Saturday, October 18, 2014

Can't Quit Coffin Day 18

As my cold/allergies run it's course, I am currently
in the coughing stage. The coughing really hard stage.
Like so hard you gag and nearly suffocate. Yeah, that's it.

So to make light of my current state, I have made a 
coffin themed project. Funny, right?  

I originally sculpted this for the WOOD themed challenge
at Haunted Design House. I used a coffin shaped cookie cutter
to cut the shape out of white polymer clay. It's a perfect size
for an ornament, so you may be seeing more of these in my Etsy
shop for Creepmas.  

After it was textured and detailed using a needle tool,
it was cooked at the manufacturer's suggested temp of 270 degrees, 
and then I painted it with a couple shades of brown acrylic paints.
To really bring out the details I added a black wash.
Lastly, a Tim Holtz skull and crossbones was added along with 
a jute with wooden bead hanger. 

Still following the coffin theme, I stamped two coffins
from Inkadinkado's Mindscape set onto shrink plastic.
Cut them out, and used the heat gun to shrink them down even
though I still have my trusty Shrinky Dink oven. 
This way is much faster.  

  How fun are these? Such a cool image.
I'll share a few more images from this set with you tomorrow.

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19 comments:

  1. Wonderful project! Hope your coughing stops soon!

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  2. Your sculpting abilities are outrageously great! Looks just like wood! Love the detail! And I adore Shrinky Dinks! Fabulous coffin earrings! Loving both projects!

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  3. Love the coffins big and small. Such cool projects, never thought about using cookie cutters. Love your art!
    So sorry for your icky cough, hope you are back to 100% soon, hang in there!
    ~kim

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  4. Now I am just in awe. Your woodgrain is perfect.
    Your ideas are inspired!
    I have to go hunt down those mini coffin shaped word themed stamps.

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  5. Hope you feel better soon! Loving these new projects. You need to have some for Creepmas! =)

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  6. Hope your cough gets better soon - in the meantime your coffin post is brilliant. Love the wood! Love the earrings!

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  7. Fab ornament, it looks like real wood WOW. I love love love those coffin earrings!

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  8. **Leigh sprays computer screen with antiseptic spray...just as a precaution**
    That is one absolutely SPOOKTACULAR faux wood coffin! I love all the details and the earings are to die for!

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  9. You are too funny. Both of these coffin projects are fabulous. Love the wood grain. Hope you get to feeling better soon.

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  10. Both of these are so fab I would love a tut on the "wooden" tag.

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  11. Sorry you are still sick, that s no fun.
    Love the coffin, and great earnings.

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  12. "Can't Quit Coffin"--snortle! These are two great projects, but I especially love those earrings. Perfect!

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  13. hey there girlie...these are simply amazing...I soo love your coffin..an I can relate to you coughing fits...I have those and they are horrible...hope you get to feeling better soon...miss ya..

    Hugs Nancy

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  14. You're such a hoot, Glo! Glad you didn't quit on these coffins. FAbulous clay work and the earrings ROCK! xxD (Thanks for the bitch fest today. LOL)

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  15. Eeeee - Marvelous :-) So sorry to hear you are suffering but your title did make me chuckle :-D

    Healing hugz
    IKE xxx

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  16. Don't forget what they say though...... "It isn't the cough that carries you off.. it's the coffin they carry you off in" bwaahahahaha :-D xx

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  17. I honestly thought it was a piece of wood, perhaps an old pallet!! What a fabulous job you have made of this ornament!! I love your work :)

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  18. Wow! You are so talented! You did all the detail on that coffin by hand? Sweet! I really "dig" it. I made a coffin funny too! Haha!

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  19. Love your coffin ornament! Wonderful job on the coloring!

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