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Diorama Pumpkin Graveyard

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#5701 Skill Level: Intermediate Time:
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supplies

FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints - Wicker White, 2 oz. - 2894

Number Needed: 1 $1.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints - Licorice, 2 oz. - 2934

Number Needed: 1 $1.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Neon Glow Acrylic Paints - Purple, 2 oz. - 2977

Number Needed: 1 $2.49
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

Mod Podge ® Stiffy - 8 oz. - MS1550

Number Needed: 1 $5.99
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instructions

Other Supplies

Celebrate-it 12” Halloween Craft Pumpkin, 1 ½” Styrofoam ball, 2” Styrofoam ball, Cheesecloth, Craft Paint, ½” Styrofoam sheet, 1” Stryofoam sheet, Scrap piece of stryofoam, Plastic wrap, Scissors, ¾” flat brush, Liner brush, #2 brush, Sandwich bags, Craft knife, 12” dowels, Hot glue

Instructions

Get everything you need to create this project from your local Michaels!

  1. Cut an oval opening from the front of the pumpkin using the craft knife.
  2. Basecoat the inside of the pumpkin with FL Glow Purple.
  3. Insert a dowel into the Styrofoam ball and stick into the scrap Styrofoam. Repeat for each ball. Cover the balls with plastic wrap to keep the cheese clothe from sticking.
  4. Cut four rectangles from the cheesecloth for each ghost. Place the rectangles into the sandwich bag and then add the Stiffy. Close the sandwich bag and squeeze until the clothe is completely saturated.
  5. Remove the cheesecloth and drape across the balls to form ghosts. Allow to dry completely.
  6. Cut out an 8” circle from the 1” Styrofoam.
  7. Paint the circle with Licorice.  Allow to dry.
  8. Cut tombstones out of ½” thick Styrofoam. Mix Licorice and Wicker White to make gray. Basecoat the tombstones. Allow to dry. Add a little more Licorice to the gray to make a darker gray. Dry brush around the outside edges. Allow to dry. Using the liner brush write the 1830, 1832 and 1834 on the tombstones. Outline the edges.
  9. Remove the Styrofoam balls from the ghost. Paint the eyes and mouths with Licorice.
  10. Glue the 8” circle into the bottom of the pumpkin. Glue the ghost in place and then the tombstones.
  11. Paint Licorice stripes on the outside of pumpkin.

Project Tip: Insert toothpick into the bottom of the tombstones and then glue into the base (8” Circle).

Disclaimer: The information found in each project is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed, nor is freedom from any patent to be inferred. Since we have no control over physical conditions surrounding the application of information herein contained, Plaid Enterprises, Inc. disclaims any liability for untoward results.

Important: Please be sure to thoroughly read the instructions for all products, paying particular attention to all cautions and warnings shown to ensure the proper and safe use of the product.

Copyright: All Rights Reserved. No part of this Project may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing, except for your personal use, except by reviewer, who may in reviewing this project, quote brief passages in a magazine or newspaper.

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