How to Make Different Tombstones

Materials you can use:

·        Wall insulation

·        Styrofoam

·        Thick cardboard

·        Paper mache

·        Bristol board

·        Spare pieces of would or MDF

Items You’ll Need

·        Black, grey and green spray paint or, they now make spray paint for craft projects that give a faux stone finish

·        Stencils for letters or if you have steady hand, you can simply paint the words on

·        If you are using a foam material, you can use your melon baler or a spoon to carve out the writing on the stone and just fill in the groves with black paint.

Cut out your tombstone shape.  Spray you black and grey paint and make it swirled, and aged.  Follow up with a little bit of green paint to add the look of moss to the stone.  You can also cracks with your black paint and a thin brush.

Be creative!!

How to Make Stage Blood

To make 1 Pint of blood you’ll need:

1 oz water

½ tbsp. Zinc oxide/corn starch

1 pint white corn syrup

Red food coloring to appearance

Yellow food coloring to appearance

Blue or green food coloring to appearance

Mixing:
Put the zinc oxide/cornstarch into a bowl, add an equal amount of water and stir into a paste. Add the food color and stir, then add a little of the corn syrup and mix well. Pour into a container that holds more than the final amount (you have to mix before using as it may separate), add the remaining corn syrup and mix well, then add the amount of water specified and mix again. This will give you blood with normal consistency.

The blood may look too bright when used on white materials; if you need to darken it add about 3 to5 drops of green or blue coloring per quart to darken.

Although this formula usually washes off of clothes and skin with no trouble, certain fabrics may stain so test them first and/or use old clothing that you won't mind ruining.