Happy Haunted Humpday...Hi my name is Jeff

Hi, my name is Jeff....and I am a Skull. My mom got me at Lowes and my eyes are supposed to glow. SUPPOSED to GLOW...but they don't. And even though my eyes don't glow, she decided to keep me anyway...I have the BEST mom EVER. Would you like to know how to make a coooool skull ornament that's almost as cute as me? Well, read on and I'll tell you how I did it...

First, you need to get some Paperclay or Resin Clay (I like Creative Paperclay or Crayola Air Dry Clay for this project), then you need one of these...

A skull ice cube tray I got at the Dollar Store...how very cool is this?? Put a dusting of baby powder in the skull cube tray, make a little ball of clay and press it in gently. Let dry and when you take it out, it looks like this (or if you're more patient than me and wait for it to dry completely, it will look even better!)...

You can make your ornament with just the skull or you can glue it to a little square backing of textured clay like I did...add it to cardboard, fabric, whatever you can glue it to that will hold  the weight. Paint your skull with acrylic paints. Add a ribbon hanger, and you are done!

Hope you had fun today, I'm going to post again when mom will let me. Thanks so much for visiting and please be sure to stop by Incipient Wings to see all the other Happy Haunted Humpday art this week. Stay Spooky! xo

p.s. Don't forget the Haunted Halloween Doll Challenge is ongoing until the end of the month! Please stop by to see all the sppooooookkkky scary dolls that have been posted so far. If you would like more info on the challenge, click HERE. Hope you'll play!

Blue & BrokenHearted Valentine Ornament....Tutorial!

I made this hanging Valentine Ornament using images from the new kit by HiddenVintageStudios.....

Want to make a Valentine Ornament like mine? Here's how I did it....

Supplies you will need: Images from BlueandBrokenheartedKit, small to medium sized Valentine paper plate (I got mine at Walmart), a crepe paper fan (I got mine from Hobby Lobby), ribbon, lace, plastic Valentine Heart embellishment, strong glue ( I used Aleene's Tacky Glue), glitter and tulle for accent.

1. Assemble 'doll' from images from kit. I glued mine but you could also use brads to make the arms and legs move.
2. Glue ends of crepe paper fan together so it remains open and glue to paper plate, center as desired.
3. While that is drying, add glue to edges of plate and sprinkle with glitter. Let all this dry.
4. Glue doll to front, make sure to use enough glue to make your doll secure.
5. Add hanger on top by gluing ribbon or string to back of plate.
6. Add lace to bottom by gluing lace to back bottom of plate.
7. Add tulle around doll, glue in place.
8. Let it all dry completely!

Hope you enjoy making your ornament and please visit DeviantScrap to see all the wonderful kits and designs! xo