Taxidermy diy

We love finding new specimens to add to Elliot’s nature collection. They’re a great resource for his nature studies and I’ve really enjoyed refining my process of preserving specimens over the past couple of years. I have a bit of experience pinning a variety of different insects, but am most familiar with butterflies and moths,

Today I'm going to sharing a super easy Halloween DIY. DIY Borax Crystal Skulls are more time than technique so they are a DIY for anyone.

These gilded insect faux taxidermy plaques (made with craft store supplies) are such a quick, easy and glamorous project - 3D art for your walls!

A selection of photographs from the book “A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science.”

Bring some creepy crawly elegance to your spooky decor with this super easy Halloween taxidermy with mounted insect specimens. See the gold leaf Praying Mantis cloche too!

Make your own vintage Faux Insect Taxidermy for easy DIY Halloween decor. Plastic bugs, gold spray paint & wood plaques for a classic look.

Step 1: Print and cut out the ram’s head template. Tape the two parts of the silhouette piece together. Trace the silhouette and base pieces onto a piece of cardboard. Cut out pieces with an x-acto knife. Step 2: Attach silhouette piece to the vertical center of the base using hot glue (I used tape, […]

Like many children, Otis loves his nature collection. He loves to collect items from his nature walks including dead bugs. In the past, we've stored his nature collection including his bugs in a lovely wooden box (it has sections and a glass cover) which has worked really well and looks beautiful on his shelves. But what if you didn't want the child to touch the bugs, what if the bugs were too delicate to be handled by young children, what if you wanted to pass the bugs around to many young…

A Faux Taxidermy DIY using a Foam Form, Magic Sculp & Paint You may have noticed that Faux Taxidermy is all the rage right now…