I know...I know...weird, right? Who moved Halloween? Ok, maybe it wasn't moved - maybe it's just me & I decided to buy a bunch of weird things all at one time. What can I say - they were on sale & I thought they were cool so I got 'em to use for something. Don't exactly have a plan...but it'll come to me...just give me a little time... So, look at all the crazy stuff!
All this came from Retro Art Cafe. I was looking for the perfect skull stencil, got sucked into their site &, well, this is what happened. I found the stencil I was looking for & a whole lot more that I didn't know I wanted, but once I saw it decided that I couldn't live without it. All the skulls! All the skeletons! All the dragons! I mean, honestly, who buys just one of these? That's just crazy!
I sat down & tried the stencils out immediately - big fan of instant gratification. Check out the skull stencil - love it!
Bigger than I thought it would be, but looks exactly like I wanted. The skull, rib cage & moth stencils are all made from oil board. This is the first time I've bought oil board stencils - all my others are plastic or mylar. I'm not too sure about how long these are going to last or hold up since I also use them with soft gel gloss to texturize.
Here's the moth made with soft gel gloss & some Art Alchemy Micro Beads sprinkled on top just to see what it'd look like & what would happen with the stencil. The gel wiped right off so I guess I'm ok there. I'm still considering spraying them with a protective coating just to be on the safe side.
All the chipboard pieces that I ordered - the dragons, scroll work, antlers - came still attached to the chipboard it had been cut from which was great because, once I punched out the pieces I wanted, I had a new stencil! These definitely need a protective coating or they aren't going to last too terribly long. I love that fact that I got a 2 for 1 deal here. Now I've got more dragons to play with & who wouldn't like that?!
My favorite thing that I got was the crow skull cameo. It was just perfect for a little goth/steampunk crossover cuff bracelet - my new favorite piece of jewelry. Whatcha think?
