Day of the Dead Head Pieces

Project Level : Easy



Project List:


Flowers


skulls(Halloween is the best time to get stuff like this)


feathers(Fishing stores)


french barrette(Jo Ann Fabrics)


small pieces of fabric


batting-warm and natural


Aleene's glue


cardboard


clamps






I wanted to make a cool head piece or pieces for my Halloween Costume. This could also be for a Goth piece too.


I cut out two oval 3 inch card board pieces. I then cut 2 pieces of the warm type of batting used for quilts(warm and natural batting) and glued first the batting then the fabric. I used clamps to make sure everything stayed glued on both sides. I then glued the french barrettes on the back.


I waited 24 hrs for everything to dry.


The next day I cut out the flowers and added glue to the stems then clamped them. One flower on first and then I glued the feather stem. Then I glued the other flower. I used clamps on the flowers and feather. I waited a few hours before I glued on the skulls. I did paint my skulls to look like the sugar skulls before I glued them on but thats an extra thing to do . You don't have to do it.


You could add tulle,lace and any other thing. I didn't have enough time to do all the things I wanted to. I might be adding stuff to it.






Places to get feathers:


Fishing stores-they sell lots of different kinds of feathers


I got mine at LL Bean in Freeport


I have previous blogs for online sites for feathers














Vendors of Awesome Skull/Goth/Day of the Dead Head pieces


Stix and Jones


http://www.etsy.com/shop/stixandjones?ref=seller_info










Jammer Designz


http://www.etsy.com/shop/jammerdesignz?ref=seller_info






Artisans a GoGo

http://www.etsy.com/shop/artisansagogo?ref=seller_info