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#101 ·
Katster said:
Kelloween I hope you do not mind but I just hit my 500 entry and it is an honor as you are the one I was talking to so now I get to choose my whatever that thing is I get to choose.
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OMG, No. i welcome ideas...in fact I did look for something thicker..couldn't come up with anything! yay. for 500!!
 
#103 ·
loved the cauldron,untill your post I could not find one big enough. SO what do you think of this?A path with 6 withhes along the way ending with the big cauldron
sitting on glowing coals,its filled with doll headt.In the backround a gingerbread house with a live witch beckoning the children to come in ,taste the house.?
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR CAULDRON!!
louise1
 
#108 ·
This was a great tutorial. Thank you for sharing. I built my cauldron this year. The oatmeal coating made a world of different for the texture. And, I saw a picture of expanding foam over mini lights around the rim - made it look like bubbling over. Super cool in the dark. Finally, the crème de la crème was hooking the cooled fog through the bottom. Nothing like a little rolling fog pouring just over the rim. Had to get a new witch though, the one I made didn't have quite the same pizzazz as the cauldron. So, thank you once again for the great tutorial.

Sealing...sealing was an issue. Must seal the thing top, bottom, inside and out. I got lazy with the bottom and the inside and am currently fixing rain damage due to said laziness.
 
Discussion starter · #109 ·
Yup sealing is key!! All that work needs to be protected from the elements. I swear by Spar Varnish. Even when I cut holes in the bottom (for fog or mounting) I will apply either varnish or hot glue to the newly cut area to protect the virgin paper. I even go as far as to hit it with some Thompsons Sealant after I paint it with acrylics.....so that they don't wash away...but this tends to leave it tacky for quite a while....which goes away after a season.
 
#113 ·
Do you think that a coating of monster mud would work in place of the paper mâché? I was wondering if a few thin coats would stick and not crack. I just thought it would be easier to sand for a smooth surface. Any thoughts?
 
Discussion starter · #114 ·
It will definitely crack. But an coat of spar varnish may fill those cracks and make it pliable. I would still put 3-5 layers of mache down over the tape first....then apply the joint compound in layers...

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Depending how much paint you add to the monster mud, the latex may make it very pliable and resistant to cracking....but I would still have some paper mache down first to apply the MM to.
 
#118 ·
I can not wait to try this prop come September. Definitely the 1st on the list to do. What an awesome tutorial also, the pictures help idiots like me. Awesome job.
 
#119 ·
Great cauldrons everyone. Definitely keeping this post saved as even though I always do pirates, I think a voodoo shack may need to appear soon and a cauldron would look great in it.

Thanks for all the ideas.
 
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