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Just in time for the Halloween season! I loved designing these two sets of Gothic Halloween silhouette plaques and ornaments! They were so fun to cut and look really cool and creepy!
The larger mini-plaques measure approximate 6” x 4” and the smaller ornament-sized plaques measure about 4” tall by 3” wide. They are made to be ‘self-framing’ where you tilt your saw on a bevel and cut the inside of the plaque so that it is recessed back into the frame. You then cut the silhouette overlay pieces from 1/8” stock and glue it onto the center.
Even though they would look great in natural colors of contrasting wood, the painting process is super-easy. I simply spray painted the outer frames with black matte paint and then sponged on gold metallic paint to make them look old. For the orange insides of the plaque, I printed out an orange marbled background onto card stock and cut it to fit. I then glued the background into place. Finally, I sprayed the silhouette overlay pieces again with matte black spray and glued them into place. Then everything got several coats of spray poly.
I offer these patterns on my site (they are on special for the month of October) Here : SLD398 and SLD399. Each pattern includes the slotted easel pattern so that you can display them anywhere you wish, as well as full instructions and a colored sheet for printing the backgrounds.
I really love Halloween and I enjoyed making these patterns very much! Thanks for looking!
Sheila :)
-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"
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AJswoodshop
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#1 posted 257 days ago
They look really nice! Your scroll saw work is excellent!
-- If I can do it.....so can you! -AJswoodshop
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#2 posted 257 days ago
Thank you AJ! :)
Sheila
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Jamie Speirs
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#3 posted 257 days ago
I like them Sheila they are definitely
Halloween, they remind me of the
Victorian cut out portraits.
jamie
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JoeyG
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#4 posted 257 days ago
Those are really cool Sheila, I’ve gotta get a scroll saw. Of coarse even with your patterns I doubt I can make them come out as nice as yours.
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#5 posted 257 days ago
Aren’t they for Halloween? They don’t look scary! They’re beautiful piece of art! Really gorgeous silhouette!
-- "someone has to be wounded for others to be saved, someone has to sacrifice for others to feel happiness, someone has to die so others could live"
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#6 posted 257 days ago
Very nice series of art.
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#7 posted 257 days ago
As always, a great series Sheila!
These bring a touch of class to the scary season.
-bob
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#8 posted 257 days ago
Awesome work Sheila!
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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#9 posted 246 days ago
oh yes Sheila. I immediately think of Alfred Hitchcock. Way kool
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#10 posted 245 days ago
These were among my favorite to create this year for Halloween. I loved cutting the intricate frames, and the fun silhouettes were easy. The overall look is really cool and creepy. I am glad you all like them so much! :)
Thank you for your nice words of encouragement!
Sheila
-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"
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