A Witch's Apothecary

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When I saw the vintage label stamps on the Apothecary and Halloween Treats sets, the wheels in my (somewhat) crazy mind started turning. I just happened to have a nice little collection of bottles and skulls - why not combine them all into a Witch's Apothecary?

Adirondack Dabbers in Silver and Pitch Black helped transform my dollar store skeleton parts into metal-looking embellishments for my bottles.

A little twine, some MeltArt beeswax, and your witch's brews are sealed tight. The labels were stamped with Jet Black Archival ink, aged with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink, and adhered using Claudine Hellmuth's Matte Multi Medium.

The boney bits were attached to the corks using Idea-ology Memo Pins and wire.

The Idea-ology Word Key was given a rustic look with a little bit of Walnut Stain Distress embossing powder. It's attached to the twine using an Idea-ology Charm Clip and a Jump Ring.

The wooden disk (craft store) was stained with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress stain. I also added some layers of color using various Adirondack Dabbers.

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