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It's no secret that we like to work with concrete! It's such a forgiving, creative material. I was doing a little concrete project Pinterest research and came across a concrete garden orb. I really liked the look, but I thought the idea could be adapted to make a creepy mummy decoration for Halloween. Also, I had a huge supply of soft, cotton cording/piping from a yard sale that I thought would be the perfect material to use.
Materials:
You obviously can blow up your balloon without an inflator but this makes it go really fast. Balloons can be fragile, which we found out making one of our mummies. After one broke while wrapping, we decided to encase the balloon in plastic wrap to give it a little more strength from accidental popping.
Mix the concrete with water until fairly soupy. Not water thin, but until it mixes easily but still a little thick. Add more water as you work as it will become thicker.
Put the piping into the concrete and let it get saturated with the concrete mix. Don't loose the end into the muddy mixture! Start wrapping and continue until you have the look you want.
We added ping pong eyes. Leave space for these so they can be put into place after drying.
Place the mummy into a small bowl to dry and let cure for at least 24 hours. Pop and remove the balloon after fully dried.
The ping pong balls probably would have stayed in place without glue, but we decided to hot glue them in place to be sure. Paint on circle for eyes or use stick on ones.
The "nest" was a happy accident! One of the balloons started to deflate before the concrete was dry so we removed it and let the strands form into a bowl. We used ping pong balls and paint to make a nest of reptile "eggs."
We used our concrete hands from last Halloween along with natural elements from the yard to create a creepy Halloween display!
This was a fun project. I used some old piping for the wrapping strands, but any bulky, absorbent material could be used. This is one of those "use what you have" projects. Also, it lends itself to many types of concrete. We used two different types with the same result. Just have fun with it.
Fair warning, this project is MESSY! Make sure you wear full protective gear--hands, nose, and eyes. You don't want to breathe in or touch the concrete with your bare hands. I did have one of the balloons burst just as I was finishing wrapping it--that was a messy surprise! That's when I decided to wrap the next balloon in plastic wrap to help keep it from accidentally bursting. Please note: We are not sponsored by any of the companies/products that we used. These products were picked and bought by us. FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first! FYI: Affiliate links are being used on this page. Purchasing via these links help support MDP! Related Projects
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