Yeah! I made these beautiful Jack o lanterns last year, and I still have them on my living room all year long as decoration. I went to Salem MA wearing them on Halloween 2021 and I had a blast. Everyone was taking pictures of me and my partner. They will last (and you will have fun) if you make them with commitment and if you follow these tips I’m gonna tell you :
-🎃Pick a balloon a big bigger than your head, so it can fit and you can wear it (is you are gonna wear it)
🎃-Add a lot of layers of paper, glue and water. (This is the mix I use, but you can use flour if you want)
Ok, back to the layers… so, when I say add lot of layers, I mean more that 5 layers and let them dry in between. The more layers the sturdier and durable will be.
Add a layer, let it dry for a few hours with a fan, or over night, then add another and let it dry and so on. When you pop that balloon, the paper it’s supposed to hold the shape with no problem.
🎃-Cut the eyes, mouth and nose with a very sharp xacto knife. (Be careful)
🎃-Paint and seal at the end. I did used Spray Modge Podge.
📣🎃THE STEM🎃📣
I FORGOT TO ADD THAT PART to the video, but I got you.
Grab some aluminun foil paper and shape it as a stem. Then wrap it with masking tape. Then , use Paper, glue and water and do the same thing we did with the pumpkin head. Layer that steam with that. But Maybe less layers. I thing one or twi are enough .
Then, once dry, paint it and glue it with hot glue at the top. And thats it. Easy!
You can add your own personal details to it.
I made this one very simple, it was for a very specific something, but you can go wild with the design and colors, variations etc.
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Happy Halloween🎃
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