Katalina Jewelry: muslin

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Mummy - A Charmed Halloween Tutorial

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

MUMMY

Supplies and Tools Needed:

1 small wood rectangle (about 3/4" x 1")

2 small plastic googly eyes

scraps of muslin

coffee or tea (to stain the muslin)

24 gauge dark annealed steel wire

Brown ink pad (I used Staz-On)

Round-nose pliers

Flat-nose pliers

Wire cutters

Modge Podge

Paint brush

Scissors

Sandpaper

For tag: small shipping tag, desired images (I found mine at The Graphics Fairy)

1. Tear the muslin into several 1/4" - 3/8" wide strips. Immerse the strips into coffee or tea to stain them. Remove and rinse. Ball them up and let them dry naturally or use a blow dryer. (Wadding them into a ball will give them a crinkled effect). Once dry, separate the strands.

2. Rub a light amount of the brown ink onto the eyeballs to slightly darken them.

3. Wrap wire lengthwise around the wood piece and finish at the top with a wrapped loop. (Find out how to make a wrapped loop here)

4. Use the Modge Podge to adhere a muslin strip to the wood piece by wrapping it to cover the wood. Glue the eyes into place.

5. Loosely glue muslin strips in a messy fashion to cover the first layer of muslin leaving the eyes uncovered.

6. Apply a thick coat of Modge Podge to the muslin to protect it and keep it from fraying. Let dry.

7. Lightly sand the muslin to remove some of the sharpness of the stiffened fabric.

For the Tag:

Remove the string from the 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