Rattling The Bones
Creepy Halloween Tombstone Shaker
Halloween draws near and I am finishing up the creepy but fun decorations. This piece was created at recent scrap getaway where we all worked on tombstones.
It's amazing that we all had the same materials to use, however each one was soooooo different.
That's what I love about the creative process. It allows for the freedom to express your imagination and vision.
I turned my tombstone into a bone rattling shaker. Literally.
The Products Used
The skeleton is from the Dollar Tree - yep the dollar store. I got a 3 pack, you guessed it... for $1.
Next, the tombstone and embellishments are from Tim Holtz because he is a King of Creepy Embellishments for Halloween.
The Tim Holtz Etcetera TOMBSTONES are new. VERY very cool- with several designs and sizes. They do need to be painted. Mine was painted with gray acrylic paint, highlighted with white paint on a wet sponge (as a wash), then edged with Black Soot Distress Ink for the finishing shadow effect.
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Once I started building my vision, I realized I had no way to sit the skeleton against the stone. He doesn't bend so he was being difficult and awkward.
That's when I noticed the packaging from the Tim Holtz BONEYARD Bones . It was actually the perfect size for a shaker shelf to rest his tired bones. That's when the shaker idea was born.
The Shaker Material
The shaker mix is from Buttons Galore and More, with the Tim Holtz bones added.
The shelf is filled with Buttons Galore - Embellishment Bottles -Back in Black and the glass jar has Berry Patch.
I also sprinkled some Berry Path beads here and there for accent and added purple beads to the skeleton's eyes.
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In order to secure the skeleton, I did use black wire around his neck, which you can see in the image below. The white cheesecloth is an afterthought to hide the wire around his legs.
Finishing touch is a Wood Veneer Bat from Creative Embellishments Embellishments. This has been wired into place as well.
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