Skull in a Jar

 

I cast a skull and coloured it up.  I needed it raised out of the lid so I used a cotton spool and some cardboard.

I glued a large spider on the top of the jar.

I added white shredded paper and some mini resin embellishments.

I used brushed iron alchemy wax on the embellishments.

And after I'd coloured them I decided that it needed a proper more stable base, so covered a coaster with black powertex and added in some small sand balls.

I used white powertex to dry brush over the coaster to show the sand balls and texture.

View from the left side.

View from the right.

And then finally a shot in the garden.

This is for sale in my online shop.

A couple more pen / paint pots

 

I wrapped a couple of coffee tins in t-shirt fabric and glued on the resin embellishments with the wet powertex.

I used the blue sparks paint to decorate this pot.

It really does bring out the textures.

And this is the front with the main features.

I dry brushed this tin with silver and black finnabair jewel paste.

I used small cogs and faces on this one.

And from another view.

And the front with the skull and wings.

These are for sale in my online shop.

Another Spanner Plaque

 

I covered a piece of wood with t-shirt fabric that had been coated in black powertex. I placed the resin pieces and the spanner on the plaque whilst the fabric was still wet.

Once dry, I added a few more cogs and some colour to bring out the textures.

Close up of the middle of the plaque housing the spanner.

And the bottom part.

And the top part of the plaque.

This is available for sale in my online shop.

Sketchbook Journal Dream

 

I played around with some metal, wooden and resin embellishments on the front of the journal cover.

Then I slightly changed the layout and decorated the front cover.

And did the same to the back cover.

This is for sale in my online shop.

Square Journal Skull Covers

 

I covered the front of the journal with a skull napkin.  I took some resin and metal embellishments and arranged them on the cover.

I then painted each element with acrylic paint.

Close up of the bottom of the journal cover.

A close up of the upper par of the journal cover.

I painted the back cover of the journal with silver metallic paint.

This is for sale in my online shop.

Skull & Cog Plate

 

I painted another plate with black powertex.

I then painted it in pewter metallic acrylic and pulled out a few pieces to decorate it with.

I arranged them how I wanted them on the plate.

And then I coloured it up in purples and blues.

And I took this photo outside in the sun this morning which is a truer representation of the colours.

And a view from the left.

And the right.

This is now for sale in my on-line shop.

Spooky T-Light Holder

 

Another item picked up at the car boot. The top of a t-light holder, bottom was missing. I dry brushed it with black powertex.

I made some mummy moulds and painted them with black powertex.

I then decided I needed more mini cogs, bones and skulls.

I found a piece of MDF in the shape of a cog. I painted it with black powertex and made a bit of an arrangement using mini embellishments.

I couldn't decide if I wanted to put something inside and glue it down.  I inserted a few different pieces but you just couldn't see properly what it was meant to be.

I also couldn't decide if I wanted to glue the top down or leave it free.  I decided to leave it free and glued down the mini embellishments in front of it.

I glued some of the mini embellishments onto the frame of the holder.

I used silver treasure gold and brushed iron alchemy wax on them.

This is the top taken off the bottom and you can see that the mummies look like they are stranded in the air!!

And this is how the bottom set of embellishments stack up.

And here are the two pieces separated but in the same photo.

All put back together again with the mummy feet matching up with the cogs.

This is the view from the back.

I lifted the top off the base and added a battery candle. The flame flickers, so it was quite a nice effect.

Then I switched it for a multi-coloured battery t-light.

This is the reason why I didn't want to glue the top piece down.  It looks fabulous with the light coming through.