![]() I got a plastic skull and flowers from the Dollar Tree and cut off the top of the skull. Hahaha!īut I got the idea while walking around M icheal’s. Ok and my favorite piece decorative piece yet has to be my skull floral arrangement….Yep I have a thing for skulls this Halloween. This terracotta color looks like decaying flesh on the skull. ![]() You can even add color to the concrete and rub it over a dollop tree skull giving it a spooky gory element. Its perfect for a Halloween party table setting. Using rigid foam insulation and a stencil you can make this charger/platter for holding treats for trick-or-treaters. The Teal Pumpkin Project encourages people to paint a pumpkin teal, the color of food allergy awareness, to indicate that their home is safe for trick-or-treaters with food allergies and offering non-food treats such as small toys. Using a masonry or concrete drill bit, drill a hole to accept a small eye screw. Once the concrete is fully cured, usually 24 hours, you can paint and drill into it. This is also a great project to complete with kids. These are perfect for making tiny Halloween ornaments you can stick on a bushes or trees leading to the house. I bought these Halloween molds from Hobby Lobby. It makes the process of applying to the mold easier. For these projects I like to make my mix more a long the consistency of pancake batter. When mixing concrete you want to refer to mixing instructions listed on the container. You can even use metal sheathing or melamine boards. But concrete decorations can be both interior or exterior.Ĭoncrete molds can be made of plastic, silicone, foam insulation boards. Concrete is perfect for exterior Halloween decorations. ![]() While it is admittedly extremely heavy, its durable and can be used every where from outdoors to indoors on your countertops. But with the right mold you can do crazy things with concrete. At first glance many would see it as hard, messy and seemingly impossible to work with. Keep in mind plaster is for interior use only.Ĭoncrete is my current fave material. The limitations are only in your imagination. Once fully set take out of the mold.Īfter 24 hours you can paint it to your liking. The larger the mold the longer the set time. In this case we found a super duper plastic jello mold in the shape of a skull.Īllow time for it to set. Place in a plastic or silicone mold of your choosing. Concrete color (optional for decoration).Silicone and plastic jello and candy molds.These are great fun filled family do-it-yourself projects. By using plastic and styrofoam as molds check out what you can accomplish with plaster, concrete and a little imagination. Concrete and plaster can be shaped into what ever form you can dream of. I’m here to show you how you can use concrete and plaster to great some of the most amazingly SPOOKTACULAR decor on the block! While concrete and plaster are typically seen as basic building materials, its probably one of the most malleable materials I can think of. Complete the coffin by boring handle holes then cutting and knotting in place the sisal rope handles.We are quickly approaching Halloween and best thing about this time of the year are the awesome decorations and costumes. Turn the lid right side up and fasten three more scrap wood cleats across its top.Ĩ. Mark the coffin perimeter on the boards and cut the lid to shape. Invert the coffin on the 1 x 6s, aligning its center with the middle of the center board. Leave an inch of air space between the end of each cleat and the edges of the 1 x 4. Lay the five 1 x 6 for the lid on the work bench and crosscut some scraps for three inner cleats across their width. The last cut will be the angled end on the long side where you started (D).Ħ. Work your way around the coffin, temporarily fastening each side, cutting the miters and angled ends as you go. Remove it, cut the short side to length and permanently fasten it to the bottom board.ĥ. Now mark the angle on the overhanging end of the short side (C). Place the head board (B) so you can mark its length and angled ends. Crosscut it slightly overlong, cut its mitered end, and temporarily fasten it.Ĥ. Follow the same procedure with the short side that abuts it (C). Crosscut it slightly overlong then use the circular saw to cut its mitered end. Begin with the long side on the left (D). If not, eyeball the angle setting on your circular saw and make some test cuts on scrap to get the miter.ģ. If you have an angle divider to give you an exact reading, great. It's a coffin, not furniture, so don't bother to strive for perfect miters between the sides. ![]() Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĢ.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |