How To Make A Cauldron For Halloween

Learn how easy it is to transform a plain plastic Halloween cauldron into an onetime, worn witches cauldron that looks like old cast fe. It's easy and the results are incredible!

Every Halloween I pull out my favorite big black cauldron and use it for Halloween decorating or to add together processed to for our church'south trunk or treat.

Witches cauldron with bones and fire Halloween decoration

I love the shape and size of my cauldron, only I'm just not crazy about the shiny plastic look information technology has to it.

This year I decided I would effigy out how to add together texture and depth to my witch cauldron with paint and 2 other things I'll be sharing with you.

I just love the event!

Faux fire Halloween prop with black witches cauldron

DIY Witches Cauldron

My witches cauldron is much more convincing and looks similar it's lasted through hundreds of years with bubbling toxic potion inside.

This would be perfect to apply at a Halloween witch party.

Keep reading to learn how to create your own realistic looking bandage fe Halloween cauldron.

I placed mine over a fake fire prop I create with simply a few supplies.

You DON'T want to miss this fun tutorial that makes such a realistic fire out of spray foam!

Painted witches cauldron for Halloween

VIDEO DIY + DEMONSTRATION

Desire to see this cauldron and our fake fire prop in action?

Exist sure to spotter our video below and stick around until the cease, where you can see how how these fun fire prop lights look during the twenty-four hours, evening, and at night!

Realistic Halloween Cauldron Supplies

Large witch cauldron (Mine came from Oriental Trading and came in a gear up of three different sizes. I used the large cauldron and information technology'southward a great size!)
Flat black spray pigment (I used chalkboard paint because it'south the most matte spray paint)
Brown paint
Copper paint
Mod Podge
Sand
Spanish moss
ii-iii foam brushes

How to Create the Perfect Witches Cauldron

Add some texture

Here'southward what our cauldron looks similar earlier- shiny and plastic-y, but with a nifty big shape and a handle on each side.

Large black cauldron

To add some grit and years witch utilise to it, I mixed some sand with flat Mod Podge in a plastic cup.

Mod Podge and sand mixed with a foam paint brush

brush with paint mixture on cauldron

The result was a gritty, goopy texture that I added all over the surface of my witch cauldron with a cheap cream brush.

Although the mixture looks white now, the Mod Podge dries clear.

This leaves behind the sandy texture on the cauldron.

Dried sand on large black pot

Add more texture

Now for even more texture!

I used this same technique once more, but this time I cut up small-scale pieces of Spanish moss with scissors.

Next I added them to Mod Podge and painted it on to create a thicker texture.

I added them around the summit of the cauldron and in random places around the sides.

My goal was to make information technology look like years of mesomorphic potion pieces that oozed and bubbled over in the pot and got crusty over the years.

Gross, right?!

Spanish moss and sand on cauldron

I concluded upward pulling off whatsoever pieces that were a niggling too big that I didn't cut every bit well with my scissors, then I let this dry completely before the next step.

Paint the witches cauldron blackness

Next up was some flat black paint.

I showtime added a few coats of an ultra matte spray pigment and I wasn't impressed.

My cauldron nonetheless looked to shiny for my taste so I had to switch strategies.

I had one-half a tin of chalkboard pigment left over from a previous project so I tried calculation a coat of that over the meridian.

It worked perfectly and gave me the full matte look I wanted.

hand holding textured black cauldron

Be sure to use multiple light coats of spray paint instead of one coat with lots of paint.

This helps to go the best await with no paint drips on your cauldron.

Add years of utilize with paint

At present for the fun part!

I was loving the style my cauldron looked at this bespeak with all of the texture I added, but it was a little too flat.

I knew paint would add some depth to my witch's cauldron and brand it look old and worn.

A dry cream brush was loaded with some brown paint and a little black paint added.

This made it look similar rust and acidic potion caused discoloration over the years.

The central to this is using just a petty paint at a time.

I would add together a pocket-size amount of pigment to my brush, and then blot the brush on some cardboard to take off some of the excess paint.

I used this technique all over the cauldron, but added more than towards the summit and downwards the sides to look like witch's brew bubbled over and dripped down the sides.

Lamentable I don't have a photo for this stride. I did this at night since I couldn't wait until the adjacent solar day because I was also excited!

Faux fire Halloween prop with black witches cauldron