Spirit Clay: sugar skulls

Monday, June 1, 2015

Needle Felted Sugar Skulls

These projects were a bit different than the 3D pieces I've done. The sugar skulls are low relief. so the backs won't be seen! Yea! Less finishing! Also, fun fact - you don't stab your fingers nearly as much, because most of the work is done with the piece on your felting surface!

I had so much fun with this idea that I want to take it another step and do zombie portraits and Halloween skulls, masks and such! Ooh, tikis! I LOVE tikis! So many possibilities!

I mounted the finished pieces by gluing them into dimensional (keepsake) frames. Then I embellished them with some Blumenthal Lansing buttons, silk flowers, gems, studs and two little ceramic heart buttons that I made a while back.

Off to more needle felting therapy!

Love and blessings

Candace

Welcome to my blog! It's all about art, whimsy and Halloween!

My first memories of Halloween involve my dad making a spooky short film with my older brothers' cub scout troop. We had an unfinished wall in the basement that he drew a cemetery scene on and he directed the boys to walk warily into the "graveyard" where a member of the troop was waiting to pop up wearing a mask to scare them. The old 8mm film had no sound, so the boys had to be very melodramatic. It was a hoot!

I remember a cardboard box robot costume with blinking Christmas light that Dad made for my brother, Mike. Dad always collaborated with Mom for any sewn bits of costumes. Mom was a patient and talented soul, herself. We always had way more fun than a person should have at Halloween!

If you love Halloween as much as I do, you'll want to check out the blogs I follow!