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IT’S NOT TOO LATE: Two Easy Beetle Juice Snake Props to Make Before Halloween

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The Second Beetle Juice Snake prop made.

The Beetle Juice Snake character (from the original movie), has always been one of my favorites, but I didn’t know if I had enough time to build one. With starting my prop creations in Sept., I was surprised I finished as many as I did, let alone two more. With less than three weeks before Halloween, this was how we accomplished making TWO different types of the Beetle Juice Snake props. The first only takes approx. an hour to make, and the second could take 3-4 days, if you can work on it every night. So there is still time to make one before Halloween!

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How to Make the Shrunken-Head Hunter from the Movie Beetle Juice

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How to make your own bob shrunken head man from waiting room in Beetle Juice movie

Before taking my family to Beetle Juice, the Musical, I wasn’t sure what our yard haunt would be this year. But after seeing the musical and remembering how much we loved the original movie, there was no question about it.

I’ve always taken certain scenes and characters from movies/shows and tried to replicate them in my own creative way. Here’s my version of the hunter, the shrunken-head man in the waiting room from the original version of Beetle Juice, and a quick tutorial of how I made him. I belong to several Halloween groups, and some call this character Bob, where others insist on his name Harry the Hunter. Creating their heads are basically the same, except for one being brown, the other blue, with little to no hair.

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How to Make Your Beetle Juice Ghosts Look More Than Just Like Hanging Sheets

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An easy prop to add to anyone’s yard haunt – ghosts! But don’t forget to give them some bulk.

Now that many of us are putting up our Halloween props, I’m sure some of y’all are scratching your heads – like I did – on how to get our ghosts to actually look more ghost-like and not like a flat hanging sheet.

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How to Make Beetle Juice’s Sandworm Body Sections

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building a sandworm from Beetle Juice

Both Sandworm bodies were made differently.

When I first mulled around the idea of making a Sandworm from the Beetle Juice movie, I knew how I was going to make the double-headed section, but how I was going to achieve his body sections, was another story.

I looked at other ideas – some more pricier than others – but just didn’t feel it. My creations come from my intuition/forces within, rather than any art class. I made two sections that jumped out of the ground two different ways, because the first one I created wasn’t exactly making me happy. Here’s how I made them: Continue reading →

How to Make a Surprisingly Easy Sandworm Head from the Movie Beetle Juice with Many Items You Already Have at Home

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DIY Making a Sandworm

The head part of the Sandworm.

This Sandworm prop is fairly easy to make, although there are a lot of steps in the process. Here’s how I made my version of Beetle Juice’s Sandworm:

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Newest Additions to the Stranger Things Yard in Charlotte 2023

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If you’re looking for a free Stranger Things(ST) experience, here are a few sample photos of what you’d find at 3632 Cole Mill Road, in Charlotte, NC. With over 15 features that encompass the Stranger Things show, visitors won’t be disappointed. Some tutorials are already posted. We hope to see you there! ~ The Morrow Family

Eleven Elevator Stranger things closing gate
A sneak peak at Eleven and Hopper(unseen from this angle) in the elevator, trying to close the gate.
billy max mindflayer stranger things props
Iconic scenes from Stranger Things recreated.
Vecna with lava breaking the earth Stranger Things
Vecna is above the breaking earth, waiting to cause havoc.
Max above Billy's grave Stranger Things
Max, hanging above Billy’s grave.

Making Billy’s Tombstone from Stranger Things

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Billy’s gravestone without bottom base.

Believe it or not, from all the props made this year, making Billy’s tombstone was probably the most frustrating. In hindsight, since it was my first-ever tombstone made from foam ( I know, can you believe it?), I probably should have watched a few videos from the more seasoned creators, that have. Yet, I overcame the mishaps, and learned along the way. I’ll share what I did, and what I’d change, for the next one I make.

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Making Easy Lava Cracks in the Ground for Halloween

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Cracks in the earth, under Vecna from Stranger Things yard.

After seeing the last season’s episodes of Stranger Things, I knew I wanted to recreate Vecna, the lava cracks in the earth, Billy, and Max. I watched a few other creative tutorials, but as usual, I decided to make mine a little differently. The differences in my version of lava cracks vs. others I found online:

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Stranger Things Halloween Yard Haunt Adds More Characters

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Vecna Prop from Stranger Things

Sorry for the lack of posts, but 2023 has been a whirlwind of events. From throwing the biggest home graduation party, vacations, life, and then creating new characters from the Stranger Things series – it’s been hectic.

Let’s Break Down the Previous Years of Stranger Things Props Made

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The New Additions to our Stranger Things Yard 2022

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Hopper and Eleven are in the elevator, trying to close gate.

Now that Halloween is over, and props are back down, I have a little time to share my latest additions to my Stranger Things yard haunt. Last year, I created The Mindflayer, with over 200 feet of legs, Nancy’s arm coming out of the tree from the Upside Down World, a Gate, Will Byer’s Castle, Eleven, and an Alphabet Wall that actually spells secret messages.

This year, I added several more props, and created a different scene from Season 2, episode: The Gate.  Continue reading →