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DIY 3D JACK-O-LANTERN WALL ART

Sep 25
3 min read

The final piece in my 3D Halloween wall art series was a jack o lantern scarecrow. I think he was the perfect way to finish off the little gang because the warm orange backing brought a bit of fall colour to the rest of the pieces. I gave him a plaid burlap outfit for that scarecrow look, but you could dress yours up in whatever style you like.



what you’ll need

Paint

Paint Brushes

Frame or Backing (i used my existing frame and a 1/8" MDF backing to insert into frame)

Plastic Jack-o'-lantern Pumpkin (you'll be cutting the back half off)

Burlap

Burlap Plaid Tablecloth (this is what i used to make the body)

Polyester Filling

Rope / Twine

Black Cardstock Paper

Crazy Glue

Hot Glue Gun

Glue Stick

Scissors

X-acto Knife


a few tips before you start

✦ Lay everything out on the backing before gluing so you can adjust the placement.

✦ Scrunch up the burlap tablecloth before using it. This takes some of the stiffness out and makes it easier to shape into the shirt.


WATCH HOW I DID IT ↓



THE PROCESS ↓ 


Choose a backing or frame and paint it your desired background colour. I painted my MDF backing orange because I wanted it to match the pumpkin. Let dry and paint a second coat.


I used an X Acto knife to cut off the back half of the pumpkin, keeping the side with the face. Depending on your pumpkin, you can leave it as it is or paint it. I got mine at the dollar store and thought the orange was a little too bright, so I painted it a darker shade.


I positioned the pumpkin face on my backing to where I wanted it. This helped me figure out where the outfit would sit underneath it.


I started with a large piece of plaid tablecloth and folded it into a shirt shape, trimming the neckline so it would fit under the pumpkin. I made the neck by wrapping plain burlap around some Poly Fil and shaping it to fit beneath the face. Then I arranged the plaid fabric around it and tucked more Poly Fil underneath to give the outfit some shape.


To finish it off, I cut two triangular collar pieces from different shades of burlap and layered them together. I glued twine across the collar so it looked like it was tied around the neck.


Once I was happy with the outfit, I used hot glue to secure its edges to the backing. I tried hot glue for the pumpkin face too, but it fell off. I reattached it with Crazy Glue, and it has stayed put ever since.


To finish off the backing, I used my Cricut to cut out a few black trees and small birds. I played around with where to place them, then used a glue stick to attach them once I liked the layout.


Once everything was attached, I placed the MDF backing into my black frame.




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