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Tuesday 1 October 2013

To be or not to be

Hi folks its the start of a new month and here is my altered art project for
This month I have decided to decorate a skull especially with Halloween at then end of the month or Hop tu naa here on the Isle of Man.

1. Plain skull 

 2. Painted with Pebo metallic magenta acrylic paint
 3. Cream,okra acrylic paint mixed with Croma Crackle , applied thickly
then left to dry for 3 days.

4.Flowers leaves and liquid pearls applied
to resemble Day of the Dead Mexican skull
side views 

 Large close up image
to ensure that everything stays and the crackle does not crack off I added a layer of  Slap it On from Indigo Blu.
Thanks so much for visiting 
let me know what you think 
hugs xx.
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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can a skull be beautiful?? YES!
This is so cool, Tania.

Evelyn

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

That is TOTALLY awesome. Great work. My sister is a huge Dia de los Muertos collector. She would LOVE this. I like skulls, obviously if you have seen my blog, but my sis would go crazy for this!! Amazing. Cheers, Holley

Unknown said...

Tania, this is outstanding hun, I just went WOW xxx

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is very lovely Tania beautiful done.

greetings karin

Anonymous said...

Fabulous make.

Moira xx

Vickie Y said...

Wow! Love the crackle and flowers. Hugs, Vickie Y

Susan Hogan said...

What a fabulous project Tania. That skull is creepy and pretty at the same time! Great techniques employed too. Obviously lots of research done too!

jane stillman said...

Wow! what a totally fantastic project - brilliant x

Naomi said...

So different, god bless your patience. The crackle looks wonderful, and the decoration so unusual. Love it.

Kraftyscot (Donna) said...

Didn't think a skull could look that good...Fab creation!
Hugs Donna xx

Sylvia Anderson said...

This is really fantastic, well done xxx

Chrissy said...

He IS a creepy character isn't he..fabulous detailed work, love the end result.
Thanks for sharing with us at Make it Monday..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Anonymous said...

Wow stunning, looks amazing, love the little flowers.

Hugs Erin x

Monika Reeck said...

as I was little girl I always afraid of the skull..and this is really beautifully done...you made a great project...love this..

I see you card on Make it Monday...if you like to see my card is # 195, thanks before, big hugs, Monika

CraftingMum said...

Very different, love the effects. Thanks for joining us at whoopsi Daisy.
Louise x

Bubleeing Colors said...

A fab creation.........gorgeous........... Love all the embellishments............absolutely stunning.....................Thanks for sharing it with us at Whoopsi Daisy this week !!!!!

Hugs
SOMA
(Whoopsi Daisy DT)