The Nights are Drawing In at HDH

Is it Monday, already?! Man, where did the summer go?

The days are starting to get shorter, and the nights are drawing in. 

I am so ready for Autumn! And what is the best part of Autumn?

Well, Halloween of course!

Here is my inspiration creation for the new challenge at 

Haunted Design House.

I put together a mini curio cabinet from Retro Cafe Art, and painted it 

a gorgeous shade of neon purple. I  love that color! I wish I had hair that color.

Since I am so bad at taking step by step photos, this is the

next step photo I have. Ta-dah! 

After painting the cabinet purple, I applied a crackle medium,

 and then black paint as the final step. Actually, rubbing silver

Inka Gold on it was the final step.

The neon purple paint is very sheer, so after applying multiple

coats and not being happy with the coverage, I just glued a bunch

of Rock Candy loose glitter all over the back panel in each shelf.

Then the fun really started! I began adding the little (mostly) handmade 

bits and bobs like the polymer clay crescent moon and the pumpkin. 

The skull is a ceramic bead. I added some fun MS glitter to the bottom

for some added interest, and to hide any unsightly glue residue. 

Here's some more of  my poly clay handy work.

I stacked the three tiny pumpkins behind the wonky eyed

fellow, and added more glitter. Reminds me of hay, a bit.

And what is Halloween without a headstone or a ghost?!

The ghostie is my creation, while the headstone is from Mike's

Halloween Town accessories. The ghost glows in the dark.

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I painted a metal embellishment black, and then once it was dry

I added some Inka Gold in purple. I glued it to the cabinet, and then

adhered a handmade polymer clay skull and some opalescent gems to it.

Here's a nice shot of the crackle effect.

I really like the contrast of the purple and the black.

So this is it for me today.

I'll probably pop this in my etsy shop in the next day or so.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the other eye candy

at Haunted Design House. 

I'd like to enter this curio cabinet in the following challenges:
That Craft Place - Anything Goes mixed media
Love to Create challenge- Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes  
Left of Center - LOC
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes Mixed Media only 
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes