Introduction: Skull Lamp
You want a creepy lamp to light up your halloween nights? This is your project!
You will need!:
- No baking clay.
- A clean pot.
- Red candles.
- Molding tools.
- Water.
- Fake nails and scissors.
- Black eye shadow and a make up brush. (Optional.)
Step 1: Let´s Begin!
- Cut the clay in strips.
- Apply the stips on the pot and go tapping and pressing until it´s all covered.
- Wet your fingers with water an smooth the surface.
Step 2: Create the Holes
- With a toothpick trace the main lines of the skull desing.
- Remove the clay from the eyes, the nose and the mouth.
Step 3: Sculpting Time!
- Mold the clay in little tubes with your hands.
- Place them around the eyes and the nose.
Step 4:
- Create 2 little balls.
- Place them next to the nose.
Step 5:
- Add a tube of clay down the eyes.
- And one big tube under the nose.
Step 6: Prepare and Add the Tooth.
- Take the nails.
- Cut them in the right shape.
- Place them on the mouth.
Step 7:
- Smooth the surface with the sculpting tool.
- Let it dry at least 24 hours.
When the clay is dry, it will be cracked, witch is perfect for halloween!
Step 8: Let´s Decorate!
- With the black eye shadow, paint around the eyes, the nose and down the bones.
- Take a candle and let the hot wax fall over the top of the pot.
PD: The nice thing of adding wax its that it will be moving and falling if you put a candle inside.
Step 9: Add a Candle or a Light!! and You Are Done!

Participated in the
Lamps and Lighting Contest 2016

Participated in the
Halloween Decor Contest 2016

Participated in the
Clay Contest 2016
5 Comments
6 years ago
That looks great! Your work with the clay is great and the fingernaiil teeth are the perfect touch :)
7 years ago
That looks really good. The nails actually make great looking teeth.
Reply 7 years ago
Thanks! :)
Reply 7 years ago
cool????
Reply 7 years ago
Thank you!