Project 3 Terra's Beloved Tombstone Students Thread

[Terra]

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I am having a hard time finding a dress. I saw one that was perfect but they wanted $60.00, i think that is to much to spend to ruin it. Do you think if I got one with short sleeve and no neck and put a turtle neck under it and maybe some lace to dress up the sleeves would work?

That is such a good idea!!!!!! To build on your idea, another option would be to find an evening blouse with a high neck and long sleeves. Do the Frankenstein thing by sewing the skirt of the dress to the blouse. That should give a lot more flexibility in finding the right dress.

Here's what I would think would work very well:

[Rev. Noch]

Yeah, my Home Depot people said the same thing. But the instructions are right on the can. Here's also the instructions that's on their brochure:

When a special color is desired, DRYLOK may be tinted to
light shades with alkali-proof universal tinting colorants

using a maximum of 2 fluid oz. per gallon.

Fantastic! That for sure solves all of my problems. Now to get to work!

[halloween junkie]

Thanks that helps alot. Back to the thrift stores!

[daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com]

Oh, crap. Where Have I been? I really want to make this project too! I'm still working on my tombstone for project 1, LOL. I guess that I need to quit working on some other projects like my flicker candles, 3-axis skull, fog chiller, madame leota, and floating candelabras and get focused on one at a time.

The thing that's been holding me up on project 1 is finding the correct Drylok and I would need it for this project also. Terra, did you say that Lowes carries the gray Drylok in your area? I haven't been able to find it so far. All that I can find is white. Do you think that's a problem to use that instead?

All I could find here was white too.So I got the latex base dryloc and added so black latex paint to it a little at a time to get the grey I was looking for.I got mine a little darker than I wanted but it works just remember a little black goes a long way.

[halloween junkie]

I went to the thirft store day and the dress I saw the other day was on sale 50% of so I bought it for $30.00 not to bad. Here's pictures of it. The back is really nice. You can't see it, but the top has buttons down the center and beadind and lace. I think when I do it I might put the hair a little to the side so you can see some of the detail. Now I just have to get the rest of the stuff. I'm so excited!

[Terra]

I went to the thirft store day and the dress I saw the other day was on sale 50% of so I bought it for $30.00 not to bad. Here's pictures of it. The back is really nice. You can't see it, but the top has buttons down the center and beadind and lace. I think when I do it I might put the hair a little to the side so you can see some of the detail. Now I just have to get the rest of the stuff. I'm so excited!

SUPER SCORE! That is perfect, I love it and only $30. Nice job. I can't wait to see it covered in mud

[Rev. Noch]

SUPER SCORE! That is perfect, I love it and only $30. Nice job. I can't wait to see it covered in mud

LOL, I wonder what the previous owner of that dress would think. I suppose if the relationship ended poorly, they may believe that making it into a tombstone is appropriate.

[Muffy]

Good Point there Rev. Noch!!

the Muffster

[Muffy]

OK Kids , I finally started working on my stuff. Yesterday we cut all the styrofoam pieces & I got the front panel worked on. I made the epitah with my word on the pc & pinned it to the styro & used an ink pen to trace it into the styrofoam. Then Jerry burned the letters out.

I also got the dresses ripped & sewn back together. Terra I have a question. Steve from the Terror Syndicate says the MM is very heavy so I was wondering, before I start applying it to the bottom dress, should I make sure that that dress is sewn in tightly so when the mud gets applied & the weight starts to pull on that delicate material the dress stays in place?

Right now I have it pretty well just stitched in in different places but I could go back over it & stitch the whole thing down. I added some progress photo's, the last one is of the 2 dresses sewn together.


Muffy

[TheGothicPrincess]

I am taking a break from my tombstone this week. I have been painting my kitchen, fence and front porch, as well as several other smaller to do's before my parents visit this weekend. I didn't realize how involved I was on this project until I had to lug everything back to the storage room. Man after the 5th trip I was exhausted. Now I have to lug everything back to the front porch Monday and start again.

I have the Styrofoam box done. I am dremeling away one the box to give it a stone appearance. The name and lettering is all done. I picked up the ingredients for the monster mud. I have the dress, mannequin body, head, and hair.

Once I get through with the detail work, I will monster mud the entire tombstone. Then I would like to add some fake roses and ivy to the front, then monster mud these.

Because my lady is larger then my tombstone box, I am going to have to put her beside the box sitting on a bench that I will create out of wood. I am still trying to figure out what to do with her arms and hands. Thinking about having her to hold a bouquet of roses. All of this will be monster mudded.

So that is where I am currently.. Excited to get back to my project come Monday.