Thread: Vampiress Morbidia

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Thanks so much RS and Skullie. The hands that you're speaking of, Skullie, are attached to the wall with one 3" finishing nail. Yes, this does leave a hole in the wall, but until I come up with a better solution, this will have to do. Also, the inside of the hand is styrofoam so it slips right over the nail. I also bevel cut the wrist so that it sits at the proper angle against the wall. I don't have to worry about them holding up much weight...just cheesecloth, so that's not an issue.

In another thread, one of our fellow haunters asked us to pray to the prop god for her. Having seen your incredible masterpieces all I can say is that you ARE the Prop Goddess !

Thanks Lauriebeast,
I will be using that idea since they will be hung about 15ft in the air. Hopfully My hubby won't see. What is it with men and walls??? Do you have any pics of when you made the hands hooks? or could you tell me your approach to them. I see you use foil, what gage wire do you put that on? Then wrap them in mache? or clay? PLease advise.

Skullie

Skullie, the gauge of wire isn't really all that important, as long as it holds it's shape. I just push that wire into a foam piece until I get the desired position. Then I wrap foil around the wire to bulk up the fingers. Then I start adding Celluclay from the base of the fingers and let that dry, then add more down the length of the finger. Once the fingers are dry, I add either Paperclay or DAS clay. I don't have any kind of hook on the hands because I just push the foam inside the hand right onto the nail. Hope this helps.

Thanks, You got the paperclay , DAS, ect. at a Craft shop like Michaels?
Skullie

Its just fantastic Laurie..... I love her ! How do you find time to do all these ? You do such a GREAT job !

Fabulous job, the painting is fantastic. I want to be like you when I grow up!!!

With the shading, the "snarl" around her nose is much more visible, and makes her look all the more frightening. Excellent!

Incredible.

Thanks again everyone. All the supplies can be purchased at Michaels or a similar craft store. The only reason I have the time to do this stuff is because I'm retired, busy nonetheless, but retired