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  1. Outdoor Flicker Candles: Tutorial

    by , 08-23-2010 at 07:52 AM (Terra's Lair)
    Love the flicker lights using tealights created by jimmyzdc. But, needed them to be on a timer. Time to hack a string of Christmas flicker lights.

    Videos of them in action can be found here:






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  2. Beloved Tombstone: Tutorial

    by , 08-22-2010 at 07:00 AM (Terra's Lair)
    I tried my hand at making the Beloved Tombstone by somewhat using the instructions at Haunted Webby - Alice Tombstone. I got additional ideas from Kevin at Brewster's Yard haunt at Brewster Yard Haunt: New Props. From what I can gather, the Beloved Tombstone was created by http://www.castleblood.com/scrap/199...ctem/1999.html. If anyone knows more history about this great idea, please let me know.

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  3. Weeping Angel Tombstone: Tutorial

    by , 08-20-2010 at 07:18 AM (Terra's Lair)
    This is my version of the weeping angel tombstone that I combined with DaveintheGrave's peeping tombstone. For directions on how to make Dave's Peeping mechanism, please go to the following awesome, terrific, easy-to-follow thread: Project 1 - Instructor Thread

    You can also make this just a simple Weeping Angel Tombstone if you don't want to bother making a mechanism.

    To see this Weeping Angel Tombstone in action check out the YouTube video:

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  4. Tombstone Stencil Technique: Tutorial

    by , 08-17-2010 at 06:00 AM (Terra's Lair)
    Herman Secret has a great tutorial showing how to use stickers to block out part of a stone when you are spray painting it for aging: Easy Tombstones Because I had a very large area I had to do a few different things.

    This technique shows how to use latex paint put on by a stencil to block the eating away effects of spray paint. This is good for Celtic designs or other large designs.


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  5. Building and Painting Tombstones: Tutorial

    by , 08-16-2010 at 08:53 AM (Terra's Lair)
    This is a two-part video series on how to make Halloween Tombstones:











    Following is an outline and pictures of the construction of this stone:





    Okay, let's start:
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