How To Make Tombstones For Halloween

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:20 am

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

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:30 am

Great link!!! Thanks..

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:44 am

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

lol

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:45 am

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.

Haunted Horseman · Post by **Haunted Horseman** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:33 pm

Great Vid!

mandy0221 · Post by **mandy0221** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:57 pm

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?

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:15 pm

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

Dutchess of Darkness · Post by **Dutchess of Darkness** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:17 am

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

What time is it where you are right now?

LawP · Post by **LawP** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:05 am

Mandy, I think that stuff is in the insulation area...I'm sure if you ask an associate they could tell you.

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:46 pm

Dutchess - No problem! I am a very visual person and need to see things done practically before my eyes or I get all confused

hehe

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

Halloween71 · Post by **Halloween71** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:16 pm

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.

Dutchess of Darkness · Post by **Dutchess of Darkness** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:32 am

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!