Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum - Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Today's make is the second in a trio of pirate domes that I made for the Tim Holtz Halloween 2026 release. The structure is again a Display Dome so it is small so you have to make the most of the space you have under the glass. Today's dome is inspired by the Poison Raven Tavern from a large pirate make I did in 2023. 

 

Of course I filmed as I made, so I do have a process video tutorial for this make. It is difficult to film while making and sometimes I forget to hit record or I accidentally work off camera, but I hope I captured enough to help inspire you in your own making process.

The glass on the domes is really limiting, but it looks amazing. And I really need help editing my ideas so everything fits and I love that domes force me to do that. The Bar ftom the Halloween Adornments is fabulous on the front of this dome. I did have to bend it a little and I did that with some metal bending pliers I got off Amazon.

Here is a side view.

And the back view.

Here you can see the drips I added to the candles.

And here is a skull and crossbones adornment I also bent and added to the front of the barrel. I did happen to break on ebone and just glued it back on in place and I think it looks fine. 

I ended up painting the bottles and the skull. The skull was painted with Old Paper, the green bottle with Forest Moss.

The tan bottle was Vintage Photo and the smalles bottle was colored with Scorched Timber. All of the little labels were part of the Halloween Ephemera Pack.

The coins I included were from the stash I made for the treasure dome. I didn't add that to today's video, but you can see it in this tutorial called The Rich Stuff.

 

Thank you so very much for watching!

Have a creative day, 

Tami

 

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The Rich Stuff - Halloween Idea-ology

 Inspired by a favorite childhood movie, The Goonies, where they go off in search of the rich stuff to save the Goondocks, I made this pirate treasure Display Dome for the Tim Holtz Halloween Idea-ology release. 

In 2023 I made a large pirate inspired, four-sided vignette piece. that you can see called Avast Me Hearties. It was a blast to make! However, since 2023, I have wanted to break that piece down into smaller, more manageable pirate inspired scenes. Thus my trio of domes for this Tim Holtz release. I am going to share these domes one at a time so they are more manageable. 

I did film myself making the domes so I have a video tutorial of each one, however, there are a few things I missed when filming because my phone either ran out of battery or storage. Hahahaha! But you get most of it, so I hope that what I did capture is helpful. 

One last thing, as we move along with Idea-ology video tutorials again, they will always be longer than most other tutorials. These projects take anywhere from a couple of days to a week in my studio and I try to edit them down so you see the important bits, but don't end up sitting for a marathon tutorial either. I would really appreciate if you would like and comment on my videos on YouTube. This really helps me as these free video tutorials take a lot of time to make. Thank you so much.

This blog is not a tutorial. I will post close ups and still photos of each piece so you can see the details. I always find that helpful when I am making. Sometimes an instructor will think their directions are clear but they just don't click with others. So photos will often be beneficial as you can see details and it will help it make sense.

 Thank you for stopping by. I hope the video and the still photos help inspire to make your own version of the rich stuff!

Have a creative day,

Tami

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An Ode to Poe - Halloween Idea-ology

The 2022 Halloween Idea-ology release from Tim Holtz is fabulous! So many great products that can be used year round so be sure to stock up!

 

As I was going through the products when I got them, there were a few pieces that inspired this make: the ravens, the baseboard chamber door and the piece of Poe ephemera.

 

I started trying to think of what things I could use to make a project that could showcase some of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems.

This was the outcome. I hope you enjoy it!

Here is the video tutorial for this project. 

Here are the links to my previous tutorials for making the trays and boxes into books that I referenced in the video tutorial:

A Christmas Carol

Live Your Story

Below are just the closeups of the project.

Annabel Lee  - a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven - A poem by Edgar Allan Poe

I decided to leave the metal on the card file since I was doing books. It seemed appropriate.  

This book vignette represents the short story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

I used a bunch of Distress Crypt Grit Paste on this vignettte!

The fork sconce made from Adornments Silverware.

The Cask of Amontillado made from an Idea-ology Barrel and Halloween Remnant Rubs.

 

This story of revenge takes place in the Montressor family catacombs and there are bones everywhere.

The short story The Gold Bug is about looking for pirate treasure.

 

 It begins when a man finds a gold bug with a skull on its shell.

 

 Then he and some friends use a skull and the bug to find the pirate treasure.

 

This is the view from the other end of the piece.

 

The Oval Portrait is an very, very short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

It is about a traveler who takes refuge in an abandoned house and discovers a very lifelike oval portrait and a diary that tells its story.

 

Poe's chamber or studio is represented in this area. You see candles and books and things I imagined he used as inspiration for his stories.

 

On the top shelf are a bunch of books I thought Poe might use for reference, but tucked between them is a letter. It represents one of the first detective mystery stories called The Purloined Letter.

 

I had been wanting to use this man with his cat paperdoll, and figured this was as good a time as any. I framed him holding his cat, because Poe has a short story called The Black Cat. I know this cat isn't black but again, I am using a man who loves his cat as inspiration for Poe's story.

The eye on this shelf really stands out.

Both the eye and the heart under the floor boards are from the short story The Tell Tale Heart.

I just added a raven and skull on the bottom level thinking they might be inspiration for his poem The Raven and for the Gold Bug Pirate story. The papers and pen nib are representative of him writing a story.

You did it! You made it all the way to the end! I truly hope you like this project as much as I do. I really had such a fun time working on it and trying to find things to include that could represent different poems and short stories. Thanks also for bearing with my literary geekiness as well. LOL! I tried to control myself and to be honest, I could have been a lot worse. :-D Regardless, I appreciate you sticking with me to the end.

I wish you a very crafty day!

Tami

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