Scooby Doo Spooky Island Disco Ball Skull

I've always wanted the disco skull in the live action Scooby Doo movie since it came out and since it's almost Halloween I thought I'd make my own! If you also love Scooby Doo and this disco ball then jinkies! Let's go solve a mystery!

Supplies

You'll need:
Styrofoam skull
Crayola Model Magic or styrofoam cones
Craft glue
Mirror tile stickers (from Amazon)
Toothpicks
Scissors
Strong wire
Wire cutters
Pliers
Chain and hooks for hanging
The desire to solve the Spooky Island mystery

Step 1: Making the Spikes for the Skull

I wanted the skull to be light weight but I was unable to find the right sized styrofoam cones for this project so I used white Crayola Model Magic.

Take your skull out of it's package and figure out how many spikes you want on it's head and where to place them. I did a row going down the middle to start with and stuck a toothpick in each spot and then lined up the next rows in unison with the middle row. I eyeballed this because I was okay with the spikes not looking perfect and it looking more handmade.

I ended up with 25 toothpicks in my skull (ouch!). To make the spikes, I rolled out a thick worm shape out of the Model Magic and cut it evenly into 25 slices. Then you roll each slice into a ball and then you take one of the balls and cover half of it with your finger and start rolling it on a foil covered table. This is what gives the balls the cone shape and you eventually get used to it and will be able to roll the spikes out uniformly and can always go back and fix them too. Whatever you do, don't let the Model Magic pieces touch each other! This clay loves to stick to itself so make sure to seperate each piece.

With your toothpicks already in your skull, place craft glue (I got mine from Dollar Tree) on one of the toothpicks and then take one if your cone shapes and push it down onto the glue covered toothpick. Dab a glob of glue on the base of the skull and press the bottom of the cone that's on the toothpick flat against the skull. Repeat with all your Model Magic cone shapes.

This project took me a few days to make so be patient and have your eye on the end goal..an amazingly shiny disco ball.

Step 2: Hang Your Skull in an Absurd Way Until the Spikes Dry

You can't lay your skull flat at this point so what I did was I stuck a toothpick through the jaw of my skull and then took a chain and tossed it over my shower curtain rod, placing the toothpick ends in the chain. And voila! A very makeshift and punk looking way to hang your spikey skull so that the clay cone shapes can dry straight and not droopy like in the first picture.

I let it hang like this for 2 days to make sure the glue and clay was fully dry.

Step 3: Cover Everything in Mirror Tile Stickers (about 2,000 Tiles)

This seems obvious but you have to attack it with a game plan, otherwise your skull's face will be lost in layers of mirrors. Press these mirror stickers into every crevice you can manage to maintain the face shape. I laid down long strips of the mirrors for the teeth but inside the nose and eyes is tricky because you have to stick down one tiny mirror tile at a time.

Take your time and try not to get overwhelmed, put on a movie or a show that'll help you to keep going no matter how sticky your fingers get.

After the face is done, I laid down strips of tile randomly along the skull. Do not work on the spikes yet! Focus on the skull first and then take a break. I laid my skull face down in a blanket whenever I'd take a break from sticking on the tiles.

When you come back to it, take a long row of mirrors and carefully coil it around each spike until you reach the top. I added an extra mirror piece to the top of each spike. Remember to watch your show while you do all this!

When you're done with the mirror stickers, you'll be left with a beautiful and magnificent Spooky Island Disco Ball. But now it's time to add the hook to hang it from..

Step 4: Add the Hook and You're Done!

I used a very strong wire and cut it into about a 6 inch long piece with wire cutters. I then removed 2 tiles from behind the second middle spike and covered half the wire in craft glue. I then poked the glue covered wire into the skull, making sure it didn't come out the other side and leaving 2 inches of wire left at the top.

I then bent the wire into a U shape at the top and twisted it slightly to form a closed circle. Then I put as much glue as possible into the hole that the wire is going into and pressed the circle shape into it and added even more glue. You can't have enough glue when it comes to this step!

Let this baby dry overnight and then use a chain and hook to hang your disco ball from and you're done! This looks amazing and is a great conversation piece and would also be a show stopping disco ball for a Halloween party. Enjoy!