Thursday, February 14, 2013

Cheap Easy Skull Cups , Bowls or Candy Dishes, less than $15.00 Great Halloween Project

Supplies:
Plastic Skulls $3.00ea
Glass Tumblers $.35 ea from thrift store
Can of Great Stuff $2.79 Walmart
Car Bondo (found in garage)
Acrylic paint (had) Black, Brown, Yellow, Tan
Matte Finish clear coat spray paint (had)


*Cut the top of the skull off, I used a pencil to sketch the area I wanted to remove, and used a steak knife. 
*Place the glass tumbler inside and secure it with tape.


*Stuff a wad of newspaper in the skull for the next part.
*Spray Great Stuff into the skull. Remember this expands. I filled the skull about half way.

*use a steak knife to cut and sculpt skull. 
*Mix bondo and spread over foam area , feathering it onto the plastic. Let dry and sand smooth.
*Now paint, squirt paints onto a paper plate and mix a little on the colors together to get a bone color. Let dry, fill in eyes with black. When completely dry , spray with clear coat. just stuff news paper in the cup again. when dry wash and use...