Make a D.M. Bones Tombstone for Halloween

Create a decrepit tombstone using foam slabs, a rotary carving tool, and stone-look spray paint.

What You NeedWhat You'll Need

  • 2-inch-thick, 24-x-36-inch STYROFOAM brand foam sheets
  • STYROFOAM brand foam cooler
  • 1/2-inch-thick, 12-x-36-inch STYROFOAM brand foam sheets
  • Styro Glue
  • Wooden skewers
  • Wood file
  • Styro Wonder Cutter Plus
  • Repositionable spray adhesive
  • 3-foot fake skeleton
  • Gray spray-on primer
  • 4-inch wooden letters: R, I, P
  • Household trim brush
  • Delta Ceramcoat acrylic crafts paints:
    Black #02506, White #02505, Spice Brown #02049, Light Foliage Green #02537
  • Foam trim roller
  • Dark Gray interior latex paint in flat finish
  • Krylon Make It Stone Textured Paint:
    Charcoal Sand #18202
  • Delta Ceramcoat Faux Finish Glaze Base

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headstone13 wrote:

Unbelievable! Such a great looking tombstone prop from such simple to follow how to instructions! One of these headstones will look right at home in my Halloween cemetery! Thanks! Yours, HeadStone13 from www.halloweentombstone.net

11/17/2010 08:18:40 PM Report Abuse
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