Baby dolls “transformed” into the walking dead. Image copyrighted, all rights reserved, Debbie Morrow
Here are my newest creations. Believe it or not, I had a nightmare the first night I started making these.
I’m not sure if I should stick them slightly into the ground or let them just be the walking dead. What do you think?
Jack and Zero need some prop friends. Which ones would you choose? Image courtesy of Marciniak Photography.
The beginning of summer is the opportune time to plan prop projects for Halloween. It gives a haunter the time and space to be more creative and allows for mishaps to be corrected. It allows for any reconstructions or cosmetic work to be completed in leisure – rather than a few panicked weeks.
Since I made Jack Skellington and his dog Zero last year, I’ve been contemplating what other characters to add. Jack’s girlfriend Sally, is at the top on my list. But how I will make her, is still up in the air.
All hell broke loose the week before Halloween, which has made me get behind in my posts. Since my house was in the path of Sandy, I had to decide whether or not I would take down my 50+ props in the yard.
I decided I didn’t want to add to the flying debris and took all of them down. It took just over 2.5 hours to get them down and put away safely.
After the storm had passed, there were only 3 days left until Halloween. Although I was grateful we did not get the devastation other people experienced, I was a little sadden by the fact my yard was empty of Halloween glee.
I chose to put them back up, which was no small order. It took working straight through (without any breaks) just shy of 8 hours to bring back the Halloween spirit.
When the Halloweeners (from the book of Debisms) began to trickle down the street, I saw faces of delight and fear. That in itself was worth all the effort.
Sandy may have cancelled their Halloween Parade, but she wasn’t going to stop this gal from spreading the magic of Halloween.
Wise pumpkin greeters. Photo courtesy of Debbie Morrow.
Inspired by the classic monkeys that see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, this pumpkin trio is incredibly easy to make.
You’ll need:
3 plastic pumpkins
6 skeleton hands (a dollar store find)
1 set of Christmas lights
A hot glue gun and sticks
A cutting tool such as a drill or handsaw
1) Cut approximately a half-dollar sized hole into the center bottom of each pumpkin.
2) Hot glue a set of skeleton hands over the eyes, the ears, and the mouth. Let cool.
3) Push the set of lights (with the cord plug at the bottom) through the bottom, the middle and through the top.
Cover via Amazon
I ran across a yard prop I have been dreaming about making for years. It’s The Creature From the Black Lagoon! I am in total awe of how Bruzilla from the RPF achieved the results he did. Mind you, it had to cost a good chunk of change (over $300) to achieve the results.
Photos and directions on how to make this creature can be found within the RPF site.
Either way, he did a great job and I have PROP ENVY.
On July 4th, it’s not the barbecues and events that fill my mind. I’m thinking more of our Lady Liberty or at least the cool replica they made for the original Planet of the Apes.
Sticking out from snow works just as good for Lady Liberty. (Photo credit: beautifulcataya)
I’ll never forget when I went to the drive-in to see the movie and being stunned by the revelation that they were already on Earth. When Charlton Heston screamed in agony at the realization, we were squirming along with him. That Lady Liberty scene prop made the movie. (See below clip)
After thinking about how they must have achieved the prop and what materials they used, I ran across an old blog post at the Original Prop Blog. It showed the renovation of Lady Liberty’s head and what was used originally.