Carey Burns

Shrunken Skull Shrinky Skull! I've had a Shrinky Dink kit for jewelry for several years and only made a few things out of it. A few weeks ago, I thought about making an articulated Shrinky Dink skeleton, but the paper I have isn't big enough for the size I wanted. Sifting through my royalty-free clip art collection from Dover, I decided to make a skull ornament. Supplies: Shrinky Dink plastic sheets Felt tip pen Aluminum foil Baking pan Oven Tools: Scissors Hole punch (mine came with the kit) The How: I traced out my image on the rough side of the Shrinky dink paper, per the instructions, adding shading where appropriate. It was time-consuming but it reminded me of my college osteology class. We spent a lot of time sketching the different bones in the lab and I still have many of my drawings. Base image With Shrinky Dink paper and my sketch over the top Lifting the sketch off My sketch ...

Painted Skull Not my best paint job, but not my worst! Nothing says Halloween or scary like a grinning skull. I bought this one on clearance last year promising myself that I would paint it one day. Well, today was that day. Supplies: Paper pulp skull White acrylic paint Paint pens Green acrylic paint Waxed paper Tools: Paint brush Palette The How: Work in progress We took another road trip today and I knew it would take a while for a layer of white paint to dry, so I took my supplies with me and painted while the hubs drove to our destination. It was tough, but I got it done and by the time we got back, I could break out the paint pens and decorate my skull. Such a lovely smile  I painted on a pretty pink flower and added designs around the eye orbits and gave her teeth and pretty pink lips. We all need a little heart Isn't she lovely? Beautiful death I added a few leaves just because.