How to make giant vines - DIY Halloween Decor

these vines are perfect for home haunts. made from pool noodles, plastic wrap, and latex.

[@NervousNecromancer]

Wonderful! I was looking for vines to connect my paper mache pumpkins and this is perfect. Thank you so much!

[@NolanThunder]

Super helpful for my next video! Thank you so much. You made a huge difference!!!

[@B.coffin]

This is perfect! Thank you so much for making this video!!!

[@LoreannsCreations]

Love these, I’ll be making some!!!

[@joehayward4545]

Very awesome. I am working on a plant like creature for my front yard for Halloween. I am moving into the house right now, but I hope I can get it done.

[@matjaquier7243]

Hmmm, this was like watching Oaklane Cemeteries tutorial…

[@lendavoice60]

Those are really cool 👍

[@KatRoyalOfficial]

Soooooo much work but the result is wonderful. I’m not sure id have the patience though lol

[@costumesforalloccasions]

Very good job!

[@stevebishop9468]

The initial foam shape reminds me of the spore shooting plants from the original star trek

[@quimera_producciones]

super cool video!

[@andyt1313]

Really amazing looking

[@ToilandTroublesDIY]

Good stuff! Was the same method used for the hanging pumpkins as well?

[@OakLaneCemetery]

Looks great! I'm adding a bunch of roots to connect my pumpkin patch and vine arch this year. How did the latex hold up? When I originally did my arch I considered it, but the arch was so big and I had already spent months making it so I decided not to. Had a lot of peeling issues over the last 4 years and finally coated it with spray adhesive to give the paint a better grip to the plastic.

[@Daltodity]

Most of them held up really well! The few really long ones had some damage but only because I didn’t put a long enough armature in them.

[@OakLaneCemetery]

Never did armature in any of mine at all. The arch was built over a pvc frame, but all of the noodles were just attached to the frame. My issues with peeling seemed to be in areas that had constant sun exposure. I'm guess the expansion and contraction of the plastic caused by temperature changes just caused the paint to pop off in those areas. I should have considered that before painting and saved myself some headaches. The spray adhesive I base coated the areas with last time seems to have done the trick though. Working on some ground level vines now that have 12v wiring built into them so I can plug some pumpkins into the vines to keep the wires 100% hidden.

[@seanb7101]

very clever

[@bronsonbrown8300]

Now I have my idea for giant pumpkin vies

[@Whentheshitterisfull]

Awesome

[@WoodstreamHalloween]

Great video, making an arch myself. I find the mold really sticky and when I put two branches (vines) together for an extending time they stick and peel off. Any sealant or anything that you put on after to help keep everything together? Great vid!

[@Icelandlover]

What brand of latex? It looks like a paste-type texture. I have been using the way too expensive flex paste for texture. Thank you so much for this!

[@123thebasics]

What type of latex did you use for this project?

[@Doodleducky]

Do you think Mod Podge would work too?

[@mitchmunglim147]

Hi Dalton, What type of latex is used for this? or the Name of the name of the liquid latex? Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@Daltodity]

Environmental Technology Mold Builder Liquid Latex Rubber, Off White,16 oz / 473 ml www.amazon.com/dp/B001E1XBLO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_1NGSCMTYYDYDF14SS54W

[@calvinprescott7053]

enjoyed the vine making. I'm making vines for a production of Little shop of Horrors, therefore the vines have to be quite long. How might you join the vines/noodles and the ends? Thanks

[@Daltodity]

You can melt both ends a little and stick them together. Once cooled they’ll stay together forever!

[@goddessofalldivine]

is a hairdryer sufficient?

[@wintergirl_93]

can you glue two pool noodles together and make a really long vine? Would that work?

[@justinkemp1413]

I would put a piece of pvc in between them for reinfocment.

[@ashleycampa4362]

I really want to try Stanger things vines

[@Daltodity]

That would be a great idea with these! I believe I red somewhere the actually did use Poole noodles!

[@Doeyhead]

If you are inside can you just spray paint to save time?

[@lisaleis5598]

How did you make the Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors? Do you have that video somewhere?

[@timcoulson7340]

How much of the latex do you generally use for one vine? At $40.00 for 32 ounces that seems like an item that could be replaced with something less expensive. I used almost 16 ounces on my first vine. Your vines seem to be a bit more rigid than mine when done. Is that true?

[@jendubay3782]

Imo, this is the perfect thing to do monster mud with, especially if it’s something that doesn’t need to flex much

[@rachaelt3294]

I'm allergic to latex so I'll use plaster and seal it. Thanks!!

[@Daltodity]

I wouldn’t recommend using plaster. The flexing foam underneath will cause it to crack. You can always just skip the latex and paint the vines with spraypaint or use silicone in place of latex! Hope this works for you!

[@rachaelt3294]

@@Daltodity I thought spray paint melts foam? Would it would if I wrapped them in duck tape maybe?

[@katjones4475]

@@rachaelt3294 not if the foam is wrapped with a million layers of plastic

[@StinkyDustyBird]

They make colored silicone too, I think I’m taking that route. Works great for terrariums

[@jendubay3782]

@@rachaelt3294 wrong foam. Pool noodles don’t melt with spray paint

[@darlenepatrick652]

can you combine two pool noodles to make a really long vine?

[@OakLaneCemetery]

I did. I used a medium diameter noodle and a small diameter noodle, Gorilla glued a 4 inch piece of pvc pipe into the holes to join them end to end, then used a knife to carve and taper the larger noodle down a little to match the diameter of the smaller one. After that I just did everything else like normal.

[@Ikarugo2008]

Wouldn't aluminum foil work too?

[@mandiiluv787]

What if I don't have a heating gun ???

[@StinkyDustyBird]

Omg, I don’t think my stores sell pool noodles any longer 😿 it’s sweater season

[@daisydodd429]

They sale there at dollar tree in Halloween area

[@anpresco]

Order them online.. About $4 a piece on Amazon

[@mika_carolschnorr2883]

Can I just use a hair dryer for this?

[@jbnet211]

can you use a hair drier instead?

[@jendubay3782]

No

[@stacksofwood1080]

For the love of all that is spooky, please buy yourself a respirator