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So I've been a member here for a few years now and due to Halloween being on a Saturday, I had to make a decision between having our party or having an outdoor haunt.
Well, I said screw that! I decided to do indoor decorations - mostly atmosphere stuff like setting up my lightning effect from outside and shining it through our windows with synchronized dimming lights indoors and a thunderstorm soundtrack. As well as my newly revamped toe pincher "open and shut" prop.
But surprisingly what I'm most proud of was some ideas that my better half came up with, like hanging satin curtains from the ceiling and setting up my toe pincher in the living room as if it were a wake. A remarkably simple and cheap setup with a major impact.
What really drives it home for me are the little things that make it seem "real". In this case, the majority of these items/props came from random finds on eBay.
So now I present to you, a quick photo with some of my finds:
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the curtains were from my local fabric store, we bought 5 yards and it ran us $15. It's suspended with a 7' long piece of conduit and two ceiling mount plant hooks from my local hardware store. The conduit was only $1 and the hooks were $2.
The changing portraits were from 4-5 years ago, so they don't count towards this years' bargains, but the sashes that are draped across them were also from my local fabric store where I bought 2 rolls of ribbon for $4 and a package of iron on letters for $5.
The flower centerpiece was actually found in a pile of junk last year. I cleaned it off, spray painted it flat black and then filled it with a flower arrangement from the dollar store and Michael's.
The candelabra next to the flower arrangement was my first big find on ebay. It's solid metal with a tarnished silver finish and only cost me $10 shipped.
On the opposite side of the flower arrangement is a brass bell, which will be used for my Madame Leota setup. It cost me $4 at the Goodwill and will allow my guests to participate in the swinging wake by "ringing the bell..." (I also have a small tambourine that will accompany it on a small table just outside of the room where Madame Leota will be)
The real show piece of this whole display was a bit expensive at $35 shipped, but was totally worth it. The sconce with two candle holders and vase was an amazing find. I had been working on a smaller flower arrangement in one of those containers for hanging flowers in mausoleums, but couldn't find a way to mount it. This sconce allowed me to display it in a place where everyone would see it, as well as give me somewhere to put my LED candlesticks so that I could give some ambient lighting to the changing portraits.
Sorry for being so long winded, but when I finally got home from work and was able to hang the sconce, it all just came together and it really started to feel like a good display.
I hope those of you who stuck around long enough to read it, enjoyed it and maybe got some ideas for your own displays!
Happy Haunting.
Well, I said screw that! I decided to do indoor decorations - mostly atmosphere stuff like setting up my lightning effect from outside and shining it through our windows with synchronized dimming lights indoors and a thunderstorm soundtrack. As well as my newly revamped toe pincher "open and shut" prop.
But surprisingly what I'm most proud of was some ideas that my better half came up with, like hanging satin curtains from the ceiling and setting up my toe pincher in the living room as if it were a wake. A remarkably simple and cheap setup with a major impact.
What really drives it home for me are the little things that make it seem "real". In this case, the majority of these items/props came from random finds on eBay.
So now I present to you, a quick photo with some of my finds:
the curtains were from my local fabric store, we bought 5 yards and it ran us $15. It's suspended with a 7' long piece of conduit and two ceiling mount plant hooks from my local hardware store. The conduit was only $1 and the hooks were $2.
The changing portraits were from 4-5 years ago, so they don't count towards this years' bargains, but the sashes that are draped across them were also from my local fabric store where I bought 2 rolls of ribbon for $4 and a package of iron on letters for $5.
The flower centerpiece was actually found in a pile of junk last year. I cleaned it off, spray painted it flat black and then filled it with a flower arrangement from the dollar store and Michael's.
The candelabra next to the flower arrangement was my first big find on ebay. It's solid metal with a tarnished silver finish and only cost me $10 shipped.
On the opposite side of the flower arrangement is a brass bell, which will be used for my Madame Leota setup. It cost me $4 at the Goodwill and will allow my guests to participate in the swinging wake by "ringing the bell..." (I also have a small tambourine that will accompany it on a small table just outside of the room where Madame Leota will be)
The real show piece of this whole display was a bit expensive at $35 shipped, but was totally worth it. The sconce with two candle holders and vase was an amazing find. I had been working on a smaller flower arrangement in one of those containers for hanging flowers in mausoleums, but couldn't find a way to mount it. This sconce allowed me to display it in a place where everyone would see it, as well as give me somewhere to put my LED candlesticks so that I could give some ambient lighting to the changing portraits.
Sorry for being so long winded, but when I finally got home from work and was able to hang the sconce, it all just came together and it really started to feel like a good display.
I hope those of you who stuck around long enough to read it, enjoyed it and maybe got some ideas for your own displays!
Happy Haunting.
