POTION No. 9 - A Charmed Halloween Tutorial

Time for another tutorial in my "Charmed Halloween" series.

POTION No. 9

Supplies and Tools Needed:

Small plastic vial with lid

Apothecary images (I found mine at The Graphics Fairy)

Resin (I used ICE Resin)

24 gauge dark annealed steel wire 

5-6 tiny clear beads 

Brown ink pad (I used Staz-On)

Green glitter

Green food coloring

Round-nose pliers

Flat-nose pliers

Wire cutters

Modge Podge

Paint brush

Scissors

Needle tool

1. Size the graphic to fit the vial and print. I added the words "Potion No. 9" and "drink if you dare".

 2. Cut the label and words out. Use the Modge Podge to glue the words onto the label so that the skull still shows. Let dry. Rub the label with the brown ink to age it. Wrap the label around the vial and glue into place.

3. Use the round-nose pliers to make a tiny loop at one end of a piece of wire. Add a bead and then use the pliers to make a curvy bend into the wire above the bead. Repeat with 4-5 more beads. Use the needle tool to poke a hole in the lid.

 4. Insert the beaded end of the wire into the vial. Place the cap back on with the wire end extending up through the hole in the lid. Make a wrapped loop at the top. (Find out how to make a wrapped loop here)

 

5. Remove the lid from the vial.

 

6. Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions. Add a drop of food coloring and some glitter and stir.

7. Pour the resin into the vial to fill (make sure to leave a little space at the top so it doesn't overflow once the lid is replaced). Replace the lid. Let cure.

 For the Tag:

Remove the string from a small mailing tag. Use Modge Podge to glue an image collage to one side of it. Let dry. Repeat for the other side. Once dried, rub with brown ink to age the images. Use the string to tie the charm onto the tag.

 Front of Tag

Back of Tag

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Be sure to return in a couple of days for the next tutorial

in my "Charmed Halloween" series!

More tutorials from the Charmed Halloween series:

"Watching Eye"

"Mummy"

"Spider 

"Caged Skull"

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A Charmed Halloween!

I'm taking part in a fun Halloween Charm exchange hosted by Thespa at Vintiquities Workshop. This is my first time ever to participate in any swap so I'm super excited to see how it goes!

I've been busy creating these spooky little guys!

 There are five different styles.

A magic potion, spider, mummy, caged skeleton and a watching eye!

If you like them, please check back as I will be sharing tutorials on how to make each one over the next several days.

And best of all, I'll be sharing the charms I get in return as soon as I get my anxious little fingers on them! How fun it's going to be to receive a box of scary creations in the mail!

There's still plenty of time to enter my

***Mixed Media Jewelry E-Book GIVEAWAY!***

Enter here.

Update: The following tutorials are now posted.

"Watching Eye"

"Potion No. 9"

"Mummy"

"Spider"

"Caged Skull"

Thanks for stopping by!

 
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