[Hilda]

Here's a project I was working on. A Vampire Hunting Kit. I'm really happy with how it turned out, so I thought I would share it.
I followed Stiltbeast Studios how-to video pretty closely. (Love his videos. So funny.)

I bought the little faux 'suitcase' at Michaels on a good sale. I gave it a little makeover to look more Vampire Hunter-ish. haha




I am thrilled that I was able to either salvage from around the house or find the other items at Dollar Tree. I then embellished them per the video.
One lesson learned is to wear gloves while using leather stain. LOL








Here is a link to the how-to. Allen Hopps is a genius and his youtube channel, Stiltbeast Studios, is a treasure trove of fantastic how-to videos for haunters.

 

[punkineater]

You GO girl!!! Another phantasmic prop! Love your background, BTW
Yes, Stiltbeast's tuts are hilarious. Heat gun, STILL hot!

 

[Deadna]

Beautiful work as usual

 

[Cellar Dweller]

Wow I absolutely love this. ��

 

[Hilda]

Thank you punkineater, Deadna and Cellar Dweller!

...and YES punkineater!! I laugh out loud everytime he tests the heat gun on his hand. His added text scrolling over the video is always sooooo entertaining!
I have a long list of his props I want to make.

 

[Paint It Black]

I love the antiquing technique and how it makes your project so realistic and aged. And thank you for the link to the Stiltbeast projects. I have been watching him all morning.

 

[ooojen]

Very nicely done! It's all aged beautifully and has the perfect "feel"!
I can sympathize with the stain issue. I hate wearing gloves when I work, and a large percentage of the time, my hands show it.
I just made a bunch of stakes last week, myself. Fortunately wood stain comes off a little more quickly than leather stain does.

 

[Saki.Girl]

Love this you made it look perfect

 

[Cloe]

Agreed! Very impressive reproduction. I incorporated his corpsing method on a skeleton. Very personable, easy to follow, and entertaining videos.

 

[zukeeper]

Great timing for me !! I just ran across an old silverwear chest that I am planning on doing the vampire kit with. Yours looks awesome !!

 

[Buckeyelights]

There you go again, creating something that looks fantastic and making my "want-to-do-that" list longer. It really does look awesome!!! Congrats on a great prop.

 

[Hilda]

Thank you all so much! This creepy prop building is so much fun.

A silverware chest is an awesome idea! That would make a great vampire hunting kit. I also think that would be great for some kind of instrument kit for my laboratory. Now I must find one.

The to-do list never does end... does it?!

 

[Grey Lady]

Hilda, great work on the vampire hunting kit! Love how aged it looks!
I'm also a big fan of Stiltbeast Studios. At transworld on Saturday, I am taking a class with Allen. Can't wait!!

 

[printersdevil]

I live about an hour from Allen's latest creative haunted house, Dark Hour. Check out their web page. It is super fantastic and the show changes with different props and story line throughout the year.

Dark Hour Haunted House

 

[Trex]

That looks so authentic Hilda, awesome job! Allen Hopps has great Youtube tutorials and is so talented, you really nailed this prop!

 

[TWISTEDUK]

Amazing work Hilda, Your props just keep getting better and better. Very jealous (in a good way). I went and brought all the part after Allens Vid, but still haven't started it yet.