{"id":4157,"date":"2018-10-13T15:26:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T15:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:49:04","slug":"another-giant-paper-mache-lollipop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/another-giant-paper-mache-lollipop\/","title":{"rendered":"Another giant paper mach\u00e9 lollipop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I made this giant paper mach\u00e9 lollipop with a spiral design (the one on the left, duh) as part of a group of giant candy decorations for my gingerbread house Halloween party. Here&#8217;s how I did it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-07.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache Halloween lollipop decorations - finished\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-01.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache spiral lollipop - foam board circles\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n <div class=\"ad-300x250 ad-float-right\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MMS 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5009313124668288\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3616150394\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>I started by drawing a 16&#8243; circle on foam board, twice, and cut &#8217;em out with an X-acto knife. See my article about <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/tip-drawing-perfect-circles\/\">drawing precise circles<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>I designed a 16&#8243; spiral shape in Photoshop and printed it out. I cut out this shape and laid it on a sheet of craft foam (a soft rubbery foam you can buy at any arts and crafts store). I covered the whole printout with a layer of heavy duty shipping tape. I then flipped over the craft foam and covered the back side with shipping tape as well. Then I flipped it back over and cut out the spiral with scissors. The layers of tape were a quick and easy way to add a little more thickness to the spiral; I want it to have a nice raised effect on the lollipop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-02.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache lollipop - adding the spiral pattern\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I taped the spiral in place on one of my foam circles.<\/p>\n<p>I then made a bunch of little triangular supports out of strips of foam board, bent and taped closed. I taped these supports on the other foam board circle.<\/p>\n<p>I then laid the foam circle with the spiral on top of the one with the supports, and used a few pieces of masking tape to attach them all the way around.<\/p>\n<p>I cut out a long strip of poster board and taped it in place around the edges of the circle to create a sort of wall. (I forgot to take a picture of that step! You can see this same step in my article about my <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/paper-mache-peppermint-decorations-for-halloween\/\">paper mach\u00e9 peppermint candies<\/a>, third photo down.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-spiral-lollipop-03.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache giant spiral lollipop - WIP\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that the base for the candy part of the lollipop was done, I applied two layers of paper mach\u00e9 over the whole thing; it&#8217;s outside drying in the pic above. You can read about my paper mach\u00e9 process and materials <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/my-paper-mache-method\/\">here<\/a>. The short version is: I use <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LYmQsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman PRO-543 universal wallpaper adhesive<\/a> (paid link) and alternating layers of newspaper and brown wrapping paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"am-item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FK8VNJE\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=manningkrull-20&amp;linkId=c750f16dcb0f016ec23f35d64e1c3348&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00FK8VNJE&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=manningkrull-20&amp;language=en_US\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=manningkrull-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00FK8VNJE\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-lollipop-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-lollipop-04.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache giant lollipop - making the stick\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made the stick out of brown wrapping paper that I rolled up into a tube and taped closed. I stuffed this tube with crumpled up newspaper to help it be more sturdy, using small pieces of newspaper and packing them in with a broom handle.<\/p>\n<p>I covered the stick with three layers of paper mach\u00e9. It&#8217;s easier to work on the stick and the candy part of the lollipop separately and attach them later.<\/p>\n<p>I attached the stick and the candy part with lots of masking tape, and I added a little ridge around the connection point with a strip of craft foam. I covered this whole connection area with five layers of paper mach\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h2>Painting<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-06.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-06.jpg\" alt=\"Spray painted giant candies drying\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I spray painted the lollipop with a light gray primer coat, let that set, and then I used masking tape and newspaper to protect the stick part so I could spray paint the candy part green. Here it is drying along with a jack &#8216;o lantern lollipop and three peppermints.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pumpkin-lollipop-decoration-07.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache Halloween lollipop decorations - finished\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hand-painted the spiral pattern with acrylic paint and a brush. Done! Whew! Here&#8217;s the finished lollipop along with my jack o&#8217; lantern lollipop. On to the next project&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made this giant paper mach\u00e9 lollipop with a spiral design (the one on the left, duh) as part of a group of giant candy decorations for my gingerbread house Halloween party. 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