Mini Projects
Witches Skull - New to Old
This is a very simple project. I drew a few designs along with rune symbols randomly around my bucky skull. Using my Dremel, I carved over the written symbols. I decided to carve the teeth a little for more of an aged look. Once everything was carved, I rubbed black paint into the carved markings with a paper towel (leaving smears of black paint over the stark white skull. I layered 2 tones of brown paint again using my paper towel to give an aged look. This was my first attempt to carve plastic with a Dremel. I will warn you it’s a bit messy, smelly and hard on your Dremel tip. But the end result is pretty cool looking….although my poor triple moon on the back came out larger (wider) than planned. You can find rune letters HERE
Tombstone Tip
Since I don’t have trees in my yard, I decided I need more moss and dead twigs on, near and around my tombstones. One solution I came up with was to add twigs and dead grasses right in the stone securing them with my hot glue gun. This proved to work out great this October even with the high winds Lake Erie brought me this Halloween Season.
For my Peeper Tombstone seen below: I used liquid nails to secure 2 foam discs, one to the front and one to the back (since the stone did not have a base) this way I was able to add dead twigs and grasses directly to the stone. I found the Styrofoam discs at the Dollar Store 6 for a buck along with the dried grass. This is a super cheap and simple way to give an overgrown look to your yard.
More to come in the future…check back Soon!