I Tried Making a Cute 'Pumpkin Lady' Costume... (except it's terrifying lol)

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A moment of silence for this monstrosity I have created. Ah well, I had fun and that's all that matters (cue Full House music). I hope that you guys enjoy this project even though I never want to look at it ever again, lol.
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  • @rachelmaksy
    @rachelmaksy3 жыл бұрын

    Sidenote: I MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DWIGHT SCHRUTE REFERENCE and now I must live with this shame forever thank you and goodbye

  • @hivelightlive

    @hivelightlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rachel Maksy shame! Shame on you! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your cow!

  • @josevendedordebatatas351

    @josevendedordebatatas351

    3 жыл бұрын

    Does you smell like pumpkin pie ??

  • @tiffanycarroll4738

    @tiffanycarroll4738

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey. Would you ever make that apron to sell? I love it!

  • @six944

    @six944

    3 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of over the garden wall

  • @forced2makethisbloodyaccou355

    @forced2makethisbloodyaccou355

    3 жыл бұрын

    Next time - use " Fix-All" it's in a powder form. Dries in hours instead of days, and is more durable. I have hand puppets made 20 years ago, still in excellent condition, made of Fix-All instead of Mod podge.🤗 the more you know!👻

  • @glittery_cucumber
    @glittery_cucumber3 жыл бұрын

    Rachel trying to salvage the terrifying pumkin head by putting freckles and a heart mouth on it perfectly encapsulates my 2020 vibe.

  • @elizabeth.peterssss

    @elizabeth.peterssss

    3 жыл бұрын

    my name is rachel, and I read that and forgot hers was as well, and I was like.. oh I did WHAT? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @owlislike

    @owlislike

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly so. 2020 is like trying to put glitter on a dumpster but damnit its important to do it anyway.

  • @nauyavidahl8825
    @nauyavidahl88253 жыл бұрын

    Omg she looks like the wife of a farmer. The farmer was lonely, and wanted a wife, so he made one come to life with a pumpkin! Shes very cute.

  • @RastafarianPilgrim

    @RastafarianPilgrim

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pygmalion on the farmer!

  • @GeorgiaGeorgette

    @GeorgiaGeorgette

    3 жыл бұрын

    You need to write this story!

  • @cullumkille2372
    @cullumkille23723 жыл бұрын

    Amber Embers, the pumpkin farmer's Frankenstein creation. His wife lost her head in a crazy sickle accident and he had to replace it.

  • @teresaellis7062

    @teresaellis7062

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love that you not only came up with a great name for the pumpkin lady, but a backstory as well!

  • @cullumkille2372

    @cullumkille2372

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@teresaellis7062 Thank you❣️

  • @livingdeadgirl5691

    @livingdeadgirl5691

    3 жыл бұрын

    But how did he attach the head...to the body.... I ask too much questions don't I...

  • @livingdeadgirl5691

    @livingdeadgirl5691

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aboredsadbean1770 but it is meat not soil... meh who knows...

  • @thebeakeddoctor

    @thebeakeddoctor

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@livingdeadgirl5691 well, Beans can grow in just paper towels. Of course, pumpkins aren’t beans but pumpkins aren’t heads either

  • @claireisacamel
    @claireisacamel3 жыл бұрын

    I would totally be down for a whole series of just “making closet staple pieces” so you have more excuses for “work but useful” and clothing construction is such a cool puzzle!

  • @sarahmongold7217
    @sarahmongold72173 жыл бұрын

    It’s the forgotten Spice Girl, Pumpkin Spice

  • @ashley_sunflowerstate

    @ashley_sunflowerstate

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @camouflagejumpsuit

    @camouflagejumpsuit

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's so bad it's good.

  • @SarahDaviK

    @SarahDaviK

    3 жыл бұрын

    this comment is significantly underrated.

  • @evemorrigan3120

    @evemorrigan3120

    3 жыл бұрын

    LMFAO

  • @msilvia4807

    @msilvia4807

    3 жыл бұрын

    OMG

  • @yallaredisgusting287
    @yallaredisgusting2873 жыл бұрын

    In a way this is completely historically accurate. She fits right in with all those terrifying victorian halloween costumes.

  • @louiselill1528

    @louiselill1528

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good point

  • @grabbit613

    @grabbit613

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree, especially in the black and white shots.

  • @tobedamned13

    @tobedamned13

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it looks great and has an extremely old timey halloween vibe!

  • @erynnlongenecker9619

    @erynnlongenecker9619

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @kitchensinkchronicles3272

    @kitchensinkchronicles3272

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah, especially since they were usually homemade!

  • @gabbya.4426
    @gabbya.44263 жыл бұрын

    Watching her make her own clothes makes me feel so empowered to start sewing and creating, even though I’ve never sewed a thing in my life

  • @DreamPainter54

    @DreamPainter54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go for it! You can do it! The scariest thing is getting started so if you've got the impulse go for it! 🥰 I believe in you!!

  • @chloeedmund4350

    @chloeedmund4350

    Жыл бұрын

    How’s your sewing coming along? Anything cool?

  • @MossyCat0101

    @MossyCat0101

    Жыл бұрын

    my first creation was a little hand sewn coin pouch, you can do it!

  • @clararuthhughart241
    @clararuthhughart2413 жыл бұрын

    I know she thinks it looks terrifying and she doesn't like it but i love literally all of it.

  • @ballerina2rockerchik
    @ballerina2rockerchik3 жыл бұрын

    She looks straight up adorable, I don’t find her terrifying at all.

  • @randomplotbunny

    @randomplotbunny

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @beckstheimpatient4135

    @beckstheimpatient4135

    3 жыл бұрын

    the little lips are SO CUTE! She's just adorable.

  • @sophiehatter525

    @sophiehatter525

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think she's a little scary but in a delightful, cute way

  • @foggydarling5410

    @foggydarling5410

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I love it so much. Super cute and detailed and the lumpiness just adds to the pumpkin vibes. The face is adorable with just the right hint of spooky.

  • @babydragon1234

    @babydragon1234

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's terrifyingly precious

  • @allis_o2628
    @allis_o26283 жыл бұрын

    SHE IS NOT TRASH SHE IS ADORABLE! And I kinda wanna call her Prudence.

  • @missimmi

    @missimmi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @lennaknox8350

    @lennaknox8350

    3 жыл бұрын

    Prudence Perfect!

  • @ghost_shivers5276

    @ghost_shivers5276

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @aranaemantsal8109

    @aranaemantsal8109

    3 жыл бұрын

    Every name suggestion is exquisite, but Prudence Pum'kinhead is my favorite. It's old-timey and creepy-cute like the costume itself.

  • @TheRealKissyRee

    @TheRealKissyRee

    3 жыл бұрын

    💖PRUDENCE💖

  • @mixedbagmixesmusic1967
    @mixedbagmixesmusic19673 жыл бұрын

    This woman is Autumn personified- ALSO HOW DARE YOU SHE IS ADORABLE

  • @heatherwaddell7549
    @heatherwaddell75493 жыл бұрын

    Creepy cute is 100% a thing and that mask is 100% creepy cute. I love her.

  • @ajhebard7154
    @ajhebard71543 жыл бұрын

    i dont understand how “pumpkin-head lady” was ever NOT going to be terrifying, but i support you

  • @aelurine

    @aelurine

    3 жыл бұрын

    im cackling because while watching this i wrote to my friend on discord "i cant wait to see why she ever thought a pumpkinhead custom was ever gonna NOT be creepy"

  • @ally.-.2176

    @ally.-.2176

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree but at the same time I also find it kinda cute

  • @queerulantin6431

    @queerulantin6431

    3 жыл бұрын

    The sketch looked cute though

  • @ajhebard7154

    @ajhebard7154

    3 жыл бұрын

    Notwithmehoney and ali baker youre too powerful for me, it’s so spooky!!!! hahaha

  • @Cationna

    @Cationna

    3 жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly 😂

  • @ancient_void
    @ancient_void3 жыл бұрын

    She's not a monster, she's gourd-gious. I'll see myself out now.

  • @FeralFelineFriend

    @FeralFelineFriend

    3 жыл бұрын

    I need this on a shirt. STAT!!

  • @rouquelsmith4915

    @rouquelsmith4915

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love you

  • @eviescotia

    @eviescotia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Thank you. You are wonderful and have the wit of a god.

  • @motherofpastalovingitaly3852

    @motherofpastalovingitaly3852

    3 жыл бұрын

    underrated comment!

  • @mala3isity

    @mala3isity

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @yulebones
    @yulebones3 жыл бұрын

    I genuinely love her! She *is* spooky, in the classic Americana way, and that's a great look. The rustic roughness of the papier-mache adds to it, and your paint job brought that out in a cool way. Sorry she didn't turn out quite how you wanted her to, though!

  • @GeekyGuyDJ
    @GeekyGuyDJ3 жыл бұрын

    This does not look like a trash bag or anything horrible at all! It's AMAZING, I LOVE IT!!🎃🎃🎃🎃

  • @seame3795

    @seame3795

    2 жыл бұрын

    AMEN!!!! 🧡

  • @nikkithesim1518
    @nikkithesim15183 жыл бұрын

    Rachel: Let me know what her name should be. Me: Spooky vintage pumpkin lady? Gourdtrude.

  • @WolkeYume

    @WolkeYume

    3 жыл бұрын

    Miss Gourdtrude sounds perfect!

  • @reneereb6499

    @reneereb6499

    3 жыл бұрын

    GOURDTRUDE for the win

  • @buka_z_serem6887

    @buka_z_serem6887

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I was a child a watched and really liked an old movie called "Wakacje z duchami" ("Vacation with ghosts") and a big part of this movie was a scene where a ghost of a knight walks around the castle and cries "Forgiveee me Brunhildaaa !" so Brunhilda is the scariest name I can think of xd

  • @DanielleStJohn

    @DanielleStJohn

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES GOURDTRUDE GOOD

  • @missimperfectlyfine7

    @missimperfectlyfine7

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @averymichelle5447
    @averymichelle54473 жыл бұрын

    Her name HAS to be Jack-o-lyn and there’s no other answer. 🎃

  • @emilytopham5069

    @emilytopham5069

    3 жыл бұрын

    +

  • @CCupcakeFace08

    @CCupcakeFace08

    3 жыл бұрын

    But, Gourdtrude....

  • @yallaredisgusting287

    @yallaredisgusting287

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love that name.

  • @LifefulLife

    @LifefulLife

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CCupcakeFace08 Gourdtrude... I.. LOVE it

  • @ameliamuniz5041

    @ameliamuniz5041

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was inn suggest Betsy but that's so much more clever

  • @scarlettrobbins9427
    @scarlettrobbins94273 жыл бұрын

    This is feeling so Over the Garden Wall that I actually thought it was a direct recreation. I love it !! 😊😁

  • @hoykfnvnnesnxnnensncjforkx1616

    @hoykfnvnnesnxnnensncjforkx1616

    2 жыл бұрын

    1:33

  • @murdocthedestroyer
    @murdocthedestroyer3 жыл бұрын

    @17:27 reminds me of The Adventure Zone when Taako says “I have a beating heart! I'm multi-dimensional! I’m a fully-realized creation! “ pumpkin lady is a fully realized creation.

  • @ladyrepunsel4567
    @ladyrepunsel45673 жыл бұрын

    I’ll tell you the same thing that my husband always tells me, “you’re your own worst critic, it looks great to everyone else, you’re just picking it apart because you made it and you’re a perfectionist”

  • @michalareichenbach6782

    @michalareichenbach6782

    3 жыл бұрын

    Truer words have never been spoken

  • @lailaloo5863

    @lailaloo5863

    3 жыл бұрын

    My Mom says that to me all the time

  • @Tina06019

    @Tina06019

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is truth.

  • @likejohnnyandjune2024

    @likejohnnyandjune2024

    3 жыл бұрын

    My bf gets mad when I critique my own work lol

  • @scripsiabiete

    @scripsiabiete

    3 жыл бұрын

    I also heard this thing that because you have an original vision, you see a version of what it's supposed to look like. Everyone else, their first viewing is what you made and have nothing to base it off of and never saw the original first idea in your head. Therefore, even if it looks completely different from your original vision, no one knows what it was supposed to be.

  • @arca2001
    @arca20013 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I’m reaching that stage in adulthood where I realize I can do what I want and start living all my childhood dreams now too. You go pumpkin head lady 🤙

  • @rachelmaksy

    @rachelmaksy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha yes!!

  • @aubreymd

    @aubreymd

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was just thinking that!

  • @CC-ym1di

    @CC-ym1di

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah !!!

  • @frankiemillcarek6976

    @frankiemillcarek6976

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've been saying 2020 is the year to dream small! Do all your weird little wonderful things you want that others might think strange because a pandemic is the best excuse for going crazy 😁

  • @erinwallace2594
    @erinwallace25943 жыл бұрын

    The dull-coloured 'photo' at the end with the ripped edges straight up looks like a photo from 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'.

  • @lotje188
    @lotje1883 жыл бұрын

    For anyone who want to do papier-mâché. making a mixture with flower and water you can papier-mâché with it. If you’re done with you’re project, finish it with an old bedsheet and some wood glue and you’re done! ☺️ Hopefully this is helpful for the person who is reading this. ( please excuse my English, it’s not my first language) Lots of love ❤️

  • @strawberryghostie
    @strawberryghostie3 жыл бұрын

    This costume looks like a vintage halloween greeting card: kinda cute, kinda disturbing. I love it 😍

  • @bobarlotte

    @bobarlotte

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underrated comment

  • @madameroxanne8314

    @madameroxanne8314

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved it

  • @rebeccakrusinski5894
    @rebeccakrusinski58943 жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry Rachel, YOU ARE WRONG! She’s perfection. Does not look like hot garbage. It’s that early 20th century Halloween costume. Which is perfection. I’m mad at you for saying it’s bad. 🧡

  • @myfairytalechronicles

    @myfairytalechronicles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rebecca Krusinski I was just coming here to say how much I love this!! I love the lumpy, bumpy paper mache look for this costume. I understand that it’s hard to see the good in something when it turns out different that what is envisioned, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s fabulously fun.

  • @sunflowerqueen1472

    @sunflowerqueen1472

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I was thinking 😉

  • @elifisher1282
    @elifisher12823 жыл бұрын

    "I don't think horrible...grotesque monster is a great name for my creation" tell that to victor frankenstein

  • @Shakespeareismylife2
    @Shakespeareismylife23 жыл бұрын

    Maksy: [realized hammock is wet] Me: [relates to this on a deep, spiritual level]

  • @dbdnights
    @dbdnights3 жыл бұрын

    Rachel: This look awful, I hate it Me: :is so impressed and thinks it looks hella cool and adorable:

  • @leaarinwarkentine

    @leaarinwarkentine

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was relatively cute, too. Cuter than the artist Rachel referenced, I'd hazard to say...

  • @janehamilton-foster7039

    @janehamilton-foster7039

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @margotchaput3070

    @margotchaput3070

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, thank you ! She looks so cute 😭

  • @floram9481
    @floram94813 жыл бұрын

    When you don't find her terrifying at all, and she's cute and reminds you of those ceramic jack-o-lanterns you see this time of year mixed with old-timey cartoons. On another note, maybe you didn't terrify the little girl and just sparked a life long interest in the strange and all things Halloween? Also, I like the names Golda, Olive, Marigold, or Bramble! (faves ranked in that order)

  • @TwoFourJoy

    @TwoFourJoy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Flora M Marigold! YES!

  • @SarriaButler

    @SarriaButler

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! She's so dang cute!

  • @buka_z_serem6887

    @buka_z_serem6887

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bramble 😍

  • @sofierosstrom6700

    @sofierosstrom6700

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love the name marigold🥺🎃

  • @affionge

    @affionge

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg yes she is sooo cute 🥰🎃

  • @ashleyguthrie572
    @ashleyguthrie5723 жыл бұрын

    I think it's cute n captures the whimsical vibe she was going for. If she isn't named yet, she feels like a Marjorie to me.

  • @estelle8508
    @estelle85083 жыл бұрын

    "I don't want to sell the realism that I actually have a pumpkin for a head" I mean, fair enough Really great video like always

  • @heatherknight2173
    @heatherknight21733 жыл бұрын

    Also, "She is beauty, she is grace, she has a pumpkin head for a face." 💖🎃👸🏻

  • @violetm7526
    @violetm75263 жыл бұрын

    If any of you guys are planing on doing a pumpkin head you should: 1. Fill up your garbage bag until it's really hard and you can't put in anymore paper. 2. Make your paper strips like a 1.5 inch thick (the smaller de strip the more control you have over the details) 3. Leave it to dry in between layers. 4. Do at least 7 layers (the more layers you add the sturdier it gets and it doesn't look as deflated)

  • @StrawberryMad6

    @StrawberryMad6

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can also add a thin layer of wall spackle to smooth out any imperfections.

  • @Bexinmo

    @Bexinmo

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can also make an awesome clay using the recycled newspaper insulation and a few other ingredients. Helps make features stand out and shapes the basic paper mache pumpkin.

  • @eee333DDD

    @eee333DDD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also! A diy cotton and latex tip that can be applied to paper maché: if you roll out cotton balls and dip them in your mixture, it will create the rises/dips that you’re looking for. You might have to layer them up but I did this for my pumpkin head a couple years ago and he’s going strong!

  • @violetm7526

    @violetm7526

    3 жыл бұрын

    i really want to make one now! 😂

  • @dianal1679
    @dianal16793 жыл бұрын

    I honestly think the whole costume turned out great! Definitely whimsical and autumnal. After you fix the little fit issues you mentioned, it'll be perfect!

  • @BratniRose
    @BratniRose3 жыл бұрын

    Every video I've watched as so far the design phase has been in a different sketchbook and that's honestly SUCH a mood. Also the life I dream of living

  • @sadiemcc9363
    @sadiemcc93633 жыл бұрын

    This lil' pumpkin lady talks like Snow White and you cannot tell me otherwise.

  • @wendynordstrom3487

    @wendynordstrom3487

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now THAT would make her KA-REEPY! I love it! 🎃💗🎃😨🎃😱

  • @SaintlyShadow
    @SaintlyShadow3 жыл бұрын

    That opening montage was absolutely glorious

  • @klarenee1123

    @klarenee1123

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was legit everything I didn’t know I needed🥰

  • @rachelmaksy

    @rachelmaksy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

  • @arwinorso

    @arwinorso

    3 жыл бұрын

    The most glorious.

  • @Queendreamer

    @Queendreamer

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree!

  • @mandylatimer1607

    @mandylatimer1607

    3 жыл бұрын

    I need more!!

  • @erinwallace2594
    @erinwallace25943 жыл бұрын

    Rachel: On all levels except physical, I am a pumpkin. Me: No, you are a wolf *Barks at water*

  • @laurasaurus7399
    @laurasaurus73993 жыл бұрын

    I've been binging your videos because I recently found your channel and I just love your vibe and relate to it a lot when crafting

  • @lionessblack
    @lionessblack3 жыл бұрын

    Awww, I like the pumpkin head. I think she's cute. Terrifying, but cute.

  • @AuroraHemi
    @AuroraHemi3 жыл бұрын

    I love watching her use patterns to show this is an attainable goal for the rest of us. A lot of channels like this they do it all by sight which is impossible for us beginners. Thanks for giving all of us sewing beginners some hope!! lol

  • @bobarlotte
    @bobarlotte3 жыл бұрын

    As a teenager who loves to sew, Rachel is such an inspiration to me. Her worst efforts look better than my best ones 😅

  • @laurengray7010
    @laurengray70103 жыл бұрын

    She is kind of terrifying but also cute. That's the Halloween aesthetic goal anyway.

  • @Whitney_Sews
    @Whitney_Sews3 жыл бұрын

    That is the cutest, but kind of creepy, thing ever!

  • @rosemarygingham9835
    @rosemarygingham98353 жыл бұрын

    I was expecting to see the dry ice used to “spookify” the reveal!! Love it all! The outfit is adorable!

  • @LadyRwhen
    @LadyRwhen3 жыл бұрын

    She is so cute! I don't find her scary at all. And I LOVE the skirt.

  • @evilanimegurl
    @evilanimegurl3 жыл бұрын

    She’s beautiful! Her name should definitely be Jackie Lantern.

  • @KitsuneMedicine

    @KitsuneMedicine

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking Jackie too. I love Jackie Lantern

  • @abimaybe
    @abimaybe3 жыл бұрын

    Darla. Her name should be Darla. She’s terrifying but beautiful and I love her. 😂

  • @jenlefevre

    @jenlefevre

    3 жыл бұрын

    YAAAS!

  • @d.rabbitwhite

    @d.rabbitwhite

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought Miss Betty, but Darla or miss darla is fitting.

  • @zekenelsons2069

    @zekenelsons2069

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love it, but it makes me feel like she should be big and loud lmao

  • @misspenguinsupreme9923

    @misspenguinsupreme9923

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love Darla she is the best pumpkin

  • @madelinearnold-vasquez943

    @madelinearnold-vasquez943

    3 жыл бұрын

    Darla is perfect! Like the little girl in finding Nemo, cute but terrifying.

  • @jenniferh9473
    @jenniferh94732 жыл бұрын

    Happy 1 year anniversary to this gem of a video and the creation of the "Cursed Pumpkin Lady". She lives on the outskirts of our nightmares to this day...

  • @smiley32190art
    @smiley32190art3 жыл бұрын

    "a _smaller_ giant rectangle" also I love your rings

  • @LyssaJ
    @LyssaJ3 жыл бұрын

    "it's finally October" she says as if she hasn't been posting Halloween content for a month now

  • @damariussealey7756
    @damariussealey77563 жыл бұрын

    If she is trash, I'm a racoon, because I love her. She is delightfully terrifying :)

  • @aud2d2
    @aud2d23 жыл бұрын

    I love how you ask your husband what the spell from Halloweentown is as if he knows off the top of his head 😂 that is something I would also ask my partner and expect them to know. I loveeeee the pumpkin head (imagine a tattoo of a terrifyingly cute pumpkin!)

  • @serendipityweeps
    @serendipityweeps Жыл бұрын

    I actually love it and the fact that it’s a bit scary is perfect cuz it’s Halloween! This whole look could literally be on an episode of American Horror Story. You’re too hard on yourself. This one is a win.

  • @jossgreen9318
    @jossgreen93183 жыл бұрын

    Tips for anyone going to attempt a paper mache pumpkin (hope this helps) 1) Make VERY pronounced ridges and furrows in your initial structure, because your surface will get much shallower as you add layers 2) Do a layer of strips going in one direction, let that fully dry then do the next layer laying in the opposite direction. this strengthens your base, which should be at least three-five layers 3) Use brown paper towels to do details; this is good for edges of holes that you cut and any protuberances (like the stem or vines). BUT tear the brown paper towels into square shapes rather than strips, they are easier to get small crannies and details with. 4) do a final layer just of brown paper towels, that way your surface will be uniform in texture 5) your base paint layer should not be spray paint. most hardware stores sell Oops wall paints for cheap, just get something neutral in color. 6) dry brush (or air brush) your acrylic paints on top of this. more layers = more depth 7) if your want this thing to keep for more than a year, spray a sealant over the whole thing, inside and out. might be a little glossy. Most of these tips came from my High school art teacher, who's made 8-10ft paper mache artworks for about a decade.

  • @IzziATL

    @IzziATL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can I ask why the base layer shouldn't be spray paint? Too wet?

  • @AnneTichelaar

    @AnneTichelaar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Additionally, if it is for display rather than wearing, I can definitely recommend making your initial structure out of some kind of mesh of wire (poultry netting or something similar) instead of the garbage bag/paper combo. It is much easier to bend this into the exact shape you want. If you do want to go with the garbage bag, I would recommend tearing the paper into smaller pieces, so that you have more control over the shape of the surface.

  • @jossgreen9318

    @jossgreen9318

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@IzziATL A lot of spray paints are designed to repel moisture and 'dirt' once they dry, which makes any paint you put on top of it want to flake off.

  • @mariahschultz8835
    @mariahschultz88353 жыл бұрын

    My older brother would wear an actual pumpkin on his head for his holloween costume for like three years. He'd cut a hole in the bottom and wear a ski mask to keep warm. He wore it with a suit or just his regular clothes and he was done 😂

  • @phoenixdavida8987

    @phoenixdavida8987

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha! So funny but if you didn't know have to-wearing pumpkin head it seems like it'd be pretty terrifying.

  • @gabbymonet5139

    @gabbymonet5139

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! I do this!! They get so heavy after like 2hrs tho haha x

  • @mannduh2430
    @mannduh24302 жыл бұрын

    I have been currently making my own pumpkin head. I used a garbage bag full of pillow fluff (for separate projects) and it doesn't look or feel as lumpy as using a bag filled with crumpled newspapers. I'm so excited for it though. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @rowan_jalso
    @rowan_jalso3 жыл бұрын

    The first 30 seconds never fails to make me laugh hysterically. 😂

  • @lucibizaar285
    @lucibizaar2853 жыл бұрын

    She’s just a little lumpy and spooky and doing her best like the rest of us 😭

  • @Czurnabog
    @Czurnabog3 жыл бұрын

    She's perfect and adorable. I love her. She looks like a Beatrice to me.

  • @AngharadMac

    @AngharadMac

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love her as well so adorable

  • @glittery_cucumber

    @glittery_cucumber

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beatrice is a perfect name for her!

  • @fbeaz

    @fbeaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    what’s up with my name? does it mean something in particular that gives it a pumpkin vibe?

  • @Czurnabog

    @Czurnabog

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fbeaz It's not a pumpkin vibe, per se. It just sounds like the name of a kind, wholesome person who's always ready with a happy greeting, enjoys gardening and who you are convinced has a collection of very long, very sharp chef's knives. For cooking... most likely.

  • @fbeaz

    @fbeaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Czurnabog i do enjoy gardening, but i don’t think my kitchen knives are sharp enough. as for murder- yep i get it now.

  • @1luvlywriter
    @1luvlywriter2 жыл бұрын

    That walk of shame after realizing the hammock was wet is something I’ve done too many times 😂 you’re adorable

  • @relaxolotl_ltoloxaler
    @relaxolotl_ltoloxaler3 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh, it really does remind me of an old-timey Halloween costume. I actually really like it! Those pictures of vintage Halloween costumes are SO spooky, so this fits that aesthetic. 👍

  • @agnesimaitiene7095
    @agnesimaitiene70953 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what you're talking about. She's not creepy and not scary, she's adorable! The whole ensemble looks very cute. 😻

  • @silverc.8105
    @silverc.81053 жыл бұрын

    Rachel: i hate it All of us in the comments: I love it

  • @ladyethyme
    @ladyethyme2 жыл бұрын

    I honestly think it’s adorable with the big mouth etc. (way cuter than vintage Halloween costumes-those are truly horrifying let’s be honest)

  • @superlibbyanne
    @superlibbyanne2 жыл бұрын

    That pumpkin was AWESOME, Crazy talk.

  • @ampersandcastle1091
    @ampersandcastle10913 жыл бұрын

    I don’t find her terrifying at all!! She’s so cute!

  • @DrinkYourNailPolish
    @DrinkYourNailPolish3 жыл бұрын

    I actually like how unintitionally horrifying old timey costumes look. Also "unintentionally horrifying" sounds like a Reddit page.

  • @juliaflyagina6955
    @juliaflyagina69553 жыл бұрын

    Rachel, your pumpkin head is wonderful. You put so much work into it, it can't be a failure. Personally, I like its roughness - because real pumpkins are not perfect. I like the way you painted it - it looks almost real. And Yes, it's scary. But this is also the main thing. It looks like a photo from the beginning of the 20th century. I think it's a success!) Congratulations! And Yes, I love Your humor - it's so cool! (even if I don't always understand what you're saying. Yes, I write this text through a translator))

  • @jayneterry8701
    @jayneterry87013 жыл бұрын

    Being a Halloween lover too, I thought it was cute! It looks like you. I made a head of chicken wire base. At the reveal I thought you did an awesome job on your outfit costume!😀❤ Any of the skirt fabric left over? A little bow on the head would be cute!

  • @Hag_of_Fangorn
    @Hag_of_Fangorn3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, just a little bit hard on herself, isn't she? I LOVE how the head turned out! It's unsettling, but all great things are. It's art, I tell you, ART!

  • @Spriggles256
    @Spriggles2563 жыл бұрын

    She's not terrifying she's a cute little sweet old lady how dare you insult her

  • @uliyanagolub2645

    @uliyanagolub2645

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree! The whole video I was like "Why? Why do you hate her so much, Rachel, darling?? She is so bright and smily and tries to do her best, she just needs some love..."

  • @7211_

    @7211_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love her, she’s adorable. I’d try her pecan pie

  • @sussussussus
    @sussussussus3 жыл бұрын

    I love the pumpkin head! It's so creepy cute!

  • @claireisacamel
    @claireisacamel3 жыл бұрын

    This pumpkin paper mache gives me such 7th grade vibes (likely the last time I’ve mache’d 😆) made a Buckbeak head, with rose petals hombre spray painted and it was A MASTERPIECE... that was not appreciated because he’s surprisingly underrated as a HP character. 🤷‍♀️

  • @jermlich123
    @jermlich1233 жыл бұрын

    Clearly her name should be Jackie Lantern. Maybe even stick a light inside and use as decor. 😉

  • @mariahschultz8835

    @mariahschultz8835

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jackie Chan

  • @CC-ym1di

    @CC-ym1di

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jackie O !! Wait...

  • @applemnki

    @applemnki

    3 жыл бұрын

    My sisters name is Jacqueline. Every year she carve a different version of herself into her Jacky-Lantern.

  • @masuganut2082

    @masuganut2082

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was going to say Jacqueline but I like yours better hahahah

  • @jermlich123

    @jermlich123

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@masuganut2082 I initially thought Jacqueline too!

  • @AtticusBlackwolf
    @AtticusBlackwolf3 жыл бұрын

    She's pretty cute, in that kinda weird "thrift store find kinda" way, like a vintage Halloween decoration. I think I'd name her Pippa or Poppy.

  • @LaceyMyriah

    @LaceyMyriah

    3 жыл бұрын

    But what about Pippy

  • @paperyakuk

    @paperyakuk

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a Pippi, I think “pretty cute in a kinda weird thrift store find way” is how I’m going to sum up myself from now on 😅

  • @Deuteronomy-uw8ls

    @Deuteronomy-uw8ls

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pippi the Pumpkin Patch Maiden It has a nice ring to it.

  • @macstabby_j

    @macstabby_j

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought Pippa or Peppa (like the pig haha). Great minds? ;-)

  • @graciethesloth586

    @graciethesloth586

    3 жыл бұрын

    Peppaaaaa

  • @melissakroeker1750
    @melissakroeker17503 жыл бұрын

    I honestly think that the pumpkin is as cute as she could have possibly made it and I can't envision a non disturbing version, so awesome job Rachel!

  • @kendrasheaffer1182
    @kendrasheaffer11823 жыл бұрын

    As a fellow costumer/crafter, I congratulate you on getting ADORABLE pictures of your Pumpkin Girl. I love how the apron >appeared I have done a bit of papier mache and I applaud your first attempt at making the mask. She is ADORABLE!!! I love her freckles!! Have you considered adding a little green paint to the stem? Maybe a leaf or two? Please don't be so down on yourself, she isn't hideous, she isn't scary. You did a great job!

  • @bethanyj250
    @bethanyj2503 жыл бұрын

    I feel like Rachel wildly overestimates how often the average person does paper mache.

  • @ElizabethKC1994

    @ElizabethKC1994

    3 жыл бұрын

    And underestimates how often people go outside before the chill hits

  • @laurisaspears1202
    @laurisaspears12023 жыл бұрын

    When you’ve had a crappy week and you’re literally trying to stay awake until Rachel drops the weekly video.

  • @rachelmaksy

    @rachelmaksy

    3 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @MzClementine

    @MzClementine

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awww hugs love. I’m sorry. I hope the weekend helps... and next week is gonna be much better. Your will is your way. 😗

  • @fernsabulsky918

    @fernsabulsky918

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here honestly today was awful but it's definitely a pick me up now

  • @Queendreamer

    @Queendreamer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same. Hope the weekend is better for everyone

  • @jochusbooks2886
    @jochusbooks28863 жыл бұрын

    If you put the black and white filter it looks low key terrifying buuuut, AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS 😍 (love the Halloween vibes of this)

  • @GraceWillow
    @GraceWillow3 жыл бұрын

    This turned out adorable and terrifying and I LOVE IT! Fantastic work Rachel!

  • @bjones2600
    @bjones26003 жыл бұрын

    I genuinely think shes adorable. Dont be mean to her, Rachel. Thats how you get cursed objects. And obvsssss her name should be Pauline

  • @cerachaos

    @cerachaos

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought Patty... but yes to everything else 😅

  • @brie9mo
    @brie9mo3 жыл бұрын

    I know you didn't like how the mask turned out, but honestly it looks absolutely awesome. The painted on folds of the pumpkin just gave it that vintage flair

  • @sleepiesalem

    @sleepiesalem

    3 жыл бұрын

    Megyn TheAwesomeOne Yeah the pumpkin actually fits the theme when you think about it since a lot of costumes back then where hand made anyway.

  • @fey__3919
    @fey__39192 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this, I can't believe you remade it 😭 I love how it's so cutesy on the bottom, and then there's just a big scary pumpkin head, it's so fun!!

  • @willoWMaxy
    @willoWMaxy3 ай бұрын

    I think it was such a cute happy pumpkin . Nothing scary or trashbag about it . For the first time paper mâché it was phenomenal. Adorable 🎃

  • @bethanyconboy4481
    @bethanyconboy44813 жыл бұрын

    Aw no Rachel she’s so cute. She didn’t look scary or bad at all

  • @antonioybarra4023
    @antonioybarra40233 жыл бұрын

    She is beauty, she is grace, she is miss Autum-states

  • @ceebro_
    @ceebro_ Жыл бұрын

    I had to rewatch this for the 2022 season. Today in CT, it finally feels like AUTUMN! HELL YES! Hope you're feeling all the crisp feels up in MA

  • @user-dg7st6io1c
    @user-dg7st6io1c3 жыл бұрын

    A trick for the squeaky floor; sprinkle baby powder on the floor, then swipe the excess in the cracks with a broom, repeat as needed. My aunt does that for her 150 years old house, and it's working great!

  • @samk7470
    @samk74703 жыл бұрын

    For a name, I’m thinking clarice. She seems like a clarice.

  • @skylcharybchristine7821

    @skylcharybchristine7821

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sam K ooo... Very "silence of the lamb"ish

  • @claricesobon6340

    @claricesobon6340

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if I should be offended or flattered...

  • @cruxcrumble

    @cruxcrumble

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@claricesobon6340 be flattered to have a costume that has your name-

  • @FeralFelineFriend

    @FeralFelineFriend

    3 жыл бұрын

    I read it as Clarence.... Why can't I read!?

  • @bratatouille

    @bratatouille

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@skylcharybchristine7821 didn't she reference that at the end, with the "hello, clarice"?

  • @gentlesandladymen
    @gentlesandladymen3 жыл бұрын

    When you realize that she’s able to write off fabric costs as business expenses.

  • @lunatonkens7933

    @lunatonkens7933

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kinda makes me want to become a youtuber haha!

  • @gentlesandladymen

    @gentlesandladymen

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luna Tonkens same 😆

  • @hollypaddock105

    @hollypaddock105

    3 жыл бұрын

    But a lot of the fabric that she uses is thrifted.

  • @kyndramb7050

    @kyndramb7050

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hollypaddock105 You still get receipts at thrift shops though... its still a write-off.

  • @gentlesandladymen

    @gentlesandladymen

    3 жыл бұрын

    Holly Paddock true, but still

  • @ellalasagna2857
    @ellalasagna28573 жыл бұрын

    I'm obsessed with how this turned out! It looks so cute and spooky! I think you did a fantastic job!

  • @nataliamaliga
    @nataliamaliga3 жыл бұрын

    I honestly think that the pumpkinhead makes the perfect future Halloween decoration. She's great!

  • @annae.c.f.2548
    @annae.c.f.25483 жыл бұрын

    Rachel: "For some reason i have always been obsessed with the idea of like human with a pumpkin head" Me - looking at her wonderful orange-red hair - makes sense 💃🎃

  • @marinemermaidsar
    @marinemermaidsar3 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, for a first time paper mache attempt, this is pretty dang solid

  • @taritangeo4948

    @taritangeo4948

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr, it keeps its shape😂

  • @ByMandyJulie
    @ByMandyJulie Жыл бұрын

    I just rewatched this video for the 3rd time since you posted it and I still love it so much. I just wanted to let you know I really love the final results, it's so wholesome and whimsical. I know you were not that happy with it yourself, but that's why I thought I should really mention that I love it and it gives me joy to rewatch this video!

  • @WayToVibe
    @WayToVibe3 жыл бұрын

    I almost guarantee you can sell that amazing pumpkin head for enough to make it worth your efforts. Often we can't see what is some amazing about our creations because as the creator we want perfection. Someone else - a lot of someone else - is seeing that and thinking it looks amazing and is the exact aesthetic they would go for.

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