Milk Jug Skulls: These skulls are made with the gallon size milk, water or ice tea jugs! The plastic jug is melted and shaped over a master skull.
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Continuing my skulls-and-flowers theme, here's a vintage gothic beauty straight out of Christine McConnell's house, or maybe the Tower of Terror. I bet it'd work year-round for some of you, or at least make a spooky chic centerpiece for a Halloween party. My inspiration came from this photo floating all over Pinterest, made by floral designer Kim Taylor: I decided to try a Dollar Tree version, so at our local store I grabbed this plastic skull and ceramic stand: ...plus some silk roses, moss, and - the secret ingredient - a foam football. That football makes all the difference, trust me. I'll show you how in a sec. First the fun part: re-painting the skull. I started with a base coat of chalk paint, then aged it with Waverly antique wax. (Don't let the "wax" part scare you; it's water-based and goes on just like paint.) The most important thing is to get rid of the shiny plastic sheen, so make sure you use matte paints. See how it looks more like bone or ceramic after painting? Originally I thought I'd just cut a hole in the skull and fill it with flowers, but y'all, that doesn't work. There's nothing in the skull to hold the flowers in place, and the hole would have to be huge. I debated filling the skull with Great Stuff expanding foam, but since I needed the flowers to sit really high, I worried the DT flower stems wouldn't be long enough. Long story short, learn from my trial and error, gang: hot glue one third of a foam football to the top of your skull, like this: Cut the football at an angle, so there's a cavity inside for the skull. Don't worry if the edge is thick; we'll cover that later. Also you can cut this as tall or as short as you like, depending on how high you want your flowers. Paint the football black so the bright colors don't show, then stab all your flowers and sticks into the football like you would floral foam! (I grabbed the sticks from the backyard.) This was SO easy to arrange and re-arrange when I changed my mind. The foam football holds everything nice and tight. I only had 2 or 3 bunches of DT flowers, so there wasn't enough to cover the back of the football: The back wasn't going to be visible, though, so to save on flowers I covered it in Dollar Tree moss: Much better. I also used the moss around the front to hide the gap between the football & skull, then tucked in extra bunches of moss between the flowers and draped over the branches. The moss makes such a difference, I love the natural decaying vibe. Last thing is to glue your skull to the pedestal. Now, the Dollar Tree skulls sit back at an angle, so to straighten it I glued the jawbone down, which forces the skull upright. Not gonna lie, this looks really funky from the back and sides, but the front view is fine: Here's the funky side view: You can easily fix this by using a candlestick for the base instead of this pedestal. A smaller candlestick top can fit under the back of the skull like a neck, like this: This is a display for a zip-tie tiara I haven't shown y'all yet. I cut a small X in the skull and jammed the top of the metal candlestick through, which supports the skull even without glue. Easy peasy. If you're displaying your skull bouquet against a wall like I am, though, then the Dollar Tree pedestal works fine: This is on a low shelf in our Wonderland room. Skulls aren't usually my style, but I'm quite smitten with it. Plus John and I had a little too much fun taking creepy photos with our ring light, ha: Duuuuuuude. One more: Before you go, I have to show you what Bianca (painter of the Baby Squee & Boba Vet t-shirts and artist extraodinaire) did last week. She and her hubby were over for dinner, and she said she wanted to make one of my Pumpkin Head babies. "Great!" I said, "I think I have enough supplies to make a few more." Then she did this: Ermergourd. I mean... I guess it IS a pumpkin head baby? Ha! You can't tell from the photo, but Bianca actually carved the baby head like a Jack-O-lantern, so those are gaping holes for the eyes, nose, and mouth. I'm still laughing... but I also made Bianca take it home with her. (She tried to leave it! Can you imagine?) Anyhoo, it's nice to know my friends are as twisted as I am. Which reminds me, I love that y'all are tagging me in your crafts! Mary Eliza made the less traumatizing version of my Pumpkin Head babies, and I've been raving about them to everyone I know since: The baby head candy bucket kills me, Mary. I laughed for a solid 10 seconds. And the little pumpkin head doll with the plastic gourd for a body? GENIUS. And so cute! Another reader making me jealous is Sara, with the FANTASTIC Audrey she made from my tutorial last week. She used the mini DT footballs to make extra Audrey babies! Dangit, Sara, now I want to make mini Audreys! And I love your creeping moss, like Audrey is growing and taking over the house: SO GOOD. Please keep tagging me, gang, I love seeing what you make. More and more crafters online are already switching to Christmas crafts(!!), so I do hope you're not tired of Halloween yet. I have more cute things to show you! Besides, we've still got another 2 weeks left, and I plan to enjoy every second. Love y'all, keep it spoopy out there. ***** P.S. If you have any free Friday nights or Sunday afternoons this month, remember we're streaming Halloween movies over on the Epbot Discord! This weekend is Corpse Bride, followed by Casper, and finally Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween weekend. If you've never been on Discord, it's basically a bunch of chat rooms - text chat only in our case - and we peanut-gallery our way through the movie swapping semi-related gifs. It's fun and free. And low pressure. And no one has to wear pants!
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Refractory Cement Skulls and How to Make Them Refractory Cement is a material that can withstand a direct lick from flames and immersive temperatures of well into 2000+ degrees F. Disclaimer: Use extreme caution when placing anything into a fire pit, oven or kiln and never place Portland cement based products into fire. Materials List At The Bottom Casting Firepit Safe Skulls Read and digest all of the manufacturers mixing instructions. Load up the bucket with the castable refractory material. Add Water. Mix Thoroughly. Grab your silicone mold and pour. (no need for a release agent) Allow 18-24 hours to cure and remove carefully. Let the Skull fully cure for 24-48 hours outside of the mold. Burn In- place in an oven at a low 200 degree temperature or allow the skulls to sit fireside for a few hours before fully immersing the skull in the firepit. Brief YouTube Video: Castable Refractory Cement Skulls Use extreme caution when making your own refractory cement mix designs and fire resistant ornamental elements. Learn more about refractory cement, where to get it and grab a few recipes that we found helpful. Remember, Portland Cement is NOT to be used in open flames. Materials List: Skull Mold: Like This Castable Refractory Cement: Rutland Brand Use Discount Code: FLAMINGSKULL for 20% off! Protective Gloves and Eyewear Water Stir Stick or Spatula (Don't tell the boss of your house that you are stealing kitchen stuff) Bucket, or use the dry mix bucket if applicable Here is an Amazon Cart with everything shopped and prepared.
Today I'm going to sharing a super easy Halloween DIY. DIY Borax Crystal Skulls are more time than technique so they are a DIY for anyone.
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Ok, enough Facebook drama, let's get back to making fun stuff. Here's another super cheap Halloween craft: the two main ingredients cost just $1 each at your local Dollar Tree, and the rest is probably stuff you already have! Other than the plastic skull & light-up bracelet (which also comes in green and blue), you'll need: - spray plastic primer (preferably black) - craft paint - poster tack (that sticky play-doh stuff you hang art with in college) - optional bits of wire, chain, and/or old jewelry for decoration I also used some metal tape to give mine a Frankenstein-patchwork skull. Here's how mine turned out: I was aiming for steampunk, but it looks pretty Goonies to me now. Or maybe Indiana Jones? Oh, and the eyes glow quite a bit more than this; I just had a lot of light on it for the picture. Here's a quick cell-phone snap to give you a better idea of the glow: This is a fun, quick craft, so let's get started! To insert the lights, draw a line where you want the skull to open, and then cut it MOST of the way, leaving about two inches attached in the back to act as a hinge: The skull plastic is thinner than a milk jug, so you'll have no trouble slicing it with a craft blade or sharp knife. Pull the LED bracelet apart, then use a small screwdriver to open the housing. The little circuit board will lift right out: The push button is loose (that's the piece on the right), so save that, and use a tiny dab of super glue to attach it back to the circuit board, like so: Now you've got a self-contained set of LEDs, complete with batteries and switch! (This is SUPER handy for cosplay projects, too!) As luck would have it, the LEDs are already spaced perfectly for lighting the skull's eyes. Here I'm holding the lights inside the skull; they glow through the thin plastic: We'll still be adding eye holes, though, since the coming paint job will prevent it from shining through. Now spray the skull with your plastic primer: Dry brush layers of light gray and tan craft paint over the skull: Then follow that up with a watery dark brown: The brown gives it that great "fresh mummy" look. Make small eye holes with either a drill, dremel, or a large nail. Then use two gobs of poster tack to attach the LEDs inside the skull, like this: That's looking down into the skull, nose on the left. Sorry it's kind of confusing; this was hard to capture one-handed! From the outside, it looks like this: You could almost stop there... except for the split skull, of course. ;) OPTIONAL: Add metal tape to make a patchwork on the crown of the skull: If you're not familiar with this stuff, here's my first post on how to use it. Then age it down with black and orange paint (for rust). It took me a while to figure out how to close the skull lid again, since you need to be able to open it again to turn the lights on/off. In the end, though, the solution was ridiculously simple: Glue a long strip of stiff felt (or craft foam) to the inner edge of the forehead. The top lid has to fit over this to close, and the slight pressure is enough to keep it relatively snug. It took me two whole days to figure that out, you guys. AND SO EASY. Now the fun part: decorating! I used an old metal ring for a monocle (you could also use a bottle lid, old shower curtain ring, keychain, etc.), with a broken necklace for the chain. Then I used more poster tack to attach a pretty vintage medal to the forehead: And that's a furniture nail holding the monocle chain in place. The skull plastic is so thin it's easy to punch through it with a thumb tack. On the other side I made more holes with a thumb tack, then stuck in two clock gears that still had their metal posts attached: I debated going hog wild and covering the whole thing with metal bits, but I think this is enough to give it a spooky steampunk feel. Now the beauty shots! Hope you guys enjoyed my bone-headed craft project! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) And for my fellow Pinners: ***** Come see ALL of my craft projects on one page, right here!
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Milk Jug Skulls: These skulls are made with the gallon size milk, water or ice tea jugs! The plastic jug is melted and shaped over a master skull.
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This DIY Halloween fire wreath is positively smoldering! This gorgeous creation is a Navage Patch original - you won't find it anywhere else!
Want to crochet a skull granny square for Halloween? You're in luck, because here's an amazing step-by-step skull granny square tutorial. In this crochet tutorial you will learn how to crochet a skull granny square. This skull granny square is a fun Halloween themed alternative to the classic granny square and great if you like everything related to granny squares.
In collaboration with the Natural History Museum Triceratops skull design Suitable for use with 25mm/28mm poles Matt black hardware finish Part of the Natural History Museum range Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these finials showcase a captivating Triceratops skull design that effortlessly transports you to a bygone era. Compatible with both 25mm and 28mm poles, these finials offer versatility in styling your curtains. The elegant matt black hardware finish adds a touch of sophistication, complementing any interior with a subtle yet distinctive aesthetic. Please note, this is a left facing finial pair. Natural History Museum x Dunelm The Triceratops Finial is part of the Signature Collection. This very special collaboration has been influenced by the Museum’s incredible building, its unique architectural details and unmistakable Victorian décor influencing our contemporary collection, making it possible to being a piece of natural history into your home. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London 2024. All Rights Reserved.
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Design your own Day of the Dead mask and celebrate Día de Muertos with this super fun and easy craft for kids! All you need is an ordinary paper plate and some markers, and you can make one of these bright and colourful calavera (skull) masks. Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life (read more about the holiday below!) and these sugar skull paper plate masks are a great way for kids to learn about the Mexican holiday. This creative craft is quick, low-mess, and also perfect for a Halloween costume! This post contains affiliate links. If you
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Hello fellow crochet lovers and crafty mamas! Today, we're serving up a delightful feast of 29 micro crochet patterns that are just bursting with charm and creativity. From the irresistible cuteness of an Amigurumi Baby
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Make your Halloween extra spooky with these easy crochet skull patterns. Perfect for beginners, appliqués, coasters, patches, and more!
Hey Guys! It’s me, late to the party yet again with a last minute holiday pattern. The holiday being Halloween of course, which just so happens to be my favorite holiday. All the spooks and scares just really gets the blood pumping. You know what I mean? Anyway, introducing The Simple Skull Wall Hanging crochet pattern. I completely meant to post this pattern last year but I completely ran out of time. This wall hanging is a smaller version of my Skull Trio Wall Hanging. A pattern perfect for those makers needing a weekend project or a last minute addition to your market inventory. For the Skull Trio Wall Hanging pattern click here! To add a little something, a little razzle dazzle if you will, I choose to make it a 3 toned wall hanging to add a little dimension. This is totally optional if you would rather use one color for the background. You could also try a tweed yarn for the background to add some simple definition to the piece. Hope you all love this pattern as much as I loved designing it, although a little (a lot) overdue. Happy Crocheting! This post contains affiliate links that support the content on LoveandStitchDesign.com. Each affiliate link has a * beside it. All opinions are my own. Find more information about affiliate links, as well as my Privacy & Disclosures Policy here. Thank you for your support! Pin It For Later Interested in the pattern and want to save it for later? You can use my personal Pinterest pin by clicking here or the image below. You can purchase the Printable PDF on Etsy here! The PDF includes the complete step-by-step pattern so you can follow along on paper, highlighting and making notes as needed. It is a total of 9 pages, including the front and back cover pages. I’ve also included a PDF download of the chart for this pattern. Materials *4.50 mm Crochet Hook Weight 4 / Worsted Weight Yarn (yarn I used is listed below) *Yarn Needle *Scissors Wooden Branch or *Dowel Rod *Hand Steamer (optional) Yarn Choice For most of my wall hanging patterns I prefer to use a thicker and tighter spun worsted weight yarn. I feel like it gives a lot more definition to the piece and details tend to stand out more. I really don’t focus too much on the texture of the yarn because I steam every single one of my wall hangings, which softens the piece and makes it more flexible and flowy. This is especially helpful for tighter crocheters. The brands I tend to gravitate the most towards are Red Heart Super Saver, Loops & Threads Impeccable and We Crochet Brava Worsted. For this wall hanging I used the following yarn: -Loops & Threads Impeccable in Barley-approx. 30 yds. -Loops & Threads Impeccable in Golden Beige- approx. 35 yds -Loops & Threads Impeccable in Soft Taupe- approx. 30 yds -Loops & Threads Impeccable in Putty- approx. 30 yds. Stitch Key (US Terms) Ch = Chain St/sts = Stitch(es) Sc = Single Crochet Color Abbreviations B = Barley GB = Golden Beige ST = Soft Taupe P = Putty Special Notes -The wall hanging is worked in rows. -The wall hanging is worked from the bottom up. -The 1st st of each row should be placed into the same stitch as the turning chain. -The turning chain does not count as the 1st stitch of the row. -The pattern is written as: # of single crochet stitches (color abbreviation), example: 8 (B) means 8 sc in Barley. -The odd rows are the right side rows. Even rows will be the wrong side. Dimensions: 9 inches wide x 9 inches long (not including fringe) Gauge: 16 inches x 19 rows = 4 inch square worked in single crochet. Pattern I have created a chart for this pattern for those who prefer to follow a chart rather than a written pattern. The PDF version of this chart is included with the pattern purchase in my Esty shop. Here is the free online version for you to use. Begin by chaining 36 in Barley. Row 1: Working in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc in each chain across. Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 2 – Row 4: sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 5: 13 (B), 9 (GB), 13 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 6: 12 (B), 11 (GB), 12 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 7 – Row 9: 11 (B), 13 (GB), 11 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 10: 10 (B), 15 (GB), 10 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 11: 7 (B), 9 (GB), 3 (B), 9 (GB), 7 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 12 – Row 14: 6 (B), 10 (GB), 3 (B), 10 (GB), 6 (B). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 15: 6 (ST), 4 (GB), 3 (ST), 4 (GB), 1 (ST), 4 (GB), 3 (ST), 4 (GB), 6 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 16: 6 (ST), 3 (GB), 5 (ST), 7 (GB), 5 (ST), 3 (GB), 6 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 17 – Row 18: 7 (ST), 2 (GB), 6 (ST), 5 (GB), 6 (ST), 2 (GB), 7 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 19 – Row 20: 7 (ST), 3 (GB), 5 (ST), 5 (GB), 5 (ST), 3 (GB), 7 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 21: 6 (ST), 5 (GB), 3 (ST), 7 (GB), 3 (ST), 5 (GB), 6 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 22 – Row 27: 5 (ST), 25 (GB), 5 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 28: 6 (ST), 23 (GB), 6 (ST). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 29: 6 (P), 23 (GB), 6 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 30 – Row 31: 7 (P), 21 (GB), 7 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 32: 8 (P), 19 (GB), 8 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 33: 9 (P), 17 (GB), 9 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 34: 10 (P), 15 (GB), 10 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 35: 12 (P), 11 (GB), 12 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 36: 14 (P), 7 (GB), 14 (P). Ch 1, turn. (35) Row 37 – Row 41: In Putty, sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (35) Fasten off after Row 41 leaving a 2 foot tail. Attaching the Fringe To create the fringe cut 12 inch pieces of yarn in Barley. You will need 3 strands to complete 1 fringe. To attach the fringe, grab 3 strands of yarn in White. With a crochet hook, push the hook through the far left foundation chain. Fold the 3 strands of yarn in half, looping the middle of the strands onto the crochet hook. Fold the strands through the loop. Tighten to create the fringe. Repeat for every other foundation chain. Hanging the Project To attach the project to a dowel rod or tree branch; using a yarn needle, weave the tail over the dowel/branch and back under into the 1st stitch on the top of the wall hanging. Repeat for each stitch on top of the wall hanging. Knot off and weave in your ends. To hang the project, drill 2 small holes on either side of the branch/dowel. Thread through both holes with cotton yarn and knot off both ends. Trim the excess yarn. (Feel free to use your preferred method of hanging the project) ENJOY! For more crochet wall hanging patterns click here!
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If you read my blog with any kind of regularity, you will already know that I'm a "From Scratch" kind of girl. Especially when it comes to food. I rarely buy pre-made anything. Mostly because it's horrible for you, but also because I want to know everything that goes in to what I make. Plus it's much cheaper that way. I've wanted to make my own mod podge and when I've searched for a recipe, it's ALWAYS - ALWAYS Elmers glue and water. Well I wanted something that I could make with ingredients I already had on hand. It's a simple project, I just need item A to stick to item B. No glossy finish. Simple. So here's the recipe: 3 parts Flour 1 parts Sugar 3-4 parts water {to desired consistency} Whisk these together and cook over medium low heat until thickened. Remove from heat and add 1 tsp white vinegar. Stir. Let cool before using. Store in airtight container in the Fridge for up to 1 week. Easy. And no Elmers to be found. I've loved these book page eggs I've seen all over pinterest. So for just pennys I made some of my own. The bag of eggs was like $1.75 at Walmart. I only used a couple of eggs. Plenty of eggs left for the hunts this week. I also am using more of the pages from the book I ripped up for the last project. And of course my homemade glue. Just cut the paper to just barely cover the egg, brush plenty of glue all over the egg and attach the book page, smoothing out any bubbles in the paper. It's really messy and I did not want to touch my camera with glue-y hands so no pics of the actual covering the egg part. It's easy though, just messy. Let dry completely. This is my tablescape now. The banner is one I shared last year. The pots were on clearance at Joanns and I cut some vinyl using the Storybook font on my Cricut to make the numbers on the smaller pots. The filler is just yellow paper that I ran through my paper shredder just like I did here. None of that nasty plastic grass for me! Happy Easter! Update June 2014: It's been a year and there isn't any fading or browning of the eggs. They still look as good as the day I made them.
The Skulls and Cones Halloween Crochet Sweater is a made to measure pattern. This means that it can be made with any yarn weight and it's recommended hook for any body size. The tutorial style writing ensures that the garment will fit any body type as long as you follow the instructions.The pattern is worked flat from the bottom-up. This pattern is versatile. You can make it sleeveless, cropped, with short or long sleeves. You have the option of flared sleeves or cuffed.Due to the nature of the pattern (made to measure writing style) Yardage cannot be provided but with the lace yarn for a bust size of 36", less than 1400yds was used.
Whipping together one of these 18 beautiful virus shawl crochet patterns is a fun and rewarding project for this fall!
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