Halloween Skelly

Elevate your $3 Wal Mart spooky decor. Only 3 supplies are needed to turn these skellies into faux ceramic masterpieces. Style them sitting up, laying down, or hanging! 

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Here are the supplies you will need:

Total Time: 1 hour

Total Cost: $3/skelly + $2/paint and $1/baking soda 



First mix the baking soda and acrylic paint. I used a 50/50 ratio of paint to baking soda. The more baking soda you add, the more texture the skellies will have. 


Paint your skellies. You may need 2 coats of paint depending on how thick you apply the paint. Let dry between coats.



Let dry.

Place the skellies in their new home! 

Ideas on where to style your skellies : bar cart, entry table, front porch or even a centerpiece to your dining table. 

We hope you enjoyed this step by step DIY to making your own Halloween skellies. If you make your own tag us on Instagram @zibrapainting or use the hashtag #zibrainspo. We love to see what you create!

Follow us on Instagram for more DIY inspo and pin the image below on Pinterest to refer back to. 

Happy Crafting! 

- Brie @ the Zibra Crew





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