Comments on: The Ten Minute Tombstone

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:09:53 +0000

I think this was a great project! Thank you for the informative step-by-step instructions. This was the first halloween prop I’ve put together and I couldn’t have done it without your help! Thanks again!

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By: Jobu

Jobu — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:40:15 +0000

Hey man, this is a great resource! Your tombstone design is awesome, particularly the base! Like everyone else on here, I stake my tombsones in. You did a great job of explaining in the step by step and had some nice pictures to support it. Great job, keep up the good work, and have an awesome Halloween!!!

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:44:13 +0000

I made a Celtic Cross a couple of years back out of pink foam board. It has stayed in great shape!! You will need some foam adhesive also. My Tombstones tend to be taller than most so the cross is approx. 4 feet tall. Start with a normal cross pattern then add the detail as much as you want or can handle. Dremels work great for detail.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:39:10 +0000

Me and my dad are going to try them this year. They look awesome! I’ll let you know how they come out!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:33:00 +0000

This was a great idea!! I made 10 tombstones and they all look great,what i did was when i was finished i had small tombstones that you buy in store that come 2 in package and glued them to front of my tombstone to give it that final touch and it stands out like in 3-d and looks awesome!!!

By: melissa

melissa — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:23:48 +0000

these are awesome, my favorite holiday is halloween and the kids and I are making our own decorations this year. We finally have a front yard and i can wait to make my grave yard! Any ideas on how to pattern a celtic style cross headstone?

By: Mickles

Mickles — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:42:27 +0000

I wish I had found this page when I did my tombstones. One think I can think to do is if the foam is lifted just a bit in the wood maybe a lead weight or cement could be added to add som real weight. Great stones. Now to find blue or pink foam in central cali…

By: fick209

fick209 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:41:47 +0000

the base is such a fantastic idea. It’s so completely simple (probably why I never thought of it)! Almost all of my tombstones are out and staked into the yard already, but i have 2 left which I was going to put out tonight after work. I won’t bother to stop at the hardware store and buy stakes, instead I’ll go straigt home, use some of my scrap wood left over from other props and build a couple of bases. I’ll be building bases for all of my tombstones after halloween tear-down is complete. Thanks so much for that awesome idea!

By: neesterooli

neesterooli — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:34:49 +0000

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