Altered Vodka Skull Bottle

Oh my goodness i had so much fun playing around with this skull. I only used a handful of products on this project so give it a go with any old statue, bottle or vase.
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​I started by using a very rough sand paper and rubbed the skull bottle all over.

I then used DecoArt Crackle Paint and covered the majority of the skull.

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​​Then using a gel medium i attached an old necklace, cogs, barbie dolls hands and on the other side a vine 3D sticker i had laying around and a bat Halloween decoration.

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​Once dry i used Finnabair Rust Paste.

Start with the Brown rust, then the red, then the yellow to highlight.
​(forgive my lack of progress pictures)

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​As you can see from this photo i didn't so the normal shading you would usually do with a skull. Rather than it being darker at the back of the eye sockets i opted to do the shading in reverse, with the lighter colouring towards the back and the dark at the foreground.

Once the rust paste was dry i used Lindy's sprays to colour the skull. I used (Glory of the seas Gold). I first sprayed directly onto the skull, then sprayed onto my messy mat and used a brush to create shadow.


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I also sprayed Lindy's spray (Azure sea Asters) around the top of the bottle, allowing it to drip down over the rust paste. I did drip down around the skull so i used a soft brush to smudge out the colour. I only wanted a little bit of colour on the rust, just enough to give a lovely shimmer to the rust.

At this point i used gel medium to attach bling, pearl beads, a cool flat back embellishment and an old broken hair clip on the front.

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I then used a slate/pearl nail polish around the rim of the bottle and the teeth. 

Once i was happy i sprayed the skull with a matt sealer. 

I found that the crackle paste was chipping off in places where i hadn't sanded enough and the paste didn't hold. 

​As this was my first attempt at an Altered skull bottle it really was an experiment. 

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Thank you all so much for viewing my blog. I really enjoyed this experiment. I honestly believe that mixed media is all about experimenting with products, trying new things and giving it a go. You never know whats possible until you try.


PRODUCTS:

Lindy;s sprays
(Azure seas Asters, Glory of the seas Gold)

DecoArt Crackle Paint

Finnabair Rust paint set,
(Brown, Red and yellow)

OTHER PRODUCTS:
chain, beads, old hair clip, bling, 3D sticker, nail polish, flat back gem


Thank you again so much for viewing this blog. If you've never tried mixed media, give it a go. It's so much fun. 

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​Much love.xoxo