A Creative Alternative For Your European Mount And Dead Heads You Find In The Woods In The Spring

I love going shed hunting. It’s one of my favorite things to do in the spring. Although I don’t have the best success rate of finding them, I do have a good success rate of finding dead heads. But mostly I like preserving them to appreciate for years to come. One way I do that is by spray painting the deer skulls and hanging them up to display.

A couple of years ago I paid someone to paint my six pointer that I had shot the previous hunting season. She did an amazing job. When the next bow season rolled around and I took another buck. I decided I wanted to try my hand at doing it myself.

I’ll be the first to admit that I am NOT a good painter. I’m not even good at painting walls. But I can use spray paint to create a beautiful deer skull. When I am holding my harvest in my hands I know how much work went into that hunt. It just feels like the right thing to do. To honor that deer by using my own two hands to create something I can proudly display.

I’ll be the first to admit that I am NOT a good painter. But I can use spray paint to create a beautiful deer skull.

Painting deer skulls and turtles shells is an easy project to do and so rewarding when you see your finished piece. It’s also a powerful way to get kids excited about nature. I started doing it for fun a couple of years ago after having collected a multitude of turtle shells that I found in the woods. I wanted to find a creative way to display them.

Turtle shells moved on to my buck skulls which moved on to any skulls I found while out in the woods. Below is a step by step video of what works best for me in creating a decorative skull. There are only a few supplies you need to get started: Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic, Krylon Color Master White Paint + Primer, Krylon Color Master Black Paint + Primer along with your choice of various Krylon Color Master Paint colors.

Painting A Deer Skull With Spray Paint Is Easy

Out in nature is my favorite place to spend my time. I love bringing home treasures from treks through the woods.

My 3 year old granddaughter loves to go out and gather acorns with me for future projects. It’s such a bonding time when you can share your love of nature with future generations.

However, what I love even more is creating something from my finds and then sharing it with others. I would love to share YOUR nature creations. TAG ME in your art and I’ll proudly display it on my page.

Remember that sharing our lives with others inspires them to share THEIRS.

Be An Inspirer!

We’ve all got that one friend who is crafty and can “how-to”  anything.  You know the one.  That friend that no matter what she tackles in the “creative realm” it  turns out AMAZING!

She  could paint a dog turd (I apologize for that image although it’s true) and it would be be ready to sell at any craft show around and everyone would stand in line to buy it.

I know first hand because I’ve got THAT friend…and she knows who she is.

Find Your Inner Artist

Then  there are people like you and I, the ones who want to be creative.   Oh I am innovative and imaginative, don’t get me wrong,  but when it comes to naturally being comfortable with paintbrushes and wood-burners

I just don’t possess that gift .  Some people are  inherently artistic.   Again,  there are those people  who know Hobby Lobby like the back of “our”, oops I mean “their”  hands.

They can walk through the store blindfolded, in addition to being able to download the weekly coupon, on a smart phone,  quicker  than the gal at the register can check ’em  out.  Can you say 40% off?

In saying that though, I LOVE to make homemade gifts for others and spend most of my nights on my laptop getting ideas from Pinterest.

If you have never been on this website you need to check it out.  It’s easy to maneuver through.   You  can find a diversity of ideas that you would never  EVER dream of or could even think up on your own.

Homemade Gifts Are The Best

I am by no means a guru at crafting…let me just put that out there.   Although that is true, I still like to try new things and maintain that gifts from the heart are the best you can give as well as the most meaningful.

I also conclude that if you are able to help someone achieve the same outcome by sharing your knowledge and experience on a subject then you absolutely should do it…which brings me to this instructional  post.

Below is my FIRST “how-to” video called “How To Make Ceramic Tile Coasters” and it  will be the first of several in a series of basic DIY projects.

I am including a list of supplies and their  links to make it easy for you to get started as soon as possible.

Supplies You Need

Mod Podge (Matte or Glossy- I used Matte)

Sponge Brushes (I used Mod Podge)

Ceramic Tiles (white or black 4×4)

Scotch Felt Pads Value Pack

Scrapbook Paper or Cardstock

Now You’re Ready To Begin

I hope you enjoy  the project and video and look forward to hearing your comments.   If you find it helpful please give it a thumbs up and hit the SUBSCRIBE button.   If you have any questions please feel free to contact me either on Youtube or here on the “Contact Me” page.   Also, feel free to share pictures of the finished product.  I would love to see how it turned out.

Don’t Let Being A Beginner Keep You From Creating

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