Halloween Block
Are you ready for Halloween? I had the chance to work with Echo Park’s Arsenic and Lace collection, which has beautiful Halloween colors. This 7” black-painted block has been sitting around my craft room waiting for the perfect project, and this Halloween block was it.
I placed one of the Echo Park element stickers in the center of the painted block, applied a layer of Mod Podge on top, then used double-sided adhesive and black glitter to give a subtle, sparkly accent in the corners. I finished it off with some miniature roses in the corners, cut with my CAMEO from more of the Arsenic and Lace collection.
I really like adding glitter designs to wooden blocks. Vinyl is fun, but the glitter adds a lot more pizzazz. Double-sided adhesive is perfect for this!
I usually cut my double-sided adhesive with the white side against the Silhouette mat. I set my blade so it doesn’t cut completely through, but it always cuts through the top yellow paper backing and the adhesive itself. This way, I am able to weed away the excess yellow paper and adhesive, which leaves just my design on the white backing.
At this point I am able to use transfer tape to lift the top yellow layer and the adhesive away from the white backing and apply it to my block.
Then I peel away the yellow layer (which should actually come up with the transfer tape), sprinkle glitter on the exposed adhesive, brush away the excess glitter, and I’m done! I also set the glitter with a clear spray sealer.
Finally, I used hot glue to add the miniature roses. (I made them a lot smaller than the original design.) The glittery webs are easier to see in person than in a photograph, but here are a couple more views to show the webs and spider.
You can use your Silhouette machine to add unique accents to just about any project, don’t you think?
Supplies Used (some affiliate links):
- Double-sided adhesive
- Black glitter (bold color set)
- Transfer tape or transfer paper
- Hook tool
- Scraper Tool
- Mod Podge
- Brads
- Spray sealer
- Echo Park Arsenic and Lace collection
- Silhouette CAMEO
- Hot glue gun
Designs Used:
- 3D Flower (ID #26763)
- Spiderweb Set (ID #66882)
Originally published 10/22/2014 on the Silhouette blog as part of the design team.
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