I’m not sure what it is with my cats but apparently all the Halloween stash items are considered perfectly acceptable toys. This time it was Annie, my eleven year old pirate cat, who is turning into a kitten again since we introduced Lemur.
I’ve seen some Martha Stewart kits for glittered skulls. I didn’t look at great detail of what they contained but I had picked up these plastic skulls in a bag for under a dollar awhile back. Last year I scored some Martha Stewart Halloween glitter on super sale. No need to buy a kit when you have the supplies.
Basic plastic skulls, glue, glitter and an easy way to apply the glitter. In this case, plastic baggies with glitter poured in.
I covered the skull in glue without making it too globby (globby is now a word).
Throw the glue covered skull into the baggie with the glitter and shake around until you get complete coverage. And out comes a sparkly skull!
I am a messy crafter. A really messy crafter. I was covered in glue and glitter and so was the cat. This is where I stopped taking pictures of the process because if I ended up with glitter on the camera, the hubby would not be pleased. I’m sure you are all neat crafters but I didn’t get that gene.
I took the project outside and repeated the process for the rest of the orange and black glitter.
Once I was done glittering (glittering is also now a word) the skulls, I gave them all a spray of clear high-gloss spray paint to seal them and help the glitter from falling off. Here they are hanging out with my Halloween coasters.
Once I was done glittering (glittering is also now a word) the skulls, I gave them all a spray of clear high-gloss spray paint to seal them and help the glitter from falling off. Here they are hanging out with my Halloween coasters.
Of course after I tried this, I learned there is glitter spray paint. That would have likely made my messy crafting much cleaner 😉
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is it sad that i am excited to move into my house next week and get out my halloween decor, including my glittered skulls?!?!?! who needs dishes… i need my glittered skulls pronto!
yours look so awesome! love the colors!!!
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Those are too cute! I too have the messy crafter gene and yes, my camera has glitter on it. I am loving your Halloween series! I need to get going on getting some Halloween crafting done before October gets here and is gone.
oh, how fun! I love how they turned out!
I’m painting and glittering a plastic skull today too! I’m glad I saw your post. you did a great job and I love the colors. thanks for visiting the dragons fairy tail and leaving such a nice comment. I’m a new follower
kathryn
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Annie is just making sure that you do your Halloween crafts correctly. As a pirate cat she’s very particular about how you decorate for her holiday:) Which, btw, she needs an official pirate costume… new sewing project??!!!
Hahaha…. Glitter will never leave without leaving it’s mark everywhere!! The skulls look cute… Hey, wait… Arn’t skulls supposed to be scary!!