The inspiration for
this piece came from Kriss Church of Old Raven Creates, who made the most awesome
Hallowe’en train. If you’re into mixed
media and home décor pieces you have to go check out her blog, she does amazing
work! Kriss also makes the most realistic
spiders (arrgghhh!) and sells them in her Etsy store, so if you aren’t an
arachnophobic like me you need to check those out too.
We don’t do
Hallowe’en so much in Australia as they do in the US but I have always loved
it, it’s my fav season even if I don’t like creepy crawlies or spooky things ~ I
know, right, go figure. So when Tim came
out with the big Vignette Coffins I knew I had to make something with them and
a Hallowe’en candy cart was just the thing.
I think his coffins are discontinued (I bought up all of Vera’s left-over
stock) but you could maybe find a papier-mâché coffin online like Kriss used,
or even make one. Tim’s large Pulley
Wheels also seem to be discontinued but Vera will order in the small ones for
you, which is how I got mine. My dad
made sure I had a full shed of tools before retiring interstate last year so
getting the wheels on was easily done with my Makita drill.
Once I had the
wheels on the base I set about decorating the coffins with all manner of Tim
stuff. I went with a gravedigger theme
so his new Iron Gate was the perfect edging, reminds me of the little fences around
old graves. His new Tombstones had to go
on, decorated with this season’s Remnant Rubs, in appropriate deceased
names. Also used a ton of his Skulls and
a few old Wishbones and Boneyard bits, Broomsticks (you gotta be a clean gravedigger)
and some Measurements to know how big to dig those holes. I covered the screws from the Pulley Wheels
with some of the Hallowe’en Vignette Accents ~ loving these! I didn’t remember to look for a shovel in the
toy shop so I made my own from shrink plastic because if there’s one thing a
gravedigger needs, it’s a shovel.
For my gravedigger
I got a plastic skeleton and carefully bent him into shape. A pair of oversized trousers off a cheapie doll
from Kmart, a felt hat from the discount store I painted brown, and a snip of
Barbie hair and he was ready to sit on his seat made from one of Tim’s Custom
Knobs, a Tombstone and some Skulls. But what
was to power his coffin cart? What
better than a couple of mummies. These were
made from another two plastic skellies bent into running position and wrapped
in Tim’s Mummy Cloth. They’re carrying
torches made from Boneyard bits and a dripping of sealing wax with a string
wick. A bit of leather thong and Tim’s
Original Wordband made for a harness and reins but the mummies weren’t going to
stand upright. So I stuck the leg (foot
to their bums) from another skellie to them and to one of the awesome Zombie
Hands, which I then stuck to the front of the coffin.
Finish off with
your fav Hallowe’en candies and the cart is ready to grace the centre of your table
for a spooky Hallowe’en dinner. I had so
much fun making this. I only hope I can
finish all my homework in time to do up the other three I have planned out (got
the wheels on so far and that’s it).
Given it’s
Hallowe’en season there are a few challenges going for spooky things and I am
entering my coffin cart in the Crafting by Design Boo ~ Scare Me! one and the Spookalicious
one over at That’s Crafty! because they are just awesome names for a challenge! I’m also linking up at Frilly and Funky in
their Haunted Halloween challenge as their DT do such awesome things with Tim
products and home décor pieces.
Oh, and if you
want to know how I made my coffin cart, head on over to the Aunty Vera blog as
there’s a tut up there. I’ve also got a
mini tut for a ghost at her Crafty Vera and Friends FB page, where you can come
join a group of super fun and crafty peeps for fun, chat, and the odd challenge
or two among a really lovely and supportive bunch.
Ingredients:
Chalks &
Powders etc
Tim Holtz
Distress Embossing Powder ~ Vintage Photo
Embellishments
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Idea-ology Fasteners ~ Jump Rings & Ring Fasteners
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Idea-ology Findings Adornments ~ Foundry (not shown in the photos but there’s
one on the back of the second cart)
Tim Holtz
Idea-ology Findings ~ Boneyard, Broomsticks, Custom Knobs, Measurements, Metal
Gate, Mini Pulley Wheels, Mummy Cloth, Skulls, Tombstones, Vignette Accents
Halloween, Wishbones, Wordbands & Zombie Hands
Tim Holtz
Idea-ology Paperie ~ Remnant Rubs Halloween
Tim Holtz
Idea-ology Structures ~ Vignette Tray Coffin
Inks & Paints
etc
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Adirondack Alcohol Ink ~ Ginger & Rust
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Distress Paint ~ Brushed Pewter
Papers
Grafix ~ Matte
Shrink Film
Ribbons &
Trims etc
Leather Thong
from stash
Challenges
Thanks for
stopping by!
