Thread: My cheapy tombstone peeper

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Here is my dollar tree blucky skull for my this year's tombstone peeper



Put it behind a store bought tombstone. Hey they are getting so good now!

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I mounted his head on a dowel and shaved down the sides of the dowel but as it rubs on the lifting arm it makes the head turn a little. So I like it.

I was at the Dollar Tree today and saw those skulls and didnt like them. the eyes look like those stupid big huge sunglasses girls are wearing now. However, what you did looks good. Might have to go back to the Dollar Tree and get me some.

posted on the other forum.
Great job love the idea for spray painting the hemp.

The head is cool (and love the hair!), but I'm very interested in those HANDS!!! Did you make those? If so, how????

TMama

Terrific peeper! I love the added head movement.
Now I'm jealous..........

Now how did you make that? What did you use for the movement? Very cool!

Originally Posted by Chaserbug

Now how did you make that? What did you use for the movement? Very cool!

This thread might help explain it:

Project 1 - Instructor Thread

Originally Posted by TarantulaMama

The head is cool (and love the hair!), but I'm very interested in those HANDS!!! Did you make those? If so, how????

TMama

The hands are floral stems that I removed the flowers from then wrapped with masking tape making the knuckles bigger by wrapping extra tape. I bought six stemmed wired floral stems from the dollar store, cut off one of the stems then cut the rest to mimic the size of the fingers. After wrapping they are fully posable.

Dave thanks for posting that link, the only thing I did differently was I do not use an eye bolt, I used a plastic conduit clamp which gives more freedom of movement.

Originally Posted by Nevergoback

The hands are floral stems that I removed the flowers from then wrapped with masking tape making the knuckles bigger by wrapping extra tape. I bought six stemmed wired floral stems from the dollar store, cut off one of the stems then cut the rest to mimic the size of the fingers. After wrapping they are fully posable.

Dave thanks for posting that link, the only thing I did differently was I do not use an eye bolt, I used a plastic conduit clamp which gives more freedom of movement.

love that idea of making hands...I will try that for my ground breaker this year!

Thanks!

Thanks for the DIY on the hands!!! Those are so freakin' cool!! I love them!! I'm definitely going to make some for my cemetary scene.

TMama