Husband's Birthday

I can't resist the opportunity to make a homemade gift. The gallon jug was a few bucks at a garage sale. I made stencils of the Harley Davidson official skull and painted it on the jug in steps. We now have the perfect place to put our spare change to save up for motorcycle goodies. 

Official Harley Davidson "Willie G" Skull.

 This is the design I used. I printed four or five copies of it so I could cut sections out for stencils (and have extra in case of screw-ups!). Each copy provided a different layer in the final design. This particular picture shows the last stencil I used to fill in the eyes/nose. The extra cutouts helped me to center the design in the right section of the skull.

 There is very little time when I am able to have the apartment to myself to do sneaky projects,

so I did the majority of this project locked in the bathroom.

I originally cut out all the lettering, which was very time consuming. In a hurry,  I left the stencil taped to the jar and I left for work. When I got home the paint had dried to the stencil and chunks of paper got stuck to the jar. Other sections of paint peeled off when I removed the stencil. Major disappointment... so I started over.

The second time I just stenciled the skull. 

My "secret" hiding place for it while it dried in-between coats of paint. 

Here she is, already filling with monies! 

P.S. I need to stop blogging at night. (Or at least taking the photos at night.)