Two More Halloween Boxes & a Tutorial

Here are two more of my first attempts at a) using crackle and b) painting Halloween images in a folk art style.

I've spent some time putting together a tutorial on my crackle experience thus far, optimistically called Conquering Crackle. While I am nowhere near conquering it, I have enough knowledge to wage a great battle.

As for the two boxes pictured here, the cat box taught me a lot, including that you need to remember where the clasp is going to block your design (poor kitty's tail is chopped off).

I wasn't all that crazy about the pumpkin box (pictured below), but the more I look at it, the more I think I like it better than the cat. Perhaps it's because I was able to control the crackle more on that project. Or maybe it's because the pumpkin is very close (though not a dead ringer) for the style I was going for.