All Dressed Up

I picked up these candlesticks from the car boot, £1.50 for them all.

I gave them a coat of silver paint and then dry brushed with black.

I picked up the smaller skull and pumpkin from Hobby Craft and the middle skull is from a pack of four from Morrisons. The jaw moves on that one! Using Powertex and Stoneart I made them look like stone.

Next I made a couple of hats using cardboard and t-shirt fabric.

Adding scrim, fibres, charms and wooden embellishments.

And finally I added a feather. He is sat on both of the smaller candlesticks.

For the pumpkin I simply added a hat that I already had. 

For this hat I covered the piece of lace with transparent Powertex and added it to the rim once the black had dried.

And here they are all lined up together. 

It's such good fun and the possibilities are endless.

Felt on Earth - Sarafina Drop

I spent this morning making the nests to put the mini bunnies and mice in ready to be packaged and left somewhere in my community for others to pick up and enjoy.

A close up of the little bunnies.

And here they are wrapped in cellophane and decorated with some curly ribbon.

They all have a Sarafina (tm) Felt on Earth postcard attached to them too.

They were great fun to do and I feel priviledged to be taking part.

Pumpkin with a Face

Having seen someone post a face on a pumpkin in a FB group that I'm in, I just had to have a go.

I watched and then followed the Sarafina youtube tutorials and instead of the zulitool, I used a kitchen fork with a wooden handle to get the segments.

I used mohair locks for the top as they were the shortest ones I have. They worked pretty well.

Love how his eyes came out. Was great fun to make.