Dia de los muertos / Halloween decoration

Inspired by the movie Coco and our family heritage, I recently added this to our decoration collection. The sugar skulls are made from 1/4" aspen wood, spray painted before being engraved, the color really pops under the blacklight! I attached them to an old fence panel, aged and sunbleached for a nice rustic vibe.

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I saw it before it disappeared for some reason…looks great! :grinning:

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Thanks!

It’s back now. :smile:
Need to make some sugar skulls one of these years - they’re cooler than candy.

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Those are great!

I love the one with the 'stache :slight_smile:

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I’m a huge fan of Dia de los muertos art and Mexican folks art in general and this is great stuff. I love the presentation on the board too.

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The Dia de los Muertos sign is great!! I love the bright colors on the rustic looking wood.

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The detail is amazing! Did you do any weatherproofing to them? I always like the small details, too :thinking:

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Excellent! Are the skulls engraved or scored?

Alfeñiques!

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Oh, very cool! Do you plan to shine a black light on them on the big night?

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Nice! Now try some with actual sugar…

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I’d forgotten about that totally cool application…you really should do a sugar skull…there are patterns all over the interwebs…:smile:

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Very impressive decor.

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Thanks! I didn’t do much waterproofing, one coat of spray polyurethane, but it is holding up well so far.

I have it hanging under a blacklight but I haven’t been able to get a good photo at night.

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They’re engraved