Showing posts with label Halloween crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween crafts. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2021

 

Easy Bat Ornaments

 


If you are anything like me you are always behind in decorating for holidays.  

So today I am going to be showing you how to create some cute, quick, & 

easy bat ornaments to hang around your house for Halloween fun!


All you need is:

Creative Paperclay

Acrylic paint - black and white

Knife

Rolling pin

Bat template or cookie cutter



Take about ¼ of a package of Creative Paperclay and using your rolling pin

 (You can substitute a drinking glass if you don’t have a craft rolling pin) 

\flatten out the clay.  


Once the clay is flattened as thick as you would like your ornament to be

 use either a bat shaped cookie cutter or bat template (I’m crafty so I drew a

 bat but you can also easily search for one online to use.  Mix up a couple 

different ones for variety too!) to cut out your bats.  Go for one or make a 

whole family of bats!



After cutting the bats out smooth out the edges using your fingers and 

a wet paper towel.  Put one or two holes in your bats using a pencil or needle.  

One hole if you want them to hang down and two for a more realistic flying bat.


Let them dry out for a day or two!  

To really give the bats character dry them over your rolling pin for a flying bat.


Now let’s paint!

Go for plain black or get creative and add a little shading.



Time to hang them.  Put a little string or yarn through the holes and hang 

them up next to a window or make a bat corner.  


Thanks for joining and Have fun and share what you create with us below!  

We would love to see where you hang your bats!

Find your Joy!


Kelly


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Monday, October 4, 2021

Ten Minute Halloween Ghost

 Hello and welcome to my spooktacular tutorial! Today I am going to show you how I made this adorable ghost. 




For this project I am using Delight Clay™. It is easy to use and has a lovely, soft, marshmallow-like texture. 





All you need is:

  • Delight Clay
  • water and paintbrush for smoothing
  • a pencil to form the eyes
  • watercolor paints and small brushes
  • spray varnish


Step One:

Grab a palm full of Delight Clay™ and form it into the shape of your ghost. Gently tap the base on a table to ensure that it stands flat.



Step Two:

Using some water and your finger/paintbrush, smooth the clay.





Step Three:

Use your pencil to poke two holes for the eyes.





Step Four:

Add black water-color paint to the eyes using a small paint brush. Use a soft brush, or your finger to add paint to the cheeks. Set aside to dry.







Step 5

Spray with varnish when it is completely dry. 

That's it! You are done. Wasn't that simple?







Tips

  1. Do not bake Delight Clay™ or dry with a heat gun.
  2. Only use a spray varnish - the watercolor paint will shift with a paint-on varnish.
  3. Add a hook to make a hanging ornament.
  4. You can use acrylic paint also, just ensure the clay is dry first.
  5. HAVE FUN!


You can share your creations with us on our Facebook page. We would love to see them! For more inspiration have a look around the blog. There are tutorials for many levels using Creative Paperclay® and Delight Clay™. You can also visit my blog Paper Mache Patch.


You can find Creative Paperclay® online at Creative Paperclay Co and also at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Dickblick and Amazon. 


Thanks for stopping by!


Suzette


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Monday, October 5, 2020

Make your own Jack o'lantern

 Hello, welcome to another blog post. Today I have a spooktacular project for you! 





Isn’t he adorable. We made him on Clay Talk last Thursday.  Here is the video. Unfortunately, I had a technical glitch with the sound, so you will have to turn your volume up high to hear. Regardless,  you can still follow along. 





Clay Talk is held once a month on the first Thursday. It takes place on Facebook Live on the Creative Paperclay Modeling Material page. The next episode will be on Thursday, November 5th, at 8pm EST/ 5Pm PST. We will be getting started on Christmas decorations! Be sure to join us!


You can share your creations with us on our Facebook page. We would love to see them! For more inspiration have a look around the blog. There are tutorials for many levels using Creative Paperclay®. You can also visit my YouTube channel, Paper Mache Patch. I have a host of videos using Creative Paperclay ® as well as mixed media.

You can find Creative Paperclay® online at Creative Paperclay Co and also at MichaelsHobby LobbyDickblick and Amazon. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzette