Witchy Ways Mini Coffin of Frights

OMG ~ I am so excited to share this with you...you'll see from the photos that I couldn't even wait till all the glue was dry - LOL!!!

Since we don't have any close by I normally only go to Michael's couple times a year so I miss lots of neat things BUT I was there a month or so ago and found some really cool little wood coffins...  I KNEW I had to get one cause it was just too cool to pass up.  I've been working on it a few days now and besides the wet glue it's all done!

Here you go....

Witchy Ways

Mini Coffin of Frights

Supplies:

Wood Coffin - Michaels
Black Acrylic Paint
Constantine Byzantia Stewart Gill Paint
Girl Stamp - Scrolls Work Rubber Stamp
Enamel Accents - Black - Ranger Industries
Dresden Trim - German Corner Store
Stickles Glitter Glue - Ranger Industries
Glossy Accents - Ranger Industries
Inkssentials White Pigment Pen - Ranger Industries
Distress Inks (re-inkers) - Ranger Industries
Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Niji Waterbrush
Cheese Cloth
Mini Glass Vials (e-bay)
Charms (moon, challis, filigree strip)
Cardboard (for shelves & spacers)
Twig
Twine  (etsy)
Raffia

Instructions:

1. Paint the outside and inside edges of the coffin with black acrylic paint.

2. Paint the inside of the coffin using the Stewart Gill Byzanthia paint.  This paint is translucent but on nice fresh unpainted wood one coat will do the trick.  It's got a great shimmer you will be able to see in later photos.

3. Close the coffin up and apply Black Enamel Accents to the edges of all sides of the coffin. 
NOTE: You will have to work on this in sections and let each section dry before moving on so you don't smear it.

4. Glue various sizes/designs or all one design of Dresden Trim to the edges of the box, lid and top.  Add filigree decoration to the center of the top.

5. Create "shelves" inside the lid of the coffin by rough fitting cardboard.  Color the cardboard black with a sharpie marker then glue it in the lid where desired.

6. Stamp girl image on white cardstock using Archival Ink.

7. Watercolor her dress and hair using Distress Inks and the Niji Waterbrush. 

8. To give her a more "ghostly" complexion I colored her arms and face using the Inkssentials White Pigment Pen. 

9. Glue a hat charm to her head and add Stickles Glitter Glue Accents to her hat and dress. 

10. Trim the girl from the paper and mount on 3 layers of cardboard (this will raise her from the back of the coffin adding depth.

11. Color the cheese cloth with Tea Stain Distress Ink.  After the cloth is dry, glue it to the bottom and insides of the coffin.

12. Make a witches broom by tying raffia to a twig and securing it with bakers twine.

13. Glue the little witch and the broom to the inside of the coffin over top of the cheesecloth.

14. Make some goodies to fill your shelves!  This was so much fun!!  I used mini glass vials I've collected for a long time now.  I made each one different...added labels to some and left others blank. 

The Frogs Eyes are clear micro beads in Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  Wolfs blood is Mahogany Distress Ink; the "drink" on the top shelf is Spiced Marmalade DI; The "XX" is Adirondack Dimensional Pearls; the tiny vial on the upper left is a Stewart Gill product that I thought looked like ground up bones - lol!!  I made the Book of Spells by covering a folded piece of cardboard with specialty paper then distressed it and added ink here and there.

There really are no limits to the fun stuff you can create to stack on your shelves.  I ended up running out of room before I  ran out of ideas. So have fun with it...let your imagination run to the dark side for a bit ;)

And here is what the inside looks like when it's all finished....

So if you're feeling a bit Witchy

and

Itchin for some fun...

I suggest you make your own

Witchy Ways Mini Coffin of Frights!

Now I know it's a bit late for this year but if you're up for a bit of your own witchy fun I'm willing to share my 2nd coffin so you can create your own little coffin of spooks.

All you have to do is post a comment and you're in :)

You have until 10-24-10 to post.

Good Luck Friends!