Halloween Prop Fall Decoration Decapitated Vampire Head by LuLu Lancaster

Hello and Happy Fall! This is LuLu lancaster and I have a spooky cool Project for you.

This is really simple and can be made in a day :)

All you need is a craft store styrofoam head, 

Creative PaperClay®

Acrylic paints~I used brown, black, white and red

 a paint brush and Gesso

some cheesecloth for the base if you like :)

Start with a plain styro head

using acrylic paints that are watered down start shading the head

You want your paint to be nice and wet and stay wet ;)

once you have your shading done 

start guessing the head blending in the acrylic paint. Cover the entire head.

This will also give your clay something to grab ahold of.

Let the gesso dry completely.

Once dry start adding clay to the head. You will be creating hair so add clay in areas hair would be ;)

using your fingers drag the clay down the head to create the loom of hair. You can also use the end of your paintbrush to make "finer" hair.

Create two ear shapes out of clay and attach to the sides of the head.

You can easily do this with you fingers and some water or using the wrong end of your paintbrush.

create gangs with 2 small triangles of clay. 

create an upper lip by rolling a small lip size log. 

Attach with your finger and a little bit of water.

shape the lip by smoothing onto the head and allow to dry.

Once dry paint the hair and create eyebrows if you like :) I added a widows peek.

Once dry you can place on your table with a little cheesecloth loosely fitted around the base :D

Thank you so much for following along! I hope you have enjoyed this project and create some decapitated heads of your own!

LuLu

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First Friday Fan Day Aug. 2014 with Rachel Whetzel

Hello, once again, Blogiverse! Rachel Whetzel here! It's SEPTEMBER. I am so NOT ready for Fall to be here. Seems like we barely started our Summer vacation, and suddenly the kids were headed back to school! Have you felt the time flying as much as I have? This month, I have been browsing the web, looking for creations from YOU using Creative PaperClay®!

I hope you hop over to the links I'm sharing with you today, and let your fellow Creative PaperClay® lovers know you saw what they shared too! 

FACEBOOK On Facebook this month:
Tori West shared her newest BIRDHOUSE creation with us!
Lindsay Hartwell tells us she was happy with how well Creative PaperClay® worked for the TINY FINGERS on her newest fluffy creation

Blake Alexander showed us some pretty awesome sculpting and a wicked PAINT JOB. 

Jo James of The Cart Before the Horse, stopped by to tell us she is still loving Creative PaperClay® in her ADORABLE works of art. (((waving to Jo)))

Craig Councell shared a WORK IN PROGRESS

PINTEREST Check these pins out!!
Stacey Mead pinned her Wintery RABBIT.
Get your Halloween AND Christmas on with this Nightmare Before Christmas JACK.
Debbie Saenz pinned these BIRDS to get you flying.

TWITTER

Amy Lassiter tweeted an instagram pic of some FACES she's putting on an art journal! 

HELP ME FIND YOU!! 

Use the hashtag #CreativePaperclay on all your social networks. Be sure, when using Facebook, that you make your posts and images using the Creative PaperClay® hashtag are set to public, otherwise, I won't be able to find them. You can also share your projects to the Creative PaperClay® FACEBOOK PAGE. Each month, I'll browse the interwebs looking for projects from YOU, that I can share here! Be featured next month! START SHARING NOW!! 

In OTHER NEWS!! 

Get your HALLOWEEN READY!! 

We're hosting another Halloween Hop! Can't wait to have you with us! 

Thanks for reading! If you'd like to keep up with me, and see more of what I'm up to, I'd also love it if you'd visit MY BLOG and Subscribe! You can also find me on FACEBOOK!

Fall Acorns by Rachel Whetzel

 Hello, Creatives Paperclay peeps!! Rachel Whetzel here! So, I'm DONE with Halloween for now, and I was looking over some of my Pinterest pins for some Christmas ideas, but then I realized if I jump into CHRISTMAS, I would skip over FALL, and fall is still my favorite time of year. Even if we're done with Halloween. That's when it hit me. I could create some acorns using Creative Paperclay® modeling material! I have tried saving acorns, and I know that you can bake them, or boil them to kill their little buggies inside, but frankly, the idea ooks me out. I LOVE the look of felted acorns, so I decided to use those as my inspiration!

 Below, I have created an inspiration board for you to see where my idea came from.

Photo credits: 
1. Glittered Top Acorn Ornaments
2. Blue Wool Felted Acorns
3. White Wool Felted Acorns
4. Acorns in a Bowl

If you'd like to make some for yourself,
YOU WILL NEED:

• Creative Paperclay® modeling material
• Acorn tops without the acorns (dirty doesn't matter) 
• Crafter's Pick the Ultimate Glue (any good glue will do) 
• Matte Finish Krylon Sealant spray

You guys, this project was seriously so easy...
First, I went outside and gathered some acorns from my yard.

 They were a little dirty, so I put them in a tupperware container with some warm, soapy water, and swished them around for a bit. Then I set them on a paper towel to dry.
Next, I rolled some Creative Paperclay® into acorn shapes, and put them with my acorn tops to dry. I made them in various sizes, and set them upside down on the tray so that they wouldn't be flat on the body side of the acorns.

Once they were dry, I sanded the pieces down, and filled any cracks. Then I glued their tops on, and sprayed the unfinished clay with Krylon Matte finish. What do you think? I think they look great.

I hope you try your hand at making your own acorns! They were super dee duperly easy. Let me know if you try them! I would love for you to visit me at my "house" too!! Thank you so much for reading!!  ~rachel

September "Tip" of the Month

Today I am supposed to post my "Tip of the Month", but I am completely stumped as to a "tip".  So I am going to take you on a creative journey into my experiments.

You never know when or where inspiration will hit.   Today my inspiration came while looking out the back window of my house at the variety of trees and leaves.  It is a gorgeous Fall day in Virginia and the leaves are beginning to turn...BAM!  I "need" to make a bowl with leaves.  Quickly I run outside to collect a bunch of leaves from one of the trees, bring them inside and wrap them in a damp paper towel until I am ready to use them.

I look through my studio cabinets and find an aluminum bowl...PERFECT mold for the bowl in my head!  I grab a package of PaperClay (about 1/2 the package) and begin squishing it (to mix in a few bits that are slightly dry).  I need to roll it flat so that it will fit around the bowl/mold...my trusty acrylic roller is the perfect tool. 
**NOTE:I know, I know...normally I would go to the pasta machine, but the Paperclay tends to be a bit messy in the pasta machine (trust me, I have tried).  Since I learn from my "mistakes" I think the roller is a much better option than cleaning the pasta machine**

Once flattened, the PaperClay sheet is placed on the outside of the bowl/mold, smoothing as I go. 

 Now to add the leaves.  Pressing them in might work....ummm, no.  I only get the thick veins that way.  Ah Ha!  The acrylic roller will once again be the best tool.  I overlap the leaves around the clay covered bowl and then roll into place, adding additional leaf vein touches in empty spots.  Once the bulk of empty space is filled, I carefully peel away the leaves revealing the patterned clay underneath.

 Looks pretty cool.  I know that it will be even better once it dries and color is added to bring out the details.  Never one to wait patiently, the bowl has been placed in my oven to quick dry the clay (I am baking it at 275 degrees for about 15 minutes). 
What is the plan for when it comes out??  Well, you will have to return next time to see how the project progresses.  Until then, enjoy the cooler weather and the beauty that surrounds you :-)

 

Jess B's Fall Jewlery

Hello Everyone

My name is Jess B. and excited to be a part of the new design team here at
 Creative Paperclay®

I can only say is this stuff is amazing!

Easy to work with and light as a feather.

Decided to make some fall jewelry

Although all autumn colors are

rich in reds, browns, and golds

I had to add my little twist of colors to the mix.

FALL JEWELRY

 This embossing press rocks

I  had extra Creative Paperclay® in my hands

so I just filled the rest for a future project

 I love that mine are not always smooth and clear details

but you can see the splits and missed filled parts - gives it character

 Although I did not take pictures

of all the painting that went into this project

 I encourage you to use any all paints and mixers your heart desires

Loving Terri Sproul's Mixers

INGREDIENTS

Creative Paperclay®

Best Flexible Molds - Let's Face It

Lisa Pavelka Embossing Cutters - Ivy Leaf

3D-Crystal Lacquer

Terri Sprouls Mixers Jewel-Effects Pastel

Jaquard Lumiere Acrylic Paints - burnt orange, metallic rust, citrine

Chain - Joann's or Michael's

Thanks for stopping by

see you in a couples of weeks

enjoy your holiday

Give Thanks Everyday!

Jess B.

Lyneen's Last Quick Tip

This is my last post as a member of the Creative Paperclay® Design Team. I have had a great time sharing my ideas with you this past year. 

For my final not so quick tip I thought I would share some of the projects I have done over this last year.  When viewing them I noticed they all had one thing in common, all of them are finished with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, most have Terry Sproul Mixers. 

What I have found is Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer is a one step finish on Creative Paperclay®.  When I used the lacquer mixed with the mixers I only had to paint my projects one time and had a sealed coating on the Creative Paperclay®. 

This mask was for my Creative Paperclay® Design Team application in April of 2012, it was never posted on the Creative Paperclay® blog. Made by molding Creative Paperclay over an inexpensive mask. The flower is a paper napkin adhered with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. The rest of the mask is painted with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers: Red Garnet and Citrine mixed (making a beautiful tangerine color.)  See more about the Mask HERE on my blog!

For this altered tin I molded a Frozen Charlotte with Creative Paperclay® from an Articus mold. She was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Citrine. Original post is HERE!

My Creative Paperclay® wall pocket was inspired by vintage Victorian wall pockets. The pocket was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Bronze. It has a very vintage look, see the original post HERE.

The Creative Paperclay® Fascinator is one of the only projects  that I painted with craft paint (black) and came back and sealed it with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. Original post HERE!

The Creative Paperclay® crown fit for a princess was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Gold. One of the only projects I gave a second coat of the Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer/Mixers.  I was after a "rich golden color." Original post HERE!

This inexpensive bird house was altered with Creative Paperclay® peices. The Creative Paperclay® pieces were painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers:large leaves -  Pearl Green, tiny flowers - Citrine Pearl, large flowers - Rose Pearl, small leaves - Tanzanite Pearl mixed with Shimmer Citrine and birds Aquamarine Pearl. Original post HERE!

 

 

The Fall Tree was created for the Creative Paperclay® and Amazing Mold Putty Blog Hop, which was never posted on the Creative Paperclay® blog. The leaves are molded out of Creative Paperclay® and painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terry Sproul Mixers - Citrine Pearl, Rose Pearl and Shimmer Garnet. I love how the colors mixed when I painted the leaves. Original post HERE!

You can bet I will be using Creative Paperclay® in many of my future projects and will be sharing them on my blog, Dreaming of Castles.  

Polka Dot Pumpkins

Polka dots are very popular right now, and with the coming of autumn, Halloween and even Thanksgiving, this project is something to add a flash of color and a bit of whimsy to your home decorating.

You will need:

Creative Paperclay http://www.paperclay.com/

Styrofoam or papermache' pumpkins from the hobby store ( I suggest a group of three)

Acrylic Paint in your choice of colors

White glue (optional)

Paint brushes

Step one: Cover your pumpkins with a thin layer of white glue and let it dry at least part way. That will assure that the clay sticks permanently to the piece, especially if you use styrofoam.

Step two: Cover the entire pumpkin with paperclay. I pinch a ball of clay into a flat elongated oval, pinching more in the center to make it concave. Put the clay on the pumpkin, and starting at one end of the oval, press your thumbs against it, as you move around the circumference of the pumpkin's body. Then bring the clay up over the top and bottom, and make sure the seams are sealed. Take your pinkie finger, and lay it against the pumpkin, where one of the indentations are, and rock your finger back and forth to press a smooth indentation in the side of the pumpkin. Do this with every indentation, then wet your fingers to smooth out the clay, moving toward the top and the bottom. Remove any extra clay that forms at the stem and bottom, and smooth that area flat.

Step three: Make a stem by rolling a cone shaped piece of clay, then flaring one end out larger than the other. Flatten both ends, and make indentations in the sides of the stem with whatever tool you have handy (toothpick, knitting needle, etc.). Place the stem and pumpkin somewhere to dry, then once the surface is dry, attach the stem with white glue. If you skip the glue, and just stick the stem on before drying, you will probably find that it comes loose later, so it's best to just glue it from the start.

This is what you get:

Step four, and always my favorite part of the process when I use Creative Paperclay: Color!!! Paint the pumpkins solid, using the color(s) of your choice. I made mine for Halloween, but I plan to make some for November as well, with earth tones. The dots will be mossy greens, most likely. But for now, a little pizzazz is in order with orange, purple and bright green being dominate, and a touch of black and white for contrast and balance. I made the dots different sizes and placed them randomly, but you could do a pattern, instead.

If you like glitter, the dots could be done with glitter paint or real glitter. You could even put a coat of clear glitter over the entire thing, but only if there is a good contrast between your colors. Otherwise the dots will get lost in a blur.