RIP Skeleton Charm!

Ink Stained Roni here....

Seems that skeletons are on lots of people's mind - LOL!!

Today I wanted to share a charm I recently made for an Altered Charm Swap that I am hosting and wrapping up over at Ink Stains.

When I first saw Altered Pages Collage Sheet - Black & Sepia AP2023 I KNEW I had to make a charm incorporating those creepy fun skeletons.

The first thing I needed was a charm to add them to so I asked my Dad to cut some coffin charms from a sheet of acrylic I had bought on E-bay. I drilled a couple holes in each charm then created the charm...

I printed the skeletons so they fit inside of the charm (approx 1 3/4" tall) onto cardstock, stamped the background with a text stamp and added a bit of brown ink to age the cardstock....after all, we want creepy old bones right?

Next I glued the skeleton image to the back of the charm using Crystal Lacquer. After the image had dried I glued a piece of pattern paper to the back of each charm...

I then added a lobster claw & jump ring for hanging and some fun dangles to the bottom.

I found a nifty little copper tag that I hammered "RIP" on (swiped with black acrylic paint).

I also made a little gem dangle with a jet black bead, a couple of spacers and gun metal colored seed beads.

Just imagine this charm hanging off a chotzki pin or charm necklace....

Even creepy old bones can be cool!!

Happy Creating!

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