point. This October, I spotted a large fake pumpkin at Hobby Lobby for about $140.00 and was so shocked at the steep price that I went straight home and started figuring my own out. In the end, my pumpkin did not end up…
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…
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