Introduction: Polymer Clay Eerie Garden Halloween Decoration. 👻
Decoration for the Halloween holiday made out of polymer clay in the form of a miniature spooky garden.
Supplies
Materials list
- Plastic Bottle
- Sand
- Cement
- Air Dry Polymer Clay
- Clay Tools
- Aluminum Foil
- Acrylic Colors
- Styrofoam Balls
- Black Spray Colors
- Fixative Spray
- Hot Glue
- Jar Caps
- Round Shaped RGB LED (battery operated)
- Battery operated LED string light
- Artificial plants
- Dry small branch
- White Pebble Stone
- Coco Coir
Tools
- Utility knife
- Clay carving tool
Step 1: Sizing Up the Bottle
Here the two litre water bottle has been divided into 3 sections.
- The top section will be used as the top of the house(H1).
- The middle section of the plastic bottle will be used as the lower part of the same house(H1).
- And the bottom section of the plastic bottle will be used as a separate house(H2).
Step 2: Making the Top Section of H1
- With the use of air-dry clay a sheet was made and rolled around the bottle.
- A window was cut and fences were made using the same clay.
- Aluminum foil was used to make the hat.
- The whole thing was then coloured using acrylic colours.
Step 3: Making the Lower Part of H1
- Again with the use of air-dry clay a sheet was made and rolled around the middle section of the plastic bottle.
- A window was made using some extra clay-sheet cutouts.
- More details were made using a clay tool. A branch, a broken wall with visible bricks were made.
- Then the whole thing was coloured using acrylic colours.
Step 4: Making the H2
- Again, with the use of air-dry clay, a sheet was made and rolled around the bottom section of the plastic bottle.
- A haunted pumpkin-face structure was imagined. The eyes and teeth were cut.
- Aluminum foil was used to make the crown of the haunted pumpkin-face.
- The whole thing was then coloured using acrylic colours.
Step 5: Making the Pedestal
- Using some sand, a pool was made.
- The concrete mix was poured in and allowed to settle for a day.
- After it dried out, we got our pedestal ready.
Step 6: Decorating the Pedestal
- Styrofoam balls were cut into halves.
- Stacked those half balls one upon another.
- Colored them using black spray to give it a stone effect.
Step 7: Preparing the Mushrooms
- A dollop of hot glue is poured over photo paper so that it comes out easily. It will be the upper part of the mushrooms.
- Hot glue in a string shape, poured in water as shown so that it cools off quickly, will be the lower stem of the mushroom.
- Hot glue stems are then attached to the dollop of hot glue as shown.
- It is then coloured so that mushroom formation comes into effect.
Step 8: Assembling the Lights and Structures
- Two jar caps are taken and coated with sand using fixative spray to make a small pedestal for the structure.
- After it is dried, both structures (H1 and H2) are placed above it.
- A round RGB LED was placed inside H1, and a battery operated LED string light was placed inside H2 as shown.
Step 9: Decorating Some More
- Some coco coir and white pebble stone were used for decorations, as shown in the image.
- Small dried branches were used for decorations.
- Hot glue mushrooms were attached to the pedestal.
- Artificial plants are also used for the decorations.
Step 10: Final Result
Finally, the Halloween project looks something like this: a bit spooky, funny, and mostly creative. It was a joy making the project. We used air drying clay here, and when we attach the clay to the plastic bottles, we need to press the clay properly so that all the air bubbles trapped underneath get removed. Crafting the mushrooms was fun, and while creating the polka dots on the mushroom crown, we should have used an earbud or a matchstick rather than a paint brush.
We have also made a detailed video on YouTube that we urge you to watch. Hopefully this project shows some creativity to the audiences.