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Anthropologie Inspired WishBone Tutorial
Anthropologie inspired golden wishbone
I love Anthropologie and always find their catalog filled with inspiration and beautiful products. The Anthro Colossal Golden WishBone has been on my wish list.
Knocktoberfest hosted by our talented friend Lindsay from Makely Home this week was the perfect opportunity and motivation to create my own DIY version for less than $58 and in different sizes.
If you’re popping over from visiting the amazing Karianne at Thistlewood Farms, welcome! I’m so happy you’re here today and look forward to getting to know you if we’re not already acquainted. 🙂
What I used:
- Super Sculpey polymer clay
- Krylon 18 kt. Premium Gold Plate
I found purchased both of materials from Michaels Craft Store.
Tutorial:
The Anthro version is 13 x 6 inches. I tried to stay around that measurement by rolling two pieces of clay to about 13″ in length and “pinched” the end pieces of each together, then pressed each individual end with my thumb. Play with re-shaping. I also created two smaller versions by rolling a piece of clay to about 1/2 inch thickness. Fold in half. Pinch/thumb-press ends.
Move to a cookie sheet and perfect the wishbone shape a little more while the clay is still pliable. 
I baked mine for about 35 minutes at 275 degrees. (Be sure to follow package instructions for your project.) Let them cool. Now the wishbones are firm and hold their shape. 
Paint and let dry. 
Simple!
This is my first time working with clay so I have a feeling I can do a better job with more practice. I have a lot of clay and spray paint leftover to perfect my technique to create more wishbones.
They’re going to be a sweet holiday gift idea/package toppers too.
Next up on the Knocktoberfest tour is my fun & talented friend, Sandra from Sawdust Girl. Head over to see her creative knock off project that’ll knock your socks off!
Ready to see more knock off inspiration and DIY? Follow along the entire series from Makely Home. 25+ designer inspired DIY projects? Woo hoo! What fun! A BIG thanks to our lovely host, Lindsay and genius behind Knocktoberfest.
Follow the entire Knocktoberfest series:
Day 1
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1. Lindsay – Makely School for Girls
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2. Beth – Home Stories A to Z
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3. Gina – Shabby Creek Cottage
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4. Beckie – Infarrantly Creative
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5. Emily – Decorchick!
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6. Wendy – The Shabby Nest
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Day 2
1. Donna – Funky Junk Interiors
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2. Jess and Monica – East Coast Creative
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3. Jackie – Teal and Lime
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4. Jen – Tatertots and Jello
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5. Carmel – Our Fifth House
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Day 3
1. Chris – Just a Girl
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2. Lindsay – The White Buffalo Styling Company
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3. Melissa – The Inspired Room
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4. Ana – Ana White
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5. Marianne – Songbird
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6. Karianne – Thistlewood Farms
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Day 4
1. Roeshel – DIY Show Off
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2. Sandra – Sawdust Girl
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3. Jamie – C.R.A.F.T.
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4. Cassity – Remodelaholic
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5. Melissa – 320 Sycamore
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6. Mandi – Vintage Revivals
Day 5
1. Ashley – The Handmade Home
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2. Stacy – Not JUST a Housewife
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3. Traci – Beneath My Heart
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4. Brooke – All Things Thrifty
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5. Laura – Finding Home
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6. Sarah – Sarah M Dorsey Designs
*Linking up to Home Stories A to Z |
Personalized Trick or Treat Bags
Trick or Treat is coming up at the end of the month. I sure do miss having little ones at home. We don’t even get trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood but I do have two nieces and one nephew, all under the age of 5. With help from FrogTape® and Happy Crafters, I whipped up a little Halloween surprise for them. They’re going to love these personalized trick or treat bags!
Materials:
- canvas/linen tote bags
- fabric paints
- FrogTape® Shape Tape (I used all 3 patterns: chevron, wave and scallop)
- stencils (I created my own stencils using glossy black vinyl and transfer paper from Happy Crafters)
Tutorial: (please pardon the poor lighting…it’s raining today)
Part 1 – Shape Tape
Iron the tote bags to remove wrinkles.
Insert cardboard into the tote bag (to block bleed-through to the other side).
Cut a piece of FrogTape Shape tape a little wider than the bag. Decide placement. Remove half of the strip of wax paper backing from the Shape Tape. Position and press into place. Remove the other half of the wax paper backing and smooth into place. I found that securing the edges of the tape to the table underneath on the sides, kept my tote bag from sliding around, holding it in place for painting.
Repeat step 3 to create a ‘stencil’ border/line for the design.
Using a credit card, I rubbed the Shape Tape to make sure it was nice and secure, sticking to the canvas…check closely to be sure the Shape Tape is complete adhered to the canvas.
Paint! Be careful not to lift the Shape Tape with brush strokes. It helps to move the paint brush from ‘on the tape’ moving to the fabric rather than starting on fabric and pushing paint to the tapeline.
Remove Shape tape. Nice crisp lines!!! Let the paint dry. 
Part 2 – vinyl stencils
Using my Silhouette designer studio software, I created name stencils as well as purchased a few Halloween shapes from the Silhouette American online store. Then sent it to cut to create vinyl stencils. 
Peel away lettering and design to create a stencil. Using transfer paper, position vinyl stencil on tote, rub with a credit card and remove transfer paper – leaving the vinyl stencil in place on the canvas. 
Paint and remove vinyl. Allow paint to dry 4 hours.
*Using a black Sharpie, I traced around the ghost where his white body met with the white chevron.
Aren’t they darling? Years of use! Machine washable (inside out) after 72 hours. Cute.Cute.Cute!
Now I have three little trick-or-treaters! Treators? What’s your favorite kind of Halloween candy?
*I’m a member of the FrogTape® Blog Squad. This post is sponsored by FrogTape®. As always, the opinions are completely my own based on my own experience. See more DIY from the FrogTape® blog squad.
*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. See more projects at Happy Crafters blog.
