Saturday, June 4, 2011

First Annual Worldwide Skull Appreciation Day Hop

If you happened here by chance and want
to join in from the beginning, please start
here. We have prizes to offer.....

Well it's finally here!
The First Annual Skull Appreciation Day!
The awesome Skull a Day blog started the
campaign for this long overdue day of recognition
of the cranium in it's many forms. 

As part of the idea behind the holiday and it's
associated blog hopping with Smeared Ink,
we were to create a homemade skull project of any sort
to show our appreciation for the skull. Right up my alley!
I have a special giveaway planned for one lucky
hopper, so keep reading to the end!

This is about as homemade as it gets!
I was inspired by a wonderful shop on Etsy called,
Mi Vida Creations. 
I have admired their art for quite sometime, and was very
inspired by their three dimensional skull art pieces.
  
It is painfully clear to me that I am not able to
recreate a human skull in any medium, be it clay,
drawing, or painting. I decided to go with a more
whimsical or fantastical design and here he is! 

He is sculpted of polymer clay and then I added his designs
with paint and permanent markers.
He has my signature "wonky eyes" with a loverly purple
rhinestone set in one socket.
Finally, I mounted him onto a hand painted plaque that is
ready to be hung proudly on this day of cranial celebration!

Now the pay off for sticking around this long.
I am offering up a $10 store credit to my Etsy shop
for one lucky visitor who is randomly selected from
their comment left on this post. Make sure to leave a way
for me to contact you if you are the chosen one.
I will pick a winner on Sunday, June 12th.

My sister Minion, Susan is next on this wonderful ride,
but if you get lost along the way, here is the hop list: 
Terra
Tori
Alison

Kelli
Jane
Alex
Judi
Kathi
Steph
Lisa
Feddie
Heather
Kapree
Susan
Dianne
Barb Foster
JenniLynne
Teri
Cyndi
Pamela
Prissy
Trisha
Dawn
Lady Brayton
Donna
Black Dragon
Paulette
Creepy Glowbugg - you are here
Susan’s Crafty Chaos
Andrea
Helen
Kate
Fiona
Sugar
Linda
Dragonfly Jane
Debbie

There's alot of us, but it is definitely worth the price of
admission to see all of the wonderfully creative projects
everyone has worked so hard on for this hop! 
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35 comments:

  1. Andrea CJune 4, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    This is adorable (which is kinda crazy thing to say about a skull). This is just another amazing creation from yourself, although I bet you could do a real skull with clay. x

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  2. DonnaMundingerJune 4, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    Just LOVIN' those horns, hon! He's freakin' fantastic! You know where I live. LOL xxD

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  3. LauraJune 4, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    WOW this is absolutely amazing !!!! I LOVE IT !!!! your skull is awsome and i love the colours and designs everything about it is perfect xxx

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  4. FitterTwitJune 4, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    OMG Glo.... LOVE IT!!! :) I happen to be a lover too! Well, not of EVERYONE'S skulls, really it's just my own. It's kind of like other people's kids.... LOL!

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  5. ikeJune 4, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Very Coooool skullie - just LUV it. TFS
    Hugz
    Ike xx

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  6. Kelli Green aka CajunstampingqueenJune 4, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    So wickedly wonderful!!! I love it!!! Awesomeness!!!

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  7. DebbieJune 4, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    lol, your skull is not so bad..better than mine would be if I attempted this technique...BUT, you have made it look really cool with the markers and jewel decs.. I think it's a great job!

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  8. AnonymousJune 4, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    LOVE,LOVE,LOVE your wonky skull!!

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  9. DawnJune 4, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    I think it's wonderful, I love the wonky eye

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  10. Susan Says (Stupid Stuff)June 4, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    I love your horned skull creation, and the colours and design are so striking :D

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  11. Rosa WittenJune 4, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Oh this is awesome! I love the fangs and the horns! Your style is soooo cool.
    :)

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  12. AlisonJune 4, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    This is awesome (said in a sing-songy voice)! Love this skully! The horns...the "wonky" eyes...everything! It's just fabulous. I'm so glad you hopped with us!

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  13. BarbJune 4, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Polymer clay wickedness, Glo! LOVE the horns, painted background, and most definitely the wonky eyes!! Fantastic :)

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  14. Alexandra LundgrenJune 4, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    you skull is fabulous and the wonky eyes are great- especially ANY eye that is purple AND bling!!!!
    Thank you for offering up such a fabulous prize! You are too kind!

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  15. ScrappingBeautyJune 4, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    cool polymer skull with "wonky" eyes!

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  16. UnknownJune 4, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Love your skull fantastic work
    Luv Jane xxx

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  17. Jane KJune 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Fantastic plaque, great colours and love the gems in the eye.

    Frith x

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  18. Katt KorpsgryndrJune 4, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Ooooo...prize schwag, and a look at something I find very cool indeed! Awesome sculpture.

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  19. Judi BJune 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    now wher did that little devil go, oh yeah there he is, so cute

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  20. PrissyJune 4, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    I adore your artpiece. It would be a treasure in anyone's home. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. ~Lady B~June 4, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Yet another amazing clay creation! I love your work! I wish I had an ounce of your sculpting talent. You rawk!

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  22. ChrissJune 4, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    As always, I love it! The horns are adorable - is adorable allowed? lol!

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  23. Tish LaReeJune 4, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    very nicely done! I love that it is not typical.
    amazing stuff, thank you!

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  24. SusanJune 5, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    He is uniquely adorable!! LOVE IT!!
    You had me with his eyes! LOL
    cool shop also :)

    inky hugs,
    Susan

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  25. ldfdesignJune 5, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    awww i love it! whimsey is always best! wonderful job!

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  26. Jennifer ScullJune 5, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    that is so wicked cool! just love it! :)

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  27. StephJune 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Freakishly adorable! I love this little skullie,especially the wonky eyes! Fabulous and thanks for offering a prize :)

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  28. HeatherJune 5, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Your clay work is amazing- love the color combo.

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  29. CuddlyBunnyJune 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    I love your creation! Outstanding handiwork and great colors!

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  30. Embley VeronicaJune 5, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    I love your mounted horned skull! He's fantastic!

    Following your blog now. Who wouldn't want a chance to win one of your creations. They rock!! :)

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  31. Croms' Cubby HoleJune 6, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    I can see these being a roaring success in your shop. Fantastically whimsical

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  32. blackdragonJune 7, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Oh Glo... you are so darned clever.... this is creepy cute at its best... adorable! I wish i had one ounce of your talent with clay... i need lessens from ya... i wish you luck at the weekend ...that coffin display stand is incredible.... i need one of those too!
    Much love lynx

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  33. KCJune 7, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    you know I love your stuff! and this piece is no exception! simply fab! can't wait to see more like him :) I just love the details on his horns!

    batman-love at live.com

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  34. DK SpinsJune 7, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Wow, this is the coolest polymer clay skull creation! I love how you blinged up one of his eyes. Awesome! Thank you for hopping with us at S&S & for sponsoring us this month!

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  35. ToriJune 8, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    I LOVE YOUR CREATIONS! This is just so amazing! I will have to visit your shop soon!!! Thanks for being one of our fab sponsor and for joining us on the hop!

    :)tOri

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