Skinning The Pumpkin! and secret shower curtain tip!

I was going to wait to post this blog as I will be teaching all day today and tomorrow but I couldn't wait to share the newest concrete pumpkin?? or not!

I believe a few had ask the question, do you dip the pumpkin?  The answer would be no. You pour the concrete into the pumpkin bucket, insert the can (If you wish).  I then cover it with plastic to hold the can inside or balance something on top to insure the can stays submerged.  It can be tricky and on the last batch, because I wanted the can sticking out for about an inch, I used 2 bungee straps.  I did let them cure for a few days till they were good and cured. You wouldn't want to paint on moist concrete.  I promise all my post won't be about concrete pumpkins but so many have been inquiring and I am in the mood right now to create them lol!  Next up. is the "Turkey"  Peggy!!

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I insert the cans because I like adding flowers, but I was looking at the witch and the moon and now I am thinking halloween trees.  Oh, that witch would look great with a craggy old tree in it and maybe a few ornies or bats flying around. You don't have to just use these as outside decorations, remember think outside of the box!  I will say though if you put these on your porch they won't blow away. I must go shopping now for Halloween trees!!!!

Any guesses or did you sneak ahead and look at the pictures lol??

Skinning the pumpkin-  I just used a xacto knife to score a line down each section of the pumpkin to peel off the plastic skin. I comes off very easily as I sprayed them with Pam spray, like I said not sure if you have to spray, but I didn't want to take any chances.  Now you will notice they do have the eye indents, but I didn't want those as I wanted to create my own eyes in the eye sockets, so I just sanded them out.  Messy messy job!!!!

Once again this project turned so many directions!  I originally was going to sculpt little mice poking out of the moon and the hat but ended up doing a little witchy owl on the moon.  I used Apoxie Sculpt for the cement projects as it is freeze thaw resistant to weather and you use a lot of sculpting compound !!  It takes me an entire tub to complete one project.  It would take entirely tooooooo much quikwood.  

That little pumpkin is hollow inside.

What a smiley Old Moon!

I really think this moon needs a black branchy craggy old tree with bats flying all over since the witchy owl is holding her little bat friend.  

From This!!

To This!!

Background in Pic-  How do you like my new shower curtain bawahaha!  Yes that is my new shower curtain.  I ordered from Rosegal and it was too long.  I have to re-do top with new bracket holes, but in the meantime I thought ohhh pretty background.  Remember think outside of the box!  

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​Wendy