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Here's my entry.

The Venus People Tree.




Price list

One 5' stake (came with house)------------$2.00
Pool Noodle ---------------------------------$1.00
Large skull ----------------------------------$3.00
Small skulls ---------------------------------$1.50
1.5 cans paint ------------------------------$9.00
Tig wire X 5 ---------------------------------$0.75
Paper towel 2 rolls -------------------------$0.70
Plastic leaves (from wife's plant sshhhh)--$0.20
Glue 1/4 bottle ------------------------------$0.30
Moss 1/10 bag -------------------------------$0.50
1 Nail ----------------------------------------$0.05
Hot glue 2 sticks ----------------------------$0.10

TOTAL ----------------------------------------$19.10

Free stuff
Newsprint 20 sheets.

Hope you like.

Finally got started on the first prop of the year. Going to be a tree absorbing a few people (hopefully).

Started with a 6' garden stake. Wrapped with pool noodles and and hot glued some cheap skulls in place with moths in mid scream. The mache is done using cheap paper towels and the drop of glue with water spray method mentioned in another thread (will go look and give credit to the appropriate person).
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Nice start!
Reminds me of our birch trees out front.......but with dead people in it
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Thanks. It was Daddy's Little Corpse thread that explains the glue less paper mache.
http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?t=12623
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where's the "moths in midscream?" LOL Lookin' real good, man!
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Yeah, looking good. I may have to try a spooky tree or three!
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where's the "moths in midscream?" LOL Lookin' real good, man!
Spell checker let me down again.
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I think this is going to look fantastic when it's all done (and actually looks pretty good even now).
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im excited to see the rest
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Very cool !
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Looking good so far, keep us updated.
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