Some recent projects in the works...

This past weekend saw a surge in my crafting productivity. I re-glittered several Halloween wedding decorations that I promised I would do months ago, I silver-spray tested spiders, I made more glitter spiders with super-fine Martha Stewart glitter (omg such an improvement - they look super nice now), and I started on some test paper mache projects (pictured, very early stage) for wedding table centerpieces: a witches hat, a mask, and a Victorian-style Halloween container.

The exciting news is I found a paper mache recipe that I really adore. I've been using it with newsprint strips, and it actually makes the strips feel stronger when they are wet. Everything dries with a very clean, smooth, almost glasslike texture, very strong but still a little bit flexible (provided you do your projects in light layers, as I do).

I found the recipe (which involves white glue, corn starch, flour, salt and water) over at AranaMuerta's site.

I'm not done with any of the pieces, but as soon as I have some more time to finish I'll post them up.