Day of the Dead & Halloween Round Up!

Here is a round up of my past projects for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos - but I've been working hard to make new ones that I'll be posting all month.



Check back soon!


CRAFTY CHICA GHOST STORIES
Rubina Chinchada & the Enchanted Dresser (flash fiction)
My Real Life, Swear-to-God Ghost Story! (for real!)
Cucuys de Maya (essay)

CRAFTY CHICA HALLOWEEN IDEAS (more to come)
Disturbing Doormat
Paint Drip Pumpkin
Halloween Hair Clips
Vampire's Rose Bouquet
Candy Necklaces
All about pumpkins (plus stencils!)
Halloween Zombie Dolls
Horror Flick Fabric Coasters
Hot Glue Eye Masks
Mason Jar Lanterns
Pumpkin TV Set
Sparkly and Spooky Banners
Stained Glass Lanterns
Candy Sorter Placemats
Creepy Candles
Furry Monster Candy Totes
Glow-In-The-Dark Jewelry

COSTUME IDEAS
Siouxsie Sioux and George Clinton
Corpse Bride Costume
Personalized Lucha Libre Mask
Beehive Wig
Zombie Chica
Samurai
Super Mario Goes to Heaven
Glittered Dorothy Shoes
Skeleton Mask
Mask-on-a-Stick
Gothic Skull Princess Crown
Cycle of Life Face Painting

I came across this picture from ages ago when I went out with my friends!

LEFT TO RIGHT (back): Some kind of bartender guy, Raggedy Ann, maharaja, Egyptian queen, Cruella DeVil. Front: Marilyn, Medusa!


CRAFTY CHICA DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IDEAS (more to come)
More projects to come! Below is a list of how-to projects for Dia de los Muertos - BUT I blog about it too, so for even more inspirations and life stories visit this link.

TUTORIALS
Cycle of Life Face Painting
Shimmery Skeleton Shadow Box
Calaca Canvas Collage
La Calavera Lino Cut Cards
Day of the Dead Rag Doll
Chunky Skull Bracelet
Embossed Tin Candles
Memory Ornaments
Matchbook Shrines
La Catrina Sculpture
Sugar Skull Art apron
Skull Charm Bracelet
Recycled Newspaper Pin
Felt Headband Hat
Skeleton Story Box
Black and White Charm Bracelet
Bleach Pen Skull Banners
Clay Calaca Beaded Charm Bracelet
Decoupage Lamp
Day of the Dead Pin
Felt Banner
FREE e-cards!
Funky Fantasy Skulls
How to make a shrine
La Catrina Cigar Box Shrine
Light up Skulls
Paper Flowers
Plaster of Paris Skulls
Reverse Glass Painting
Simple Papel Picado
Steve Irwin Altar
The Therapist Shadow box
Traditional Sugar Skulls
Wedding Couple Tote
White Chocolate Sugar Skulls

EDUCATION

Learn all about this spectacular and spiritual Mexican holiday by visiting Dead.AzCentral.com. My hubby, Patrick, did all the illustrations, i did many of the projects and classroom exercises!

Teacher and student educational packet, featuring the art of Patrick Murillo!

- The history of Dia de los Muertos.
- Glossary of terms associated with the celebration.
- Food and recipes.
- Photos.
-
Videos.
- How to build an ofrenda (an altar).
- MexicanSugarSkull.com
- Day of the Dead Wedding decorations.

- Rubber stamps and more rubber stamps!
- home decor items from Mexico.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR FAVORITE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS LINKS IN THE COMMENTS!

Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy :-)

P.S. Check out my new book and product line!