Now we want to waterproof our prop so it doesn't turn to mush when it’s outside in the weather.
Makes it looks really creepy at night when it’s just a super dark nothingness inside his cowl. I sprayed inside the hood and under the arm. Spray the inside of prop where you can see the chicken wire with black flat spray paint. Let your prop dry for a couple days and it will become significantly lighter when all the water dries out of the mixture. You can also slap on some mud and work it onto the fabric if you missed some spots. Once you got all your pieces on play around with them until you like the overall flow of the fabric on your prop. It also may be a good idea to have a friend help you with this process since the burlap is extremely heavy when coated with monster mud. When you pull the pieces out try to squeeze off any extra mud. Make sure you thoroughly coat each piece. Take each piece and submerge it in the monster mud mixture. Next I took a blade and tattered up all the edges of the fabric to try to give it a worn look. Now for the fun part! To make the monster mud I used 1 part black paint with 3 parts of drywall compound.Ĭut you burlap and test fit them on your prop so you can make sure everything will cover correctly. We now have the perfect grim reaper frame. You could see them but not vividly, kind of like smoke out of the corner of your eye. They gave a ghostly presence in the yard. Lastly, I made another smaller piece and draped it over the arm. My ghosts They didn’t Glow like a glow stick but they were visible enough to see from the street. Next, I took a small piece and attached it to the top to shape the head. I made a big cylinder for the body and shaped it a bit. Try to wear some thick gloves when doing this because the chicken wire can be sharp. Next, we take the chicken wire and give the prop some shape. This is where my lantern is going to hang from.ĭepending on the position of your reaper you may need to add some supports to support the weight of the burlap when it has the monster mud on it.Īlso, now would be a good time to run any wiring if you are going to hard wire a lantern or electrical prop. On the end of the hand on my prop I attached a cap and screwed in a metal hook. Drill some drywall screws through each galvanized fitting and pipe to hold them secure so they don’t come apart or twist. Once you got all your pieces cut and put together. We used Matt as our life size model to figure out proportionate lengths of shoulders and arms for the overall height of our prop. The main goal here is to make the pipe fit snugly onto the base. Sand down one end of the pipe with sandpaper. Remember that the top of the pipe will be at shoulder height. Take your galvanized piping and cut it to whatever height works for your prop. Step 6:Position it on your yard’s perfect spot.Mark off the locations of the four holes so we can secure the flange to the board. Step 5:Drape it with white cloth and secure the skull at the top.Īnd you are done! Place it on your yard as bone-chilling decor this Halloween. You may turn it into an angle which gives it a creepier look. First, at the lower section then at the shoulders. If you are happy with the skeleton of your ghost, it is time to drape it with white fabric. Step 4:Create the body section with pieces of wood and chicken wire. Bear in mind be careful working with chicken wire as you may get hurt. Wrap chicken wire around the lower section of the body. Get two pieces of wood and put it over the other creating the hands and body.
Step 3:Paint the eye sockets with black for more eerie look.
#Ghost made out of chicken wire mod
Afterwards, add more mod podge and cheese cloth. Trim off the cheese cloth on the eye sockets and paint them black. Step 2:Apply layers of mod podge and cheese cloth. Thanks to who showed off his DIY skills recreating the trending ghosts, as it turns out, draping a sheet of sheer fabric on top of the chicken wire makes each ghost look even more realistic than before. Repeat the step for the second layer of cheese cloth. Place the skull on a piece of wood and apply mod podge. Step 1:Dig a hole at the bottom of the skull. What you need:įirst, you need to dig a hole at the bottom of the skull wide enough for the piece of wood to be inserted. If you are ready to brig some scare, then read on for instructions. This is a fun project for kids and adults. These layers of cheesecloth surely create an eerie ambiance to your outdoors. Make a ghost host this Halloween made from cheesecloth.
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