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Sugar Skull Decorating
While not the most traditional
decorations we offer some examples of creative use of commonly found decorative objects.
We suggest you browse the isles of your local craft shop for goodies.
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The happy couple
- both bride and groom dazzling even in death. |
Black flowers snipped from a bunch became eyes
dotted with sequins. Icing creates a turban highlighted with feathers and more
sequins. |
Betty Davis Eyes -
Quite the dapper gent with red tin foil tie and proper tall hat. Elvis (left) has
eyes made of beads and a sequin mouth. Hair notwithstanding looks a bit more like
Liberace. |
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Offerenda -
A non-traditional offerenda with skulls, fruit and plants. |
Mr. Bill -
Mr. Bill gets spruced up with a nice icing do and sequin collar.
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Frosting and Feathers
- use pastry bag tips for different styles of icing work. |
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Sugar Skull Coffins
- These Day of The Dead sugar
coffins were made in Mexico. They are a good example of the whimsical Day Of The Dead
sugar skull art. |
Belated Bride -
Starry eyes made of sequins and a proper bridal hat.
Props from the crafts
store
We purchased top hats, bridal veils, sequins, beads and feathers from the craft shop.
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Habits in the after-life
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This soul rose again for one
last smoke. Cigarette made of rolled up gold and red tin foil. His top hat is
adorned with feathers and sequins. |
More Day Of
The Dead
Return to
Sugar Skull Making - step by step
instructions for making sugar skulls
Day of the dead recipes - see
traditional recipes for day of the dead
Day of the dead - learn about the holiday
tradition
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