Witch and Cat yard silhouette

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Dr. TerrorEyes

Discussion Starter · Nov 13, 2009

"Bad, bad kitty!!! Leave my yarn ball alone!!"

I saw this type of prop at GrandinRoad.com one day last year during Halloween season, and decided to make it myself out of plywood and PVC (for support from behind). Only took a day to make them -- she is almost 5 feet tall. Any one else make one?

I just found one for sale on line a minute ago at E-Bay in England.

My total cost to build was under $20 for wood, PVC and flat black spray paint.

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Deathtouch

· #2 · Nov 13, 2009

Ok that is flipping cool! I like this, as you can tell.

HauntedPumpkin

· #3 · Nov 13, 2009

Looks great. It works well and contrasts great with the already white backdrop. I bet the detail cutting took alot of time but turned out great.

Dr. TerrorEyes

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 13, 2009

Jigsaws rule!! The broom is supposed to be the other direction (bristles down) but I like to do subtle humor sometimes. Plus, we are dog people -- 6 of them now (don't worry, 5 acres to run around on) and I don't care for cats all that much.

ScreamingScarecrow

· #5 · Nov 13, 2009

That's great! what color ligth do you use on that?

Nevergoback

· #6 · Nov 13, 2009

Awesome, I make mine from pink foam, but they would be too light to hold anything. I have a big black cat, ghouls, a ghost, half of a wolfman (put behind a bush) and a 'punisher' skull.

DaveintheGrave

· #7 · Nov 13, 2009

I saw that in the Grandin Road catalog. I want to make that too!

This has links for templates you can click on and print for the witch and the cats:

Witch and Cat Lawn Ornaments and more creative crafts projects, templates, tips, clip-art, patterns, and ideas on marthastewart.com

a witch from canada

· #8 · Nov 13, 2009

wow awsome , great job

Terra

· #9 · Nov 14, 2009

Ha ha, I love that! Great idea.

Kimber53711

· #10 · Nov 14, 2009

Looks great! I love black cats so I might have to try a cat next year. Wonder how it would look on a window seal with the light from the window to light him up?

Thanks for posting!

Mad Mad Mark

· #11 · Nov 14, 2009

Very cool ! Sometimes I tend to forget that not every project needs to be elaborate to be effective and eye catching.

Did you use something as a pattern, or did you freehand it ?

Deadna

· #12 · Nov 14, 2009

Very nice! I remember a woman here years ago who only did a cutout scene of 2 witches over a cauldron. It looked great shadowed up against her house and she was even offered a large sum of money for them by a woman in her neighborhood. I wish I had a plain wall to do one myself.

Dr. TerrorEyes

Discussion Starter · #13 · Nov 15, 2009

Mad Mad Mark said:
Very cool ! Sometimes I tend to forget that not every project needs to be elaborate to be effective and eye catching.

Did you use something as a pattern, or did you freehand it ?

Hi Mark,

I just free-handed it from the pic at Grandinroad's online catalog.

alucard

· #14 · Nov 16, 2009

I'm loving this! I'm a dog person too! Bad Kitty, bad, bad!

savagehaunter

· #15 · Nov 16, 2009

great idea. I think it would be a fun project.

Red

· #16 · Dec 29, 2009

Do you have a pattern for this figure, or did you like do it from your own design/scratch?

bouncerbudz

· #17 · Dec 29, 2009

There is an post on page one that has a link to Martha Stewart. And there is a pdf file of the pattern. I would love to do this project, just need to come up with a cool looking cauldron !!!

Dr. TerrorEyes

Discussion Starter · #18 · Dec 29, 2009

thehorrorfinatic said:
Do you have a pattern for this figure, or did you like do it from your own design/scratch?

I just free-handed it from the pic at Grandinroad's online catalog I saw.

Ahhhh...I located the pic I used to guide me. I made her about 5' 2" tall.

Martha Stewart Witch Silhouette - Grandin Road

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terri73

· #19 · Jan 5, 2010

I have been looking at that on Martha Stewarts site for a while. They show 3 cats but I think we are only doing a couple of them and the witch.

rockplayson

· #20 · Jan 5, 2010

Are you going to start a collection of them? That is amazing.

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