Hey girl, hey! I saw this on TikTok and wanted to try it.
Eventually I had tech problems and that’s where the second video starts. We will finish up in the third!
By the way, it’s a great craft to do with the kids!
Supplies:
Dollar Tree: Beach ball or inflatable globe (this one is 11.5″), fall leaves, raffia, school glue, coffee filters (or you can use newspaper), twine, wood “stems”.
TIP: You can probably get by with just one pack of coffee filters to make two pumpkins and I couldn’t find a beach ball in the store, so I used an inflatable globe from the Dollar Tree teacher’s section.
Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint: Summer Crush (orange)
Walmart: Waverly Antique Wax
Hobby Lobby: “Blessed” burlap tag
Let’s make it!
Inflate the ball, but leave just a bit of room for the twine to embed into the sides. We are creating a pumpkin shape. (I discovered after it dried that the twine didn’t make the indentions I wanted. You’ll see in the painting steps how I fixed this. Maybe use less air?)
I first laid my twine on the table like a spider and tied a knot in the center.
Then I pulled my strings up to the top of the ball and tied them pretty tight. You’ll see the sides go in just enough to create lines like a pumpkin shape.
I mixed two bottles of the Jot glue (Dollar Tree brand school glue) and added water until it looked “milky”. The total amount of the glue and water mixture is about a quart.
Just dip your paper in to the glue / water mixture, gently wring it out and put it on the ball, layering it until covered, then repeat.
This really is fun, y’all! Definitely do it outside if the kids are helping. It is a fun but messy craft!
At one point after the ball was covered I started using dry coffee filters because the first ones were still very wet. It helped a lot!
TIP: press the paper into the crevices where the twine is so you can keep the pumpkin shape.
Meanwhile:
I set the pumpkins on the porch overnight to dry, but they didn’t completely dry because we had some rain. It didn’t rain on them, but there was moisture in the air so they need a bit more time to dry.
The glue mixture kinda settled on the bottom, so I flipped it over and let it dry for a while longer.
I painted the pumpkin with Summer Crush, then painted on lines with watered down Waverly Antique Wax. I then wiped that off and there’s now a shadow effect.
To make the stem: I cut into the top and put hot glue into the hole. The air came out of the ball as I pushed the stem in.
Once the stem was glued in snug, I began adding the embellishments. Silk leaves, burlap leaves, a Hobby Lobby “Blessed” tag and of course, raffia!
Here’s the finished paper mache pumpkin! I like it, y’all!
Have you ever crafted with paper mache?Let me know in the comments! Many of our friends made projects back in the day in art class at school.
Thanks so much for stopping by,
XOXO-Erin
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