Ghost and Jack O Lantern Plaque
Wiggly eyes, acrylics and spray sealers bring this plaque to life. Make yourself a cute ghost and jack-o-lantern decoration to display this Halloween. Homemade Halloween crafts are the best.
Materials:
- Crafter's Acrylic
- DCA01 - White
- DCA47 - Black
- DCA70 - Passionate Pink
- DCA72 - Purple Passion
- DCA85 - Wild Green
- DCA97 - Bright Orange
- Americana Spray Sealers
- DAS12 - Americana Gloss Spray
- Americana Brushes
- DBF3012-B - Shader #12
- DBDS5525-B - Deerfoot Stippler 1/4"
- One pair wiggle eyes
- Water container
- Paper towels
- Palette or foam plate
- Fine point black permanent marker
- Hot glue gun
- Masking tape
- Wood ghost and pumpkin plaque with bats and leaves
Steps:
- Mask off wires using masking tape.
- Paint pumpkin Bright Orange using #12 shader brush. Using stippler brush and Bright Yellow,
- paint insets of pumpkin's face and along outside edges of ridges and sides on either side of pumpkin. Let dry
- Paint ghost using #12 shader brush and White. Mix small amount of Purple Passion with water to make wash. Stipple edges and sides of ghost. Stipple heart shape in center of ghost.
- Using Passionate Pink and stippler brush, paint center of heart, blending with wash. Use permanent marker to draw mouth.
- Paint leaves Wild Green and bats Black. Let dry.
- Use stippler brush with Bright Yellow to stipple leaf edges. Do same with bats, using Purple Passion. Let dry.
- Paint stem with mix of Bright Orange and Wild Green. Let dry and then stipple edges with Wild Green.
- Spray plaque with several light coats of Americana Gloss Spray and let dry.
- Hot glue wiggle eyes on ghost and rhinestones on bats.
