day of the dead skull

From JoAnn Fabrics instructions here

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Flat skull mask
• Flat brush
• Smaller rounded brush
• Bottle of black acrylic paint
• Bottle of white acrylic paint
• Assorted artificial flowers colors of choice
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks
• Wire cutters
• X-Acto® knife

DIRECTIONS:

1. Using the flat paintbrush and white paint, apply paint to the paper mache skull mask and allow it to dry.
2. Using the black acrylic paint and a dry brush, barely put any paint on the brush, rub excess off on a paper towel or scrap piece of paper and lightly paint around the eyes, openings and teeth.
3. Decide where to place the flowers around the crown of the mask.
4. With the wire cutters, trim the stems of flowers to about 5" in length.
5. Once the decision has been made as to where to place the flowers, use the X-Acto® knife and pierce holes to slide the stems through the mask.
6. Hot glue the stems from the inside of the mask to hold them in place

Halloween Fairy Garden

From Joann fabrics instructions here

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Funkin Pumpkin
• Pumpkin carving knife
• Moss (variety)
• Resin Halloween figures
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks
• Scissors
• Disposable plastic containers (i.e. cottage cheese, yogurt)
• Sturdy paper plates (one each approximately 8-5/8" diameter & 6-5/8" diameter)
• Push pins
• Pencil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pin the edge of the paper plate slightly under the stem of the pumpkin. Slit the paper plate about five times around the edges to allow it to lie flat on the curved pumpkin. Pin into place. Trace circle with a pencil, remove plate, and cut out the circle with the carving knife.
2. Build a platform inside the pumpkin by hot gluing the containers to the floor of the pumpkin. Build it to the level of the bottom of the opening, and tilted so the platform slopes forward slightly.
3. Hot glue moss to the back of the large paper plate, curve the plate slightly to insert it into the pumpkin opening and glue to the platform.
4. Hot glue moss around the pumpkin opening, inside the opening, and around the stem, allowing some to cascade down the pumpkin sides.
5. Attach resin figure, welcome sign, cat, and pumpkins with hot glue.

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So, I have already posted some of my fabrics on www.loschiquitos.etsy.com. I will be putting up a lot more. I still will be making diapers but I will post the prints I really like and all of them will AIO one size. I got to the point I don't care for custom made. Why? Because you have to make something a certain way instead of just sewing whatever you want. Since I've stopped the custom diapers it has been fun making them. Of course I don't make as many and that is okay.

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