Garden Edging Turned Mini Halloween Tombstone

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Hey, Halloweenies! I know. Halloween is two months away, but I woke up this morning with a brainstorm of an idea of what to do with these bad boys below...wooden garden edging that I found at a garage sale over a year ago...for like $1. Don't they look like little tombstones? Exactly!

GARDEN EDGING TURNED DECORATIVE MINI HALLOWEEN TOMBSTONE

SUPPLIES

• vintage wooden garden edging shaped like tombstone
• needle nose pliers with wire cutter
• DecoArt Stencil Paint in "shimmering silver"
• Norton Sanding Bug from Rockler Woodworking
• 1" foam brush from Rockler
• Gorilla Glue Precision Glue Pen
• PK Glitz glitter in "crystal"

STEP 1: Cut apart the wires connecting the garden edging using a wire cutter.
I used the one built into my needle nose pliers.

STEP 2: Using the foam brush from Rockler, paint the mini headstone with one coat of shimmering silver stencil paint.

STEP 3: Distress the piece using the Norton Sanding Bug from Rockler.

STEP 4: Use the Gorilla Glue Precision Glue Pen to spell out RIP and a downward arrow on the mini headstone.
It will start out clear and flat. After time, it will puff up and turn white like the example above.

STEP 5: While glue is wet, sprinkle with PK Glitz glitter. Let it dry.

Check out the shimmer on that baby! I did not add any special effects. That is the PK Glitz glitter catching the morning sunlight!! Imagine it in candlelight!

STEP 6: For fun, I added a industrial light bulb cover over the top.

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