Halloween Poe Dome

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Today is a bit of a departure for me. I have been stalking some of Tim Holtz's designers for a while now. the talent never ceases to amaze me!

I purchased some of the Ideaology Halloween products. I had 3 weeks to think about what I would make and who for as they took a long time arriving. After I made a few books using Cracked Leather Cardstock and a Tami Bastiaans tutorial the light bulb came on.

Here is the back story. My sister-in-law loves Halloween. Her son, Chris, is a talented filmmaker/director/writer.

Several of his works are in the horror genre, thus the inspiration for this dome. He loves old books, and during a recent visit home, we found ourselves at a library book sale interested in the same old books. I decided I would use the film theme to create a Halloween Dome deco piece for his mother using some of his titles on the books.

If you follow Tim Holtz, he encourages people to make things ahead of time to have them on hand for making. Now I understand. It took me 3 days, on and off, to make the pieces for this dome. 

The dome I used was a Family Dollar Store find. I drilled a hole in the base to fit the bulb of a battery tea light.

I used an Idea-ology baseboard window frame as the separation between the 2 sides of the dome. It didn't quite have the look I needed so I covered it with Woodgrain Cardstock, treated it with Distress crayons, and added some Crackle Texture Paste. I used a bit of mica in the windows then cut the web and ghost from vellum using Sizzix/ TH Thinlits 664209 Frightful Things. Hanging from the web is a metal spider from Idea-ology Halloween 2022. The sticker at the top is from the Curiosities Sticker book. A little Mummy cloth on the bottom adds a little more texture.

I made some drippy candles and attached one to a Distress Painted pumpkin. I used one of the gear dies from the Gearhead Sizzix Thinlits set to cut 4 pieces. I trimmed away the cogs around the outside so it resembled a film reel. The film strip took the longest. It's a 1/2-inch strip of cardstock punched with hand punches.

I added the titles of Christopher's works to the books.

This is the writer's side of the dome, complete with a framed portrait of Poe. I found the picture of him in an old dictionary and cut a frame of copper cardstock distressed with Distress Crayons and Texture paste. The film reel is leaning against another drippy candle, three more books, a piece of the filmstrip, and a handmade ticket to Studio 13 finish the base.

A Curiosities sticker and a 13 from the Halloween Ephemera package finish the top.

This is Poe lit up in the dome.

Below is Linda's side of the dome. The moon at the top is the back of the 13 from the Poe side. I added a touch of Antique Linen Distress ink and stenciled a few craters using the moon stencils.

the bat is from the Halloween Ephemera pack. Linda is a HUGE animal lover, so I had to add the black cat to her side. The cat is sporting a tiny 13 to tie both sides together along with more books. There is a small piece of the film strip, but it's behind the books.

This was great fun to make. A lot more fun than rebuilding a deck, which was what I was doing while waiting for supplies to arrive and while I was creating the books, etc.  It was a much-needed diversion from construction disagreements. You would think I would have learned by age 71 that home improvements need to be done by a specialist! We're too old for this. 

At least it's nearly done and I can get back to creating!😌