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Sugar Skull Halloween Decor

09/27/2016 4 Comments

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorWho’s already started their Halloween decorating? When it comes to decorating for this holiday I’m all about black and white, are you shocked?! By now, you must realize it’s my favorite combo. This month’s Make It: Fun Crafts® challenge was to use something from their Halloween line, and I as soon as I saw the foam sugar skull I knew it would be perfect. This easy and fun Sugar Skull Halloween Decor was inspired by the DIY Sugar Skull Wreath I created last year for Halloween.

Supplies:

FloraCraft® EPS Foam: Day of the Dead Sugar Skull, available at JoAnn Fabric & Craft Stores
DecoArt Multi-Surface Acrylic Paints (black tie, cotton ball)
Paint Brushes
Felt, your choice of colors
Scissors
Glue Gun
Small Pins, optional

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorStart by painting the entire sugar skull with the white acrylic paint. You will need two coats. I used a foam brush for this, it went on the foam so smoothly.

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorOnce the base coat is dry you can get to work painting the details. I chose to stick with a simple black and white sugar skull, but you can choose to paint your details any colors you want.

The best part of this project is that the details are already on the foam, so you basically just have to follow the pattern and lines with a smaller detailing paint brush. Again, I did two coats of black paint for all the detailing.

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorWhen your sugar skull is dry you can start making the felt flowers for the flower crown. You can find easy to follow tutorials on how to make them HERE and HERE.

You will need enough to go around the crown of the skull, and you can cut extra leaves for filling it small empty spots if you need them.

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorAttach your felt flowers with either a glue gun or small head pins if you’d like to reuse them for other projects.

Sugar Skull Halloween Decor

Sugar Skull Halloween Decor

Sugar Skull Halloween Decor

I love how this sugar skull Halloween decor turned out, it’s perfect for my black and white decor. The pop of color is so fun, and I love that they aren’t the traditional Halloween colors.

Sugar Skull Halloween DecorSugar Skull Halloween DecorSugar Skull Halloween DecorBe sure to check out the fun DIY Sugar Skull Wreath that inspired this project…

Sugar Skull Wreath
DIY Sugar Skull Wreath

DISCLOSURE  |  This post is sponsored on behalf of Floracraft® Make It: Fun Crafts®. All opinions and ideas are 100% my own. This post may also contain affiliate links.

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Filed Under: halloween, holidays Tagged With: Black & White, crafts, Day of The Dead, diy, Floracraft, Foam, Halloween, Make It Fun Crafts, Sugar Skulls

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Comments

  1. Gina Kleinworth says

    09/30/2016 at 5:10 AM

    Well you know I’m LOVING IT over here!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 So cool, I need one of my own to add to my ever growing collection.

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      09/30/2016 at 12:33 PM

      Thanks friend! Yes you definitely need one! xoxoxo

      Reply
  2. Antonella | White House Crafts says

    10/05/2016 at 6:29 AM

    This is really cool, I’m so fascinated with sugar skulls. Some are just so beautiful. I hope you’ll share your craft with us at The Crafty Corner link party this week. Have a great day 🙂

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      10/07/2016 at 6:14 PM

      Thanks Antonella! xoxoxo

      Reply

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