Thread: Papier Mache Pumpkin on a Stick

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Ok, so this has a few techniques built into it. My husband is the builder, so he gets all the credit. We have found that we have to work on completely separate props, in order to save our marriage.

It started with a Stolloween style pumpkin, the hubby then cut off the bottom jaw, extended it with soda boxes and a lot of duct tape. Added papier mache and clay to it, and made one solid head.


He then built a large PVC pipe and fence stake frame, and attached Jacks head to it. It was a bit over 10 feet tall.




Then came chicken wire, burlap and monster mud... we were anxious to get it up that day, and only had beige paint on hand for the monster mud... so we did it with beige, and then intended to go back and paint it black after it was at least in the yard.... Later that night, when the lights went were turned on, the beige showed up so much better than the already black hands... so we left it beige. (Then it was the hands we had to redo... Never would have thought we would go with beige!)


Stick the hands in - (coat hanger, cotton balls, duct tape, mache, etc), pin the fakest crow with glowing eyes on his shoulder, and he was done.


We could live with it, and the kids seemed to like it



Thanks for looking

Originally Posted by dixie

Ok, so this has a few techniques built into it. My

I needed that little smile just about now.

I like it ! nice job.

Love it, my santa jack's body uses pvc like that.

I am sooo stealing that idea for our haunt this year. What a great prop and easy/cheap to make!

Aw, thank you guys so much

It was pretty easy, Growler... and yet the most effective prop we had. I spent weeks working on other props that didnt get half the OOOHs and AAAAHs that hubby did

That prop looks great dixie. Hubby did a nice job on it.

That thing is fantastic. Paper mache is a wonderful thang!!

Wow, what an imposing and scary monster. The sheer size of it must have scared the little kiddies like crazy.

Aw, thank you guys very much. I showed the hubby the thread (I think he is actually already registered here, but hasn't posted yet).... I'll keep working on him.... this community is the best!!!