The original Book has an intricate clasp, with a circlet around the eyeball on the front, an animal claw on the back and a braided piece connecting them in the middle. It has been broken down into the front, back, spine, corner snakes (all are different and accurate), spine snakes(both are also different), and the clamp which are in three pieces. The Manual of Witchcraft and Alchemy is known to contain all manner of dastardly contents, including spells and incantations to drain one’s life-force to replenish youth, cursing a victim with immortality, transforming victims into cats, raising the dead, cursing victims with boils and blisters, and so on and so forth. I made the base plates for the long snakes by embossing chipboard, then painting them to match the other pieces.

Christopher and I decided to watch Hocus Pocus last week and I made the offhand comment that we should make Book. This tutorial uses a combination of air drying and baked polymer clay for almost all of the details. Known as the Manual of Witchcraft and Alchemy, this nefarious book was given to the late Winnie (Winifred Sanderson) by the devil himself, and contains a myriad of arcane spells and powerful recipes for destruction and mayhem. I painted the eyeball and attached it to the cover of the book, then using more Creative Paperclay® I sculpted the eye lids and creases of the eye. Since Amazing Mold Putty is oven safe, I was able to fire my polymer clay right in the mold which helped a lot!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

I still needed to darken and age the book, so I created several different washes of brown paint and just layered it on until I was happy with the color and look of the book. All of the pieces were fired then painted with a coat of black, then layers of metallic silver to create the look of aged metal. x 11″ book, this marvelous replica spellbook (inspired by Hocus Pocus) can also be made by special request as a custom device cover, made to fit Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Touch, Apple iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus, Nook, or any of the thousand other mystical scrying devices used to navigate and uncover the mysteries of the modern world. You don’t need to be a Walmart+ member to take advantage of the markdowns, so these sales are for everyone!There are some online sources for pages seen in the movie; what material did you use to fill up the book? Adorning the front of the book is a special “Magic Eye” stone, a symbol used reveal inner truths and encourage self-awareness and self expression. I needed to create the look of skin, so I covered the entire book with layers of tissue paper until I reached the desired look. The detail on this is amazing, you could do props for theater clubs and different haunted attractions. I decided a more precise replica was worth the risk, do after much dowsing with water, I put the book in the oven.

I made the two long snakes and the basic eyeball shape, also using polymer clay then fired them all in the oven for about an hour. ThisIsWhyImBroke is reader supported, some products displayed may earn us a commission if you purchase through our links. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Also available in sketchbook, diary, journal, and other paper forms, for those who prefer to fill their books with their own magical works, or ink their own blood upon the page, or as a hollow box or jewelry box for storing or hiding items within.Change country: -Select- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. I just finished the mold and am getting a custom bound book to wrap in silicon for a fully animatronic version. So onto the update: The book base is completed, next I’ll conduct some body work, prime and prepare all parts for mold! A big part it took so long was because there was a lot of glue and painting used, which took a while to dry.