DIY Halloween Props - Bubbling Witch's Cauldron with Glowing Coals

Jaimie and Jay create an incredibly awesome bubbling witch's cauldron with glowing coals for their Halloween decor!

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Halloween is almost here!!! We make lots of DIY Halloween props, decorations, and awesome stuff this time of year and this Witch's Cauldron with glowing coals is the newest thing we've added to our DIY Halloween decor.

These Halloween props are relatively easy to make. There are a bunch of parts to this but each one is easy if you break it down into steps and follow our lead. If you're looking for a fun weekend project to upgrade your Halloween decorations, this DIY project is perfect.

MATERIALS:
Long Sticks

TOOLS USED:
Scissors

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Who are we?
We're Jaimie and Jay! We're a husband and wife team and we make stuff together. Halloween and other awesome props, woodworking, electronics, and whatever we want.

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[thomagg]

I know this is an old video, but for people watching now, here’s a little pro tip. Instead of the mod podge and oatmeal, you can use your expanding spray foam (great stuff). You can either add a small amount onto the cauldron and spread it with a brush or put on rubber gloves and smear it. You can also put on gloves spray a bit in your hand and smear it where you want the effect. I produced a large scale haunted attraction for about 16 years and we used spray foam for a multitude of effects. It is very messy and doesn’t come off skin easily (or clothes ever) so make sure you wear gloves and work clothes.

[trysk]

Ok. Just a heads up for those of you who are making this. This is an awesome DIY project with a lot of parts. If you plan to use this outside, I would suggest using like some clear flex spray over the bubbly oatmeal mod podge. I noticed that when it rains, parts that weren't painted, the mod podge turned white. The flex spray helps with that and also keeps it kind of shiny since it is supposed to be a liquid bubbling over. The next thing is that I did my best to keep my plugs as dry as possible. I cut a little flap on the back side of the cauldron to allow just 1 cord to come out. I also created a waterproof box for the power strip to go into so all of those plugs stay dry (light at top of cauldron, cord from inside which the 2 atomizers plug into, the fire pit below and I have a spot light plugged in). I did learn after the rain this weekend (and losing one of my atomizers), to put drain holes in the bottom of the cauldron in case of overflow from the bowl. I also created a small riser to hold the connections above any water that may still be in the cauldron minimizing any moisture getting to the atomizer plugs.

[Pogokoala]

wow I really love how honest these couples are. most DIY aren't honest they just roll with what they have and it looks "perfect" without telling you the trail and error that most of us ended up going through. But these two are wonderful. Gonna Subscribe Cheers you two!

[amberstrauss]

I used a 5 gallon Lowes bucket as the stand for the water tray. It’s the perfect height. They had a shallow 17 inch and a deeper 16inch plastic plant trays at Lowes as well. I also painted the duct tape alternating matte black paint with green to blend in with the colors of the cauldron. Such a fun project!

[DMN]

get some cheap dollar store skulls and age them, then replace the stones at the bottom with skulls?

[nyctophelia]

Fun fact, put a blacklight bulb on top of the cauldron and soak some yellow highlighters in the water. It will glow a greenish yellow.

[dunkeyrumpus]

All your videos are super fun, and I have to say - one of my favorite things is that you also show the things that didn't work so well for you. Mistakes are a helpful way to learn. Thanks for the inspiration!

[maaikebelmans]

For the rust effect you can use cinnamon as well! Looks great!

[bjlaws]

I used a contractor bag which are pretty heavy duty and hot glued the bag to the rim of the cauldron to close the gap. The misters kept tipping over so I used a dab of hot glue on the bottom of each to stabilize. It was a great project and I want to thank Wicked Makers for the tutorial that inspired me to make this.

[liannakeller]

For anyone making this in 2021, I crushed the oatmeal and it worked perfectly 🙂

[bearbuilds]

You are just what YouTube needed! Amazing Props and decoration ideas for Halloween and year round. Love you guys keep up the AMAZING STUFF!!! <3

[archangelstudios]

This is one of the best prop channels out there a lot of people just make the prop as gory as possible but you guys are family friendly and make great props!

[Pixel__Hearts]

you two are literally what I wanna be when I'm older

[goldsmith]

I just finished my version of this. I had found a metal cauldron last year and used that, which presented a few challenges. I also used a strip of waterproof LED lights to give the green glow from within the water well. I loved how it turned out! You guys are fantastic and I love how you break down the steps and what worked and didn't work. Definitely a fan and can't wait to try a few more things that you have done!

[Voodoo_ICN]

Tipi = tripod
Maybe pre age the cauldron before the oat mix.
Pre dye/paint the oatmeal in the mod-poge.

Overall this was a great build!

[harleyq]

WOW. This is the BEST DIY of 2019! Aiming to try this next year!

[ItsMe-hbfw]

This project is a decent and great idea to start but I'd recommend these improvements. The foam you were using is called Fomular and it retails for 5.99 in California, I consider that to be pretty cheap it is also water-resistant all by its self. Using a PVC pond liner and permanently affixing the bowl to the cauldron to allow for permanent use. This could be done in many ways like using more expanding foam and then sanding, painting and sealing it (you could even just use the foamular and a small ring of expanding foam to hold it in place then paint both once dried with flex seal in black ). Pond liner should be able to be bought from a home improvement store. Mine has some that are cut to order and you wouldn't even need a lot to fit in that small area. You could use any one of the Liquitex line of painting substrates that mimic stone or small bubbles or many other things I used the sand one to replicate beer foam and it looks amazing (these can be colored with acrylic paint). This would have worked much better than oatmeal and Mod Podge also if you go the mod podge route use the outdoor mod podge. Also, do not put paint into water it will not work as a "wash" or anything for that matter (it eliminates the bonding properties of the paint hence why it tells you to clean it up with water or with soap and water). You need something called glaze I keep several large bottles on hand and you add your acrylic paints to it and it makes them into a glaze which is more transparent allowing for a build-up of color which is what you were looking for here on the embers for the bottom of the cauldron. A great way to get the cast iron look would be to sponge or stipple colors onto the matte black cauldron. There are even kits that help you create the look you were going for. This can all be done on the cheap too with Coupons. I use them all the time as I live below the poverty level and without them, I couldn't get supplies. You can use Joann coupons at Michaels. I hope this helps someone who is thinking of making this so that it can be used for a very long time.

[deena]

I used a can of aerosol drywall texture on my cauldron before painting and it worked wonderfully to give that pitted, old rusty iron-y look.

[tronentertainment]

When the oatmeal starts to rot it will smell authentic, too!

[edmundiverson]

Thank you for showing the trial-and-error parts of your builds! That gives novice prop builders like me hope to succeed without the pressure of doing it perfectly the firsts time!