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How To Make Tombstones For Halloween

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:20 am
by magickbean
Hey guys, I just found this on YouTube - it's a clip from the makers of Big Scream TV and it is a really cool tutorial for making styrofoam tombstones - they look so simple I can't wait to get going with them!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-RGC20B_0

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:30 am
by Pennywise11
Great link!!! Thanks..

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:44 am
by magickbean
No problem! I can't believe it's nearly 30 degrees outside, clear blue skies and sunshine and I'm sat inside.. on my computer.. looking at Halloween videos on YouTube :roll: lol

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:45 am
by Pennywise11
LOL... Funny you say about watching Halloween vids on YouTube... I love looking up stuff like that... just here on my break I was looking up cheese Zombie vids... They are pretty cool. Check'em out sometime.

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:33 pm
by Haunted Horseman
Great Vid!

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:57 pm
by mandy0221
Great find - I have always wanted to make my own tombstones but my problem has been finding that styrofoam. Someone mentioned hardware store but what department would that be in?

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:15 pm
by magickbean
I was thinking the same thing - we have two stores here in the UK - B&Q and Homebase, I was going to try just going in and asking them if they had any lol :)

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:17 am
by Dutchess of Darkness
Hey Magickbean, Awesome Link for making Tomestones. I've had a few links saved in the past, but they were just written instructions, this is much easier to understand when you are like me and very visual~HUGS~ for posting such a great link :D
What time is it where you are right now?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:05 am
by LawP
Mandy, I think that stuff is in the insulation area...I'm sure if you ask an associate they could tell you.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:46 pm
by magickbean
Dutchess - No problem! I am a very visual person and need to see things done practically before my eyes or I get all confused :shock: hehe

What time is it right now? Hmm for me it's 8:46pm.. starting to get dark :)

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:16 pm
by Halloween71
It is in the insulation part of the stores.I made 8 this year out of flower styrofoam nothing fancy but I am pleased.I used a big piece and cut it the way I wanted it and hot glued it to a smaller thicker piece to make a base.I used spray paint -it made it look really weathered(it eats it).I either carved a eipitate (sp?) before I sprayed or carved after and took a screwdriver of all things to fill in the carving with paint.If I carved before I painted I left it as is.Everybody who see's them says they look real.The largest one is 3ft with about a 8 inch base.I perfer the green craft styrofoam to the white.I found some styrofoam pieces at lowes that was a package of 8 pieces 4 ft tall and 1 ft wide I made a 4 sided open top tombstone with the top peaked on all 4 pieces my version of a oblisque(sp again) tombstone.I made two.
One I am going to have a devil coming out of it.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:32 am
by Dutchess of Darkness
Hey Magickbean, Did I mention that I could just hug you for posting this you tube link on how to make tombstones, I've been wanting something like this, now thanks to you, it will be possible for someone like me to make my very own awesome looking Tombstones, you rock girl! :D :wink: