New Items: Dark Souls Potion Bottle Necklaces

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Tutorial for how to make the labels is here

Wow, these took me some time to make! I was experimenting a lot with resin and I tried to make different effects. I think these came out pretty cool! It was a lot of hard work... I used several different materials and mixed a lot!

I was inspired by a video game called Dark Souls which is a really good RPG because it's so challenging and different from other video games today. It's pretty much my most favorite game for the Xbox 360 and maybe its because it has horror elements blended into fantasy. I am very late because this game was released in 2011! Anyway these potions that I made resemble the consumable items within the game. Estus Flasks are for replenishing health, Red Moss Clumps are for reducing the effects of bleed, Humanity is for becoming human (lol), and Purple Moss Clumps are for reducing the effects of poison. Sorry for overloading you with geekiness.

The Moss Clump potions have actual moss in them! However they don't really look like moss but rather like arteries and bolts lightning (which is totally awesome). My favorite potion is the Humanity one because I achieved the ghostly effect I wanted! These pictures are high quality, but these bottles look way better in real life and they glimmer more!

Yup, these bottles are pretty small, but the smaller the cuter!

❤Nicole Vong

First Entry/Bottle Label Tutorial

Hello! I'm new here on Blogger and I decided to make a blog to display my creations and go into detail about them :) I also currently own two shops on Storenvy and you can find them on the right side of my blog! I sell handmade jewelry, mostly made out of polymer clay. So expect to see a lot of miniature foods and other miniature stuff. :D

So for my first blog post, I want to show you a tutorial I made! It is on how to make an antique label for fantasy bottles. It will be a great addition for any potion/spells that you're making! 

I originally posted this on Instagram, but whenever I upload my photos to that app, the quality goes down. This picture should be a lot more clear!

Steps:

① On a word processor, type the name of the label that you want. My font was 9pt or 8pt. Print it out then cut it to make a rectangle. It doesn't have to be perfect. I am showing how my label would fit on my bottle. 

② Make some cuts along the edges of the label. Try to make it random or else it will look like its been patterned. 

③&④ Crumple your label! Try not to rip it. Open it up and you'll notice the effects of its "aging". 

⑤&⑥ Use a *thin* layer of glue to coat the back of the label. I'm using tacky glue. Apply the label onto the bottle and make sure it's not slanted! 

⑦&⑧ Get yellow and brown acrylic paint and make one drop of each on your palette. Mix some yellow with a hint of brown along with a few drops of water. Paint all over your label. If it gets too yellow, even it out with a wet brush. Don't use too much water on the label! 

⑨ Get some watered brown on your brush and paint only the sides. Then make your brush dry and get brown paint. Lightly go over the edges and cuts in thin lines to make them darker. 

⑩&⑪ Use your nails to push parts of the edges inward or apart from your cuts. This will make the label look more crumply. In the photo, I'm using my thumb to push the edges up.

 ⑫ Wait for your label to dry. Then thinly coat it with a glaze. You are finished!!!

I hope you liked my tutorial! Maybe I will make more in the future.

❤Nicole Vong