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Paper Mache Jack o Lantern Updated Tutorial -Tips & Tricks - Part 1

Scarecrow Jo's Studio

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This tutorial builds off of our original paper mache jack o lanterns tutorials we uploaded several years ago. This is part 1 of a multi segment tutorial with updated tips and tricks for creating paper mache jack 'o lanterns.

Tools & materials: strip mached pumpkin form from a balloon, plastic grocery bag, etc., paper mache paste, paint brush, various sculpting/smoothing tools, paper mache clay, markers, scissors, corrugated cardboard, knife or box cutter, thin flexible cardboard, hot glue gun/sticks, carboard tube.
Part 2 is coming soon where we carry on building our Jack o Lanterns using more tips and tricks along the way.

14 Comments

@kaiblue9586 2 years ago

This video is going to save me so much money lol... I need some Halloween decorations for work, and I'm trying to save money and not spend a bunch for pre-made decorations. I wanted a few pumpkins, and this will be perfect for what i want, and will also probably work great for some other decorations like tomb stones and such. I'm going to try using shredded paper from work that I've soaked and blended smooth, i don't think I'll use the whole bale of the fiber stuff and i live in an apartment so i don't have the space to store it lol, but I'm super jazzed about this! Thanks for all the great info! 😊

@gbrainy 1 year ago

How do you not have more views?!? These are awesome and so inspiring.

@spidermine6999 1 year ago

Really appreciate your videos. I’m still new to paper mache, and these videos are so great. Currently building two pumpkins. Cheers.

@bostonredsox357 3 weeks ago

❤Thank you

@stann3899 1 year ago

omg they all look so good!!!

@BarbiQ62 1 year ago

So awesome! 🎃 Just what I needed and you're the perfect teacher!!! THANK YOU😍

@PumpkinPails 3 years ago

This video came out just in time!! I'm putting on my first layer of clay on my first ever pumpkin. I'm so excited!

@JenniferArndt-lk5gc 2 years ago

😻😻

@sandralilianasalasmaestre4299 3 years ago

Muy bello

@margo8323 1 year ago

✨😮🫶✨

@robpar5282 3 years ago

Your latest vid (after this one) has comments turned off, just in case you didn't realize that. I've used beach balls for the form and stuffed plastic bags (not going to do that one again) and I'm trying balloons now. Instead of tall oval (gourd-looking), I pressed the balloon down to be more circular. I hope it stays! I bought some plastic skeleton arms at the dollar store and will add legs using tin foil forms (will connect all with wire). Thanks for the pointers and yours are so cute!

@christinacoppens61 2 weeks ago (edited)

I just found your videos!! Wow, thank you!! Im trying this for this Halloween. What do you use to apply the newspaper to the balloon to start the armature? Is it just a water and flour paste?

@ramonahollidayopinions 9 days ago

Could you make a jack o lantern from a giant beach ball. I saw one but I think you could do better.

@rosaelinav8036 2 years ago

Thank you so much! for letting us know when it’s comes to the eyes and nose with the mouth to kind of refill its and making smooth on the edges…I’m glad I sad your video and this woke me up of making the eye and the rest full… thank you again…..now I do have a question regardless when it’s come to dry? That’s it’s-dry really good inside home the pumpkins 🎃? Reason why I’m saying this because I have noticed my pumpkins I made two big one and they are outside because the temperature is over 89 to 90 and 100 degrees figure it’s dry faster! I go outside and I have noticed it’s starts to crack and it’s drying? So this is why I ask. Thank you again.🎃🙋‍♀️🎃