Witch Hazel pumpkin candy jar

Witch Hazel pumpkin candy jar by Sherry Goshon

Supplies needed:

• Delight modeling compound
• Pressmold (I used Witch Hazel by Jacque Uetz 2 1/2" face)
• Jar
• tacky glue (craft type)
• Styrofoam ball one 3"
• Styrofoam ball one 1"-2"
• toothpick
• rolling pin of sorts I use PVC pipe 
• candle holder I found a wood one at a gargle sale
• E6000 glue
• Felt witch hat ( craft store) 
• 1/2 yard ribbon for hat
• 1/2 yard ribbon for neck
• Skewer to sculpt with
• makeup sponge
• chalks for powder makeup
• q tips
• Pigma type brown pen
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• Paint:
• I use DecoArt brand
• Black gesso ( I used their chalky)
• Black paint
• Marigold
• Buttermilk
• Light Cinnamon
• Spiced pumpkin
• Triple thick gloss Glaze spray
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I used Delight, it works wonderfully in pressmolds.  

Cut large Styrofoam ball in half...glue to top of jar...let dry

Put toothpick into smaller ball this will be your neck.

Roll out Delight about 1/4" thick

Lay clay over mold

Pinch off piece of clay

lay clay ball into flattened clay

Press Press Press...this will get into the nose and lips

Remove clay from the mold...cut off excess 

You will notice cracks here and there on face...

Dampen finger with a bit of water and lightly smooth...

Roll out more clay and cover smaller ball "head"

cover ball completely and smooth it

using a skewer I pressed lines to make head into a pumpkin

cut off about a 1/4 of ball this is the face area

Put crafter glue and lay face onto head

top view

Let dry.

Put glue on base (large ball that you glued to lid)

Lay clay over 1/2 ball and cut off excess clay

Mark lid with skewer

stick toothpick into base and add glue on toothpick, add clay to form neck.

flatten a strip of clay into this shape

Wet side of head and lay piece of clay on side

blend to face and back of head

Add same shape to other side of head...Add two small ones to top sort of bangs

and one for chin

Let dry.

using E6000 glue candle holder to bottom of jar

 Let dry

gesso entire top and just a bit at top of jar

Gesso bottom and a bit of the bottom of jar

Let dry

 

Paint face marigold

Paint 2nd coat...

mix 1/2 buttermilk and 1/2 marigold

dip sponge in mixed color

Dab on the the face it is just hitting high spots of face

Paint pumpkin part of head and base Light Cinnamon

Using sponge and sponge the spiced pumpkin on pumpkin parts...not getting in creases.

lightly dab marigold on the pumpkin areas...

let dry

Using Qtip, shade under eyes with brown and cheeks with peach color and lips

I used chalks for this...

line under eyes and make eyebrows with pigma type pen

Using black paint, paint the edge of jar lid and top of jar using spoinge and paint candle holder black and sponge the bottom of jar.

let dry...

I sprayed all painted areas 

glue hat in place, tie bow and glue to hat, and gather ribbon for around the neck

fill jar with candy and I added a little pumpkin at the bottom

Hope your enjoy making your own candy jar...