I sprayed on 3 coats of flat gray paint over the handle. I then did one coat of silver and a final coat of a lacquered spray paint that's supposed to simulate a hammered iron finish. I then took three of my miniature plastic skulls. sliced off the back and mounted each of them onto a small piece of pva foam and drove a halo of small brass nails into the skulls and attached it to the frame.

I think I might adding some red to the spike tips.