Bone Necklace

While visiting my sis in Kansas, we got to working on some jewelry. I wanted to make a necklace for my voo-dooey witch costume I've been putting together. Here is my first attempt:









I'm calling the pendant the skull of a "Spiny Turkish Water Sprite". It's made with turkey bones I saved from last Thanksgiving. Had to boil them for quite a long time to get them clean. I think it is too white. I probably need to stain the bone to get a natural looking yellow color.

Pumpkin Necklace/Bracelet/Earrings

Another item for the OYP Halloween swap, this jewelry set where the necklace is customizable. You can mix and match the pieces to wear in different ways.

Here are all the pieces together:




And, separate:


The pumpkins are made with polymer clay and have unique faces. I used lobster claw clasps to attach all the pieces together. All the other beads were parts left from dollar store necklaces I bought many years ago to rework. I was pretty happy with how this piece turned out.

Holly Go-Frightly Necklace and Ruff

This necklace was also for the OYP Halloween swap. I tried to make something that was a combination of a couple items in her wist but with a halloween theme. They can be worn together or apart and tie in the back with a ribbon.

Together:

Necklace

Ruff collar


Although it is difficult to see, I mixed some glow-in-the-dark clay in with the white giving it a faint glow under a blacklight. I also dusted the beads with white pearl eyeshadow before and after baking to give the pearly sheen. The eyeshadow sticks to the clay really well.

Witch Cameo Pin - polymer clay

Yet another item for the OYP Halloween swap, this is a witch cameo pin made out of polymer clay and hung from a pin back with a ribbon bow. I made the back out of black clay and pressed the cameo part into it. The gold rim is painted on. I cheated a bit on the cameo. To make the face I pressed a bellydance coin of a female into the clay. I then altered some features like the nose, which is a little sloppy, and added the hat. It is really hard to see all those imperfections until you antique it.