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Monday 29 October 2018

Artful Days Tombstone Wall Hanging

Hello all

This project began as a wooden Halloween wall plaque from Poundland, i stocked up on a few from last year and have been creating my own shop of horrors with them. I look forward to my annual rummage to see what i can find to alter.


I find that black gesso will cover over all the writing and print so that something like a pre-printed wall hanging can be redecorated. If you can't get hold of any black gesso then a few layers of black paint will do the trick.

This video will show you how to get the cracks. You do not need crackle products but can get the same effect by applying a thick layer of PVA glue to the base first, Allow it to go slightly tacky before applying the paint and then leave it to set.


Product list

DecoArt Weathered Wood Medium
DecoArt Crackle Paste
DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Quinacridone Gold
DecoArt Black Gesso
DecoArt Acrylic Spray Yellow Green
DecoArt Modeling Paste




I used ink to spray white paper flowers, these are the flat mulberry type so to get them to look like flowers i layered three flowers together and then crumpled them up while wet. I added glass eye cabochons and skull beads to the middle. The skull in the center is made using a mould and paper clay. It was then painted purple with a layer of metallic paint over the top.



The chipboard spiders have been painted and then decorated with gems,the  Pear Drop Marbled Gems just happen to be the right shape for the spider's body.





I added the pearl balls and charms around the project with a few paper die cuts.



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6 comments:

DonnaMundinger said...

Gorgeous, Katie! Thanks for reminding me about the crackle technique. It's been awhile since I tried that. Fabulous plaque! I need that for my Dia de los Muertos collection. xxD

jane stillman said...

A brilliant creation, love it

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

loving the skulls and spiders on this! Awesome

Katie said...

Thank you Donna.

Home Bargains do skull shaped ones.

Katie said...

Thank you Jane

Katie said...

Thank you Holley