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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

iShrunkenHead

Apple Tsantsa for All Hallows' Eve

Choose a few apples

I used 6 apples for my shrunken heads

Make sure the stem is still attached so that you can hang your apples from this stem

Make sure the stem is still attached so that you can hang your apples from this stem

Peel the apples

Peel the apples

The apple distorts as it dries so you dont need to be neat

The apple distorts as it dries so you dont need to be neat

Cut two slices at the side of the apple to create the bridge of the nose

Cut two slices at the side of the apple to shape the bridge of the nose

Slice away the middle of the bridge of the nose to shape the forehead

Slice away the middle of the bridge of the nose to shape the forehead

This gives you the basic face shape

This gives you the basic face shape

Hollow out the eye sockets to shape the eyeballs

Hollow out the eye sockets to shape the eyeballs

Shape the nose

Shape the nose

Shape the lips

Shape the lips

Carve the cheek bones to give the head character

Carve the cheek bones to give the head character

As you carve you will see the apples brown

As you carve you will see the apples brown

Paint your apples with lemon juice in the areas you don't want it to turn brown

Set the apple heads aside to dry out

Set the apple heads aside to dry out

Move the apples around so that it dries everywhere

Move the apples around so that it dries everywhere

As the apples dry they develop more character

As the apples dry they develop more character

Going from rather friendly looking fellows

Going from rather friendly looking fellows

to a little bit more stressed out

... to fellows that might know something you don't...

To not having a good day at all

... to definitely knowing something you don't...

to dazed and confused

to rather having fun knowing something you don't...

as every self respecting Halloween apple head should

as every self respecting Halloween apple head should

String up a few black ribbond to dangle from a twig

String up a few black ribbons to dangle from a twig

Tie the appleheads to dangle from the ribbon ends

Tie the appleheads to dangle from the ribbon ends

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and add a few strands of rosary vine

Shrunken apple heads

as the apples hang it will dry out more and become even more wrinkly

Apple shrunken heads

until finally dropping...

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