So here is the next installment of the Halloween Sampler Instructions! This covers projects 4 and 5 (out of nine). I've already posted the general instructions, the mat board cutting instructions, as well as project #1 and a bonus project!
First post - Halloween Sampler
Second post - General Instructions and Mat board
Third post - Bonus Project and Project #1
Fourth post - Projects #2 and #3
And remember, if you want to download all the instructions right now in one go, then head over to Craftsy where I have them posted for $3.99.
Materials:
- grey, 6 strips at 10” long (stone center)
- dark grey, 4 strips at 10” long (base)
- dark grey, 5 strips at 6” (stone bevel)
- grey, one strip at 30” long (stone top)
- black, 2 strips at 2” long (R and P)
- black, 2 strips at 1.5” long (R and P)
- black, 4 strips at 1.5” long (R and I)
Start by making squares out of all the 10” strips. Glue the four dark grey squares into a line. Glue the six grey squares together to form a 2x3 box. Glue the grey box in the center of the line of dark grey squares, as shown. (You may notice that all my light grey squares are not quite the same size. If this happens to you, use the slightly smaller squares higher up on the tombstone, and put the larger ones lower down, glued to the dark grey base.)
Now make squares out of all five of the 6” strips of dark grey, and glue these into a line. Glue this line on top of the grey box. Using 30" of light grey paper, create a half circle, and glue this onto the small, dark
grey squares to form the top of the tombstone. You might not need the full 30” of paper. I wanted a very dense top to the tombstone. The RIP is formed using black strips. Make a circle out of a 2" strip, and squash it into a line. Do this with a 1.5" strip as well. Make a circle out of a 1.5" strip, and slightly flatten it on one side. Glue these three pieces together as shown to form the “R”. The “I” is made from three, 1.5" strips, formed into circles and squashed flat. The “P” is the same as the “R”, without the extra 1.5" piece. Glue the letters onto the middle of the tombstone.
This forms the central project in the sampler. Glue it into the center square.
Project #5: Scary Owl
Materials
- black, 2 strips at 6” long (pupils)
- honey gold, 2 strips at 6” (irises)
- white, 2 strips at 9” (whites of eyes)
- black, 2 strips at 2.5” (outer eye)
- white, 1 strip at 25” (body)
- dark brown, 1 strip at 10” (body)
- dark brown, 1 strip at 4” (forehead)
- dark brown, 2 strips at 6” (eyebrows)
- dark gold, 2 strips at 4” (feet)
- dark brown, 2 strips at 10” (wings)
For the eyes, start by gluing the following in order, end to end: 6" black, 6" honey gold, 9" white, and 2.5" black. Make two, and create tight rolls with them. Start rolling from the longer black end (this is the pupil,) and then continue rolling the honey gold (iris) etc.
For the body, take a 25" strand of white and create a circle. If you like, you can offset the center as I have, or leave it 'natural'. Surround with 10" of dark brown. Form into a slight oval shape. Glue the eyes to the body. Now create a dark brown, long triangle to fill in the 'forehead' of the owl. Use a 4" strip of dark brown. Use two more dark brown strips 6" in a wavy leaf shape to make 'eyebrows.' Glue together.
The feet are made of two dark gold strips, 4" long, made into curved teardrops. The wings are dark brown, 10" long. You can make these into curved teardrops, as shown here, or semi-circles. You can keep them close to the body, as I have done, or angle them outwards so the owl appears to be flying. Glue as shown.
In the sampler, the owl is in the center of the top row. Glue the owl into this square.
Image Credit: All my own pix of my own quilling, my original designs.
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