JustJimAZ

This is a super simple way to turn the 8'x4' sheets of polystyrene foam insulation into a stone wall.

First, I peeled the clear plastic film off one side of the foam. The other side has foil on it. I left that alone.

I then laid out my sheet and marked out the bricks. I choose to go with 12" wide x 6" high bricks. You could go with smaller bricks or go for a more random rock wall look. Those are slower and I wanted to get this done relatively quickly. ...

Stephen King has said "...ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn't to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up."

Well, I was thinking of packing tape ghosts because, well, I'm a haunter. I happened upon a painting of a ghostly scarecrow with a typical pumpkin head. And I thought "Ghost Pumpkin!" ...

I also tried zombifying a smaller bear.


This bear did not have any internal skeleton. I cut open a "mouth". I used hot glue to create an upper and lower palate. I also cut a slit in the back and pulled out some stuffing to make him more emaciated. Also, I removed bit of the left arm. Once again hot glue sealed the wound, and also held in place the protruding bone I got from my tree. ...

So, I thought I'd see what it takes to zombify a teddy bear. I was lucky to find a T J Bearytales that died of natural causes and was interred at Goodwill.



I used some hot glue to raise his eyebrows to a more menacing expression.



I used a trimmer and some scissors to make some spots all worn ...