Thread: Halloween Project Social Group - Anyone Interested?

Tweet

Greetings & Good Day my fellow Haunters,

As I was going thru threads this fine morn it accured to me just how many projects we all have & we all know how hard it is to stay on track with our projects due to our hectic & busy lives. Even tho our halloween fondness makes us find a way to make time to build!

I was wondering if any of you might find interest in a halloween project social group. I mean Larry created all this great new stuff for us & I for one, as I am sure many of you ....well we stay in our favorite areas of the site. I was a member a year before I really looked around in here.

Heres what I was thinking:
A serious place where we only post our list of projects not only for the upcoming season but beyond that also. Perhaps the vision you have in your mind for your haunt in the future as it grows & where you want to take it. So you would list all the projects you would like to see in your haunt from the simplest & smallest to the most elaborate.

As you finish projects you would post that. We your fellow haunters would help you stay on track by.......perhaps doing monthly projects together, almost like Larry's contests. I have my coffin done, my garage cleaned & 1/2 way set up for Halloween because of these contest & what made it more fun was doing these projects while others were doing them at the same time. Keeps you so totally psyched.

An idea to think about.....we try to do something each month, you're not committted cause life gets in the way sometimes. So lets say we offset the project work, one month something easy, the next something more challenging. Could even have 2 groups working on 2 different projects in one month, maybe making witch bottle labels while others are doing a trash guy that pops up.

Really just a rally of sorts to help us move along on projects we have. Plus if we were all maybe working on the same project in a month or this can even be 6 week periods, we could help each other with stuff we are not good at. SO lets say we all decide to build a witch with a cauldron, some might want static, some may want to attempt going further with movement.


SO basically the group would be to help all of us stay on track with our building & try to work on projects to completion. Its just an idea...maybe most of you feel you get enough off the main board. Me? I need to be pushed & a lot more organized with getting projects done. Thats the mess up at our house & we are doing it right now......none of the pvc figures have hands cause I have to many other things to do & can't really look at how to make hands & attach them even tho there is a lot out there. If we don't move along my tombstones ain't gettin done again this year.

This group would not really attempt any projects until after this season cause we are all to close right now & everybody has stuff to finish.


Let me know your thoughts. But one thing for sure I would like to see scheduled projects during the months following halloween so I can get some stuff done with "All my Rowdy Friends"!lol

the Muffster

Super idea. Im there!

I would be up for something like this.
Working on projets on a monthly basis sounds good. Pictures of each other projects are always a good idea. I know I have simplified some of my projects after seeing pitures from other similar projects.

I may be interested. There are a lot of things on my list that I have no idea how to do or am just too nervous to start!

Muffy - that's a great idea! It certainly helps when you have others supporting you. Plus, knowing that others are working on the same project and can toss ideas and problems back and forth would be a big help. I think working on 2 projects at the same time could be great. Some people are more "motors and gears" (detailed pneumatics and animatronics) and others, myself included, are more "craft and decor" (simpler projects, but can be more detail oriented in a visual way). Plus,even if we've already done projects (say tombstones) we could help other people if needed. With all the different skill levels we have on here, some people are brand new and seeking help. Sometimes just pointing them to the monsterlist isn't enough help.

Great idea - let's see how it gets going!!

Sounds great but how would this work when supplies aren't available year round? Being the packrat I am..I have everything but getting to it is my biggest problem...can we start with garage building 101...LOL!!!!

I think that would be a great idea. I know I pop in and out throughout the long winter months, but there never really seem to be much going on. It would sure be fun to have a project to work on and discuss with everyone here.

Thats a great idea Muffy. With some of my projects I've found it hard to stay on track or even get started. I need a halloween Project help Group !!!

ME TOO!!! I need group therapy.

hahahahhahah....I love that ..."Halloween Group Therapy".... in a ring of conversation with the outside world....meaning people who are not nuts about halloween like we are......would you have guts to tell them you are in Halloween group therapy......can you imagine what they would think!!lol

I came across this idea because on my web site I have 6 recipe sections but I got some messages from people not being sure about the photo & had asked if I could give more prep info. So as we are making these foods we are shooting prep pictures so you have a play by play of how to do a recipe. For seasoned cooks we all can figure out pretty much what to do with a recipe & a photo, how it should turn out..... but for the folks that are not everyday cooks & don't have the experience, these photos come in real handy.

Thats what I need. I need a photo that shows what I gotta buy to make my props head go back & forth. And where do I go to buy the stuff. If we have group projects then we can kind of move along step by step. Look at these people who sculpt faces and such on styrofoam heads, man they are great & the paint jobs on them are wonderful but when I look at their pictures I don't know how to make the nose or eyebrows i need a bit more instruction. So thats where the idea came from to try & take this on.

We could have rotating projects, so if you don't have the money or time to start when we do you can tag along & get in the next building of that project. It would all definately need some organization but I think the time spent would be worth it. There are many people on here looking to make a simple website that is free, we could have classes on that. I have talked to a few people wanting web sites.

I thought the board did really well this year with staying active. The contests even made it more interesting. With these projects maybe we could set them up just like these groups who get together & build. One person leads the way. A list of materials are given, lets say for instance the project is listed a month before we start. You are given a list of materials to have by the start date.

We take a hands up of who is participating so as we move along that group can post to each other on here. We make sure that projects are given enough time so people are sure to get the project to completion before we start the next thing. If projects get a slow kick off we could have things start every other month. I think we have a calender in this forum we can post project dates to. Like I said these are just some ideas.

I'm not sure it would work but I just was curious to see what everybody thought. On Larry's xmas board them people are building fools & have started a xmas project building web site. I can't believe how many great projects are on there & the xmas group is relatively small.
Whats is great is how they teach each other to do these projects.

DEADNA - thats what sparked my attention....as I said 4 yrs in this new house & my garage was still horrorifying. Honestly I cannot believe we got it cleaned up for the Scary Scene contest, talk about someone needing therapy, can you imagine cleaning your garage in July after 4 yrs. to be in a halloween contest? So the answer is "Yes", your 1st course of action in this group would be......"make a space to work".lol


And lastly my friends this would all have to be approved by Larry.


the Muffster