{"id":4160,"date":"2018-10-11T15:36:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T15:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:49:30","slug":"paper-mache-peppermint-decorations-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/paper-mache-peppermint-decorations-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I made these oversized paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations as part of a set of giant candy props for Halloween 2018. Here&#8217;s how I made &#8217;em&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-05.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache peppermint candies - finished!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-01.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations - cutting out circles\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I gathered materials to make three peppermint candies at the same time. I cut out six 12&#8243; circles, two for each candy. See my article about <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/tip-drawing-perfect-circles\/\">drawing precise circles<\/a>! I cut the circles out with an X-acto knife.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I made a bunch of little triangular supports from strips of foam board, bent and taped closed. I forgot to take a picture of this step but you can see the same thing in my article about my <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/paper-mache-gingerbread-men\/\">evil gingerbread men<\/a>; third photo from the top. I taped these supports in place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-02.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations - poster board edges\"><\/a><\/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 laid the other foam board circle on top of the one with the supports, and connected them with a few pieces of masking tape.<\/p>\n<p>I cut strips of poster board to serve as the walls around the edges of the peppermint candies. I taped these in place.<\/p>\n<p>I designed the swirly motif for the peppermints in Photoshop and printed it out \u2014 all I needed to print was just one of these swoosh shapes. I taped the swoosh onto poster board and cut it out, to give me a nice sturdy shape that I could trace many times. I traced this swoosh shape onto craft foam 24 times \u2014 that&#8217;s four for each side of the peppermint, so eight swooshes per peppermint, and 24 total &#8217;cause I&#8217;m making three candies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-03.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations - craft foam pattern\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I glued the swooshes in place on the bases for the peppermints with tiny dots of Tacky Glue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-04.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache giant peppermint candies - WIP\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then covered the peppermints with two layers of paper mach\u00e9 each. 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\/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>When the paper mach\u00e9 was dry, I spray painted the peppermints purple and green; here they are along with two lollipops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/paper-mache-peppermint-05.jpg\" alt=\"Paper mache peppermint candies - finished!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then used acrylic paint and a brush to hand-paint the swirl pattern on each one. Easy! These are all done; on to the next project&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made these oversized paper mach\u00e9 peppermint decorations as part of a set of giant candy props for Halloween 2018. Here&#8217;s how I made &#8217;em&#8230; I gathered materials to make three peppermint candies at the same time. I cut out six 12&#8243; circles, two for each candy. See my article about drawing precise circles! 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