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  • Painted Gourd Witch
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    From "Crafters Coast to Coast"
    episode HCC2C-127F


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    alternate design
    Project by Jennifer Throne of Shawnee, Kan.

    Jennifer is out of her gourd for gourds. She makes a fun gourd witch for Halloween.

    Materials:

    dry, clean pear-shaped gourd
    Sculpey or other oven-bake clay
    plastic eyes
    witch hat
    fake hair
    acrylic paint
    glaze
    superglue (or cyanoacrylate glue)
    Household Goop glue
    mini broom handle *
    metallic powders
    permanent marker

    * Ours was made using an ordinary pencil painted with acrylic paint. The dried material for bristles came from a date palm.

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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
    Steps:

    1. Select a gourd, sand rough spots and fill any holes.

    2. Glue on eyes (figure A).

    3. Make arms, hands and feet using Sculpey clay. Bake clay for 20 minutes according to manufacturer's instructions, and allow to cool.

    4. Drill or cut holes in gourd where arms may attach (figure B). Attach arms and feet with glue. Allow to dry.

    5. Spackle with wood-filler or paper clay. Allow to dry, and sand.

    6. Paint gourd (figure C) and arms using acrylic paint. Trace mouth and teeth with a permanent black marker (figure D).

    7. Rub on metallic powder. Glaze and allow to dry.

    8. Glue on any hair, hats and accessories.

    Website: www.jennifersgourds.com

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Mosaic Tiled Table Makeover
  		• Painted Gourd Witch
  		• Four Wrapped Paper Projects