Dia de los Muertos...
This just may be the absolute most fun I've had making anything---ever!
The minute I set my eyes on the Spooky Bingo collage sheet, the red bottle caps, and the Colorful Skellie Rounds from Ten Two Studios, I knew they were the perfect choices for making a Day of the Dead tic tac toe board, complete with game pieces! The Skellie rounds are perfectly sized for a 1" circle punch, and you'll just have to click on the link to take a look at the spooky bingo sheets because for this piece, I just cut out the centers. You've got to see the originals because they come complete with spooky words and sentiments that you can bet will make their way into another project of mine before too long!
The skellie rounds come in an array of skellies and flowers and skellies with flowers. I picked five skellies for the "X" player, and five flowers for the "O" player. I poured a little resin into the bottle cap after I glued in the image, let it set and cure over night, then glued the sequins onto the rim with diamond glaze. Easy, fast and fun!!
I must confess that even before I photographed it, first thing this morning Amy and I played a few rounds with the board while sipping our morning tea. We're too good for each other, it seems! Each game was a stale-mate, but we kept on playing because it was so much fun to hold the little pieces and soak in all those gorgeous Day of the Dead colors!!
Orange...
Speaking of color, Theme Thursday wants to see some orange this week, and since this piece abounds with yummy bright orange, along with all the other colors in the vibrant Day of the Dead rainbow, it's a "go"!
Relaxing A Bit...
I must say that after a few of the most trying days, life is finally easing back onto an even keel. Now I'm:
Off to the kitchen to conjure up dinner
Listening to the sounds of blessed silence, as everyone else is napping
Recouping my energy after a hot and humid afternoon!
Thinking about a vodka tonic--hmmmm...
A warm bath, comfy clothes and a good book!
Have a great day, Everyone!
