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Old 09-08-2004, 10:28 AM
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I'd like to try and make one of these standing mummies like Martha by Mail offers. Can I wrap a blow mold skeleton? How can I make it stand up?

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I am planning on the same thing. My plan is to wrap the skeleton in masking tape (lots). Shoe polish or gel stain the tape brown. Then dye an old bed sheet, cut in strips, soak in 1/2 glue 1/2 old coffee, and wrap the outer layer. My hope is that it will be stiff enough.

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I made a standing mummy last year that everyone thought was real! I put on some old clothes - long sleeve shirt, sweatpants, gloves, and socks. I had my wife wrap me in two rolls of duct tape. Once you get wrapped midway up your stomach, have the other person cut a slit down your back and just slide your feet out of the socks and pants. Do the same thing with your upper torso. When finished, Just make a frame from a standing 2 x 4 with supports and staple the duct tape halves to the vertical 2 x 4. Use duct tape around the mid-section to connect the two halves. You can use a wig form head and duct tape that to the neck section or a mask for the head. I used a skeleton mask with lightup eyes. Before closing the last seem, I filled the inner cavity of the mummy with styrofoam packing peanuts. I then draped torn up cheesecloth over the head and spray painted the whole thing with tan fleck spray paint. Before the paint dried I threw some dirt and sawdust onto the mummy for additional texture and aging.

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I saw that earlier today and wondered what you meant by it "bleeds styrofoam peanuts"! I don't want a me-sized mummy though - otherwise this would be excellent!

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