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

Artful Days Pearl Drop Marbled Gems https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6339625-Pear-Drop-Marbled-Gems-CA3000.html

Artful Days  Cherry Blossom Mulberry Flowers https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6317426-Cherry-Blossom-Mulberry-Paper-Flower-Green-PF032.html

Artful Days Mulberry Paper Gardenia's https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6317451-Mulberry-Paper-Gardenias-Jade-PF040.html

Artful Days White Mulberry Paper Flowers https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6316958-White-Mulberry-Paper-Flowers-Leaves-PF005.html

Artful Days Mulberry Paper Roses Lilac and White https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6317018-Mulberry-Paper-Roses-LilacWhite-PF012.html

Artful Days Silver Mini Spider Charms https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6183167-Silver-Mini-Spider-Charms-C043.html

Artful Days Textures Acrylic Dew Drops Black https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6287028-Artful-Days-Acrylic-Dew-Drops-Black.html

Artful Days Textures Pearl Art Balls Light Pistachio https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6150288-Artful-Days-Pearl-Art-Balls-Light-Pistachio.html 

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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Artful Days Mixed Media Birdhouses With Scrapiniec

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I have a pair of altered birdhouse to share with you. 

Paint whole thing with gesso and once dry apply crackle paint. Spritz with Lemon and Lime Green mist spray and leave to dry.

Use Glimmer Glam paint to colour in the wooden fairy. Then flick some over the bird house.

Paint the vines and glue them to the side of the Bird house. Add drew drops around the sides.

Paint with gesso and then spritz with ink. Apply a stencil mask and once set spritz with another layer of ink.

Paint crackle paint on the top half of the bird house. Ink it again and then paint the wooden butterflies. Add flowers to the front to finish.

Acrylic Dew Drops	Paper-mache Birdhouse	Sept Extra ~ Wooden Butterflies	Stencil ~ Texture Three	Blueberry Fairy - Little Fairies (4717)
Grapevine - grapes and leaves (4497)

Whisker Graphics Altered Clothes Hanger Using Divine Twine

Products used

Divine Twine  Green Apple, Aqua, Coral, Purple Plumb and Lemon

Paint a wooden clothes hanger with white gesso and then with blue paint. Wrap Divine Twine around the middle, using different colors.

Thread pom poms and other found items onto different lengths of twine and tie onto the bottom of the clothes hanger.

Decorate the top of the hanger with resin flowers and a bow

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