I think at least four of these pin badge/brooches will find themselves in crackers for my annual Halloween sleepover party later on in the year, Covid-19 obliging.
The badges were made using MDF bats found on eBay, mini Christmas dominoes that I buy specifically for crafting and starry patterned paper.
The plain side of the dominoes were coloured using a black Sharpie pen and the fronts covered with the paper.
The bats were also coloured in black on both sides and then glued to the front of the domino with two tiny red flat back gems added for eyes.
On a few I added a “boo” using my Dymo label maker, but I wasn’t sure if I liked that idea or not.
I wish I had then simply varnished the front with PVA glue instead of using a generous layer of Ranger Glossy Accents ……
……. because I think it’s given them too much shine and somehow the bats and background are lost under it, but that being said taking pictures so close up don’t exactly do them justice.
I then had another “play” with the idea, using a plain orange background paper and without the Glossy Accents to see if I was right.
Hmmmmmm, I am still not sure, I now don’t like the Glitter Modge Podge I added to the orange paper to seal it ….. and I don’t think the white dots on the bats add anything either. I think I could fine tune the idea again, but to be honest there are only so many badges we can wear on the day …… so perhaps I’ll just leave it at that ……. for now.
