Day Of The Dead Calavera Skull Decoration

Great decoration for Day of the Dead or Halloween!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/day-of-the-dead-calavera-skull-decoration • Posted by LizzyLovesSatan

I started with a plain, brown paper mache skull from Michael's, and turned it into an awesome little decoration!

You will need

Pencil(s) for drawing the initial design Fabric paint to make a raised design 1 paper Skull (or other paintable skull) Acrylic Paint in your choice of colors Glitter or glitter glue Mod Podge

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I started with a plain, brown paper mache skull from Michael's, and turned it into an awesome little decoration!

Instructions

1. 

   I started with a plain, brown paper mache skull and forgot to take pictures of the first steps. ~ Paint your skull (I used a pearly white paint, but you can use whatever color you prefer) ~With a pencil, gently draw your designs (I looked at a lot of pictures for reference to decide on what I wanted) ~With puffy fabric paint in a color that matches your skull, paint over your designs to make them raised

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   Don't forget the back of your skull!

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   Using glitter glue, or glitter mixed with mod podge (make sure you use a lot of glitter, as you want it to be very dense with sparkle and not leave any of your original fabric paint showing through), paint over your designs.

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   I used a glow in the dark glitter, black, and purple. This was more time consuming than it was difficult, since I needed to really get the glitter on thick, and of course avoid smudging other areas as I was working!

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   And done! What a beautiful skull!! I also decided to cut a small hole in the bottom of this skull so that I had room for an LED tea light candle. To disperse the light inside it, I stuffed a bit of black tulle inside the skull so that the candle didn't shine harshly through the eyes and nose! It looks lovely with that little LED candle going!