How to DIY 2 Pottery Barn Skull Vases for under $15!

Love the PB Skull Vases but not the price? Are you bummed you missed out on them and they're no longer available? No worries!! We're going to make our own! Read on and you'll be displaying these fantastic vases in no time!

 

All supplies were purchased at Michaels and cost a grand total of $13!! (I had the spray paint on hand but I'm including the Michaels price for the same spray paint I used)

 

First a look at Pottery Barns version:

 

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These are no longer available on their website but that's okay because we're about to make our own!!

 

At a fraction of the price too!

 

Now a little look at my version:

 



 

 Ready to make your own??

 

First let's take a look at what you'll need

 

 

 

2 glass vases are on sale this week at Michaels for 2.99 each

2 styrofoam skulls are $1.04  ($1.49 + 30% off)

Krylon spray paint is on sale for $4.99 this week at Michaels. (I thought I'd like more of a tonal color and tried 2 different colors but the final coat was all Ivory as I just liked it better)

 

If you're lucky and your Michaels happens to be right next door to a Home Depot, Lowes or Walmart you might want to run in and get the paint from one of those stores as they run about a $1 cheaper.

 

 Okay so we've got all we'll need (oops forgot the glue!!) Use what you have on hand, that's what I did and why I forgot it, sorry!

 

Take the glass vases and give them a quick, light coat of spray paint

 

 

This was the greyish color and I just didn't love it but that was okay because it's just a base coat :)

 

 Let the vases dry.

 

While they're drying, grab a knife to cut the face off of each skull (that sentence just sounds really really wrong LOL)

 

 

You'll end up with 2 creepy faces staring at you...

 

 

Now an extra little step I took that I'm not sure made one iota of a difference, was to sort of scoop some of the styrofoam out of the center of the face like so:

 

 

After your vases have completely dried, (or if you're impatient like me, *mostly* dry) grab your glue to attach the foam skulls to the vases.

 

 

Allow the glue to dry

 

Almost DONE and it's been so easy thus far. Guess what? The last step is just as easy!

 

 

Bring the vases back out to your painting area and give them another light coat. That's it!

 

You now have your very own skull vases for a fraction of the cost and all the satisfaction of making them with your super savvy DIY skills. Go on with your bad self :)

 

 

See that blob in the left skull eye? That's where I scooped out just a little too much foam and the glue poured out. No biggie, I think he looks just a little creepier that way. He's our very own 'One Eyed Willy' We may or may not be "Goonies" fans in this house ;)

 

 

 

They certainly steal the show and I just love how they turned out!

 

I debated with myself about adding some depth with a brown or black paint watered down and dabbed on but decided to leave them as is. For now.

 

 

I hope this tutorial was helpful

 

Remember you can always keep costs even lower by using a paint you have on hand or vase/ceramics you already own.

 

-Danielle

 

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Entry table all decked out for Halloween

It's my most favorite time of year!!

The morning and evenings have a slight chill in the air, mid-day warms up to the high 80s but the humidity is gone. (if you also live in the south you know how nice the missing humidity is)

The changing weather always puts me in the Halloween decorating mood so I've been pinning and pinning inspiration ideas and pouring through all the magazines arriving in the mail.

I always swoon over the Pottery Barn Halloween spreads but know the budget doesn't allow me to go buy each piece and replicate the design.

So without further ado I present our entry tablescape all done up for Halloween (on a very small budget)

 

 

The bats go up the little stair wall. Bats are Martha Stewart line from Michaels I got on sale for $3.49

 

 

 The black frame is a thrift store find for $1.19, haunted house felt came from the The Dollar Tree for you guessed it $1.

 

I stole borrowed the books and owl from another room. The books came from Goodwill once upon a time and the owl was a 75% clearance from Michaels.

 

 

These vases are a DIY PB knock off I'll share the tutorial tomorrow so be sure and check back! They were super easy and CHEAP. All supplies from Michaels too! No hunting down rare or hard to find pieces to re-create this design ;)

 

Black bird from Garden Ridge $1.99, skeleton hands are meant for the yard but I just love them! They were 3.99 at Garden Ridge. The glass vase was a thrift store find for 1.99 and it's just filled with white round candy.

This big ole creepy spider was another Home Goods purchase at $3.99

 

Vase filler in the left hand skull vase is a black boa and two googly eyes glued to foam balls attached to wooden skewers, super easy to make and I'll be sharing a tutorial making quite a few of those as I have some super cute wreaths in the works right now ;) Filler in the other vase is the twigs from a cinnamon broom (I know cinnamon isn't a Halloween scent but it doesn't make me love it any less)

 

Hope you've enjoyed my Halloween tablescape! I keep walking by just to sneak a peek!!

Make sure and stop by again tomorrow for the vase tutorial, these bad boys were listed at $109 from Pottery Barn and you can buy all the supplies needed to make your own for a grand total of $13 for 2 and that includes the spray paint!! If you're like me and hoard paint you can make these bad boys for a whopping $8

-Danielle