{"id":1013,"date":"2008-11-27T07:49:54","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T23:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?page_id=1013"},"modified":"2016-02-02T05:36:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:36:43","slug":"ornaments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?page_id=1013","title":{"rendered":"How To: Ornaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">DISCLAIMER<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">You agree that the use of this website and all information and content contained herein is at your own risk and there is no warranty expressly made herein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">You agree to hold Scott A. Stoll and www.stolloween.com harmless for any property damage, personal injury and\/or death, or any other loss or damage that may result from the use of the following information, tools, materials and\/or techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Questions or comments should be sent to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:scott@stolloween.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">scott@stolloween.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">DESCRIPTION<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The Ornaments were originally made for an online prop building contest and are created from inexpensive plastic bulbs and craft foam. This project became a popular Halloween DIY project due to simplicity, cost and creative potential. These bulbs could easily be created from papier mache if desired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1013 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1017'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1018'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1019'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1020'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1021'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/?attachment_id=1022'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament31.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">One of our Holiday traditions is decorating trees. The last several years we have decorated two different trees. One tree is decorated with traditional Christmas ornaments and the second (smaller) tree is decked out with Halloween themed ornaments. The kids enjoy the Halloween tree and I have a lot of fun creating the ornaments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament23.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1035\" title=\"ornament23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament24.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1036\" title=\"ornament24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Here is a tutorial for making some \u201cSkull Themed\u201d tree bulbs. The ornaments are rather simple to make and very inexpensive. The artwork used to make the bulbs is included in this tutorial.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Skull Ornaments started with some cheap plastic (shatterproof) bulbs purchased from the dollar store. For reference, the bulbs used to make these ornaments are approximately 10 inches in diameter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"ornamanent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The next step involved sketching some designs that could be used to create the ornaments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent1.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1026\" title=\"ornamanent1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The sketches were used to create a series of templates. Note: the templates are available to print at the bottom of the page. The artwork is intended for personal use only. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The templates were traced onto craft foam purchased from Walmart. The foam was cut with scissors and x-acto knives. Craft foam is available at many other stores such as Michaels and Jo Ann Fabrics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent2.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1027\" title=\"ornamanent2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent3.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1028\" title=\"ornamanent3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent4.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1029\" title=\"ornamanent4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">After the foam pieces are cutout, they are shrunk using heat. A heat gun was used to shrink the foam for these skulls. An easier way is to place the foam cutouts one at a time in a hot non-stick skillet. Once the piece is dropped onto the surface of the hot skillet use a spatula to continually flip the foam cutout. The foam is shrunk for a couple of reasons:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Heating and shrinking essentially \u201ccleans\u201d up the edges of the cutouts, especially the eyes, nose and teeth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Heating and shrinking make the piece curve slightly (when heated the foam tends to curl into a ball) allowing it to fit better to the spherical bulb.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Heating and shrinking allows you to work with a larger original template making it easier when cutting out the details.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Note: Heating the foam tends to reduce the size about 20%. It\u2019s not necessary to heat and shrink the foam, but the templates provided will need to be reduced.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamentheatview.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1037\" title=\"ornamentheatview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamentheatview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When tracing the skull templates, most of the skull designs have a curved line above the eye. This line is cut AFTER the foam has been heated and shrunk. The slit serves as a means to give the foam some dimension when glued to the bulb.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The foam pieces were attached to the plastic bulbs with hot glue. Note that the section of the skull labeled \u201cA\u201d is tucked behind the section of the skull labled \u201cB\u201d. Refer the photos for guidance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamentslitview.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1038\" title=\"ornamentslitview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamentslitview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamenttuckview.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1039\" title=\"ornamenttuckview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamenttuckview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent5.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1030\" title=\"ornamanent5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The bulbs were then painted with a heavy\/thick coat of black latex paint. The paint acts as a \u201cskin\u201d helping to make the entire ornament smooth and fill in gaps between the foam and the plastic bulb.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent6.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1031\" title=\"ornamanent6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">After the black latex paint dried, the ornaments were \u201cdry brushed\u201d with white primer to make the skull designs visible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent7.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1032\" title=\"ornamanent7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornamanent7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The final step was to apply a coat of orange shellac to the entire bulb, giving the ornaments a nice shine and a warm tone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament3.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1019\" title=\"ornament3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolloween.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ornament3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are unlimited ways that the ornaments could be painted so be creative and have fun.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here are the templates. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i143.photobucket.com\/albums\/r122\/scottastoll\/ornamant\/SKULLORNAMENTTEMPLAGEPAGEFOUR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Templates Four<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">NOTE: The black dots on each page should be the size of a US quarter. 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