Each year I love to create a spooky graveyard display for trick or treaters. While I used to be able to find sturdy, creative designs in big box stores, the past few years have left me disappointed.
This year, I want to try to make my own custom foam gravestone. I have scoured the internet to find some tips and tricks for DIY tombstones. Let’s take a look together and try something new!
To build your own tombstone, you will need a variety of materials:
Common tools used include:
After many years of working with them on haunt conventions around the country, I also highly recommend Hot Wire Foam Factory. Stocking foams, tools, glues, and finishes, Hot Wire Foam Factory has everything you need to make professional-quality DIY tombstones. You can often find their representatives at haunt & horror conventions offering DIY Tombstone Make & Takes. Find a trade show or convention near you and see if they will be exhibiting! Their workshops are informative and excellent ways to learn new techniques – and they often have great deals on starter kits.
Here is a tutorial by Wicked Makers (one of my favorite Halloween DIY channels) on how to make a foam tombstone from scratch. It is a wonderful step-by-step guide.
But perhaps you already have a store-bought foam tombstone that is less than ideal for your dream set-up. Wicked Makers have you covered there too! See their video below for easy ways to bring that subpar prop back from the dead.
I hope that these resources helped spark your creativity! Have you tried making your own DIY Tombstones? I would love to see them! Share your pictures and videos with me on Facebook or Instagram.
Want more DIY Halloween inspiration? Check out some of my favorite tutorial channels here.
Let’s get cozy in our favorite spooky pajamas for a morning of journalling. I try to journal every day, but some mornings I get a serious case of writer’s block.
From haunts to hayrides, pumpkin patches to decorated neighborhoods, we do so many fun things each spooky season. Halloween season scrapbooks are a great way to save those memories and
Grab some popcorn and enjoy this Horror Movie Playlist. I have collected thirteen l tie-in songs to classic horror and sci-fi films that are sure to add some groove to
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