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Frankenstein Tombstone

October 21, 2018 by Holly Gagnon Leave a Comment

Turn  your home in to a Haunted House this Halloween by creating a  DIY Frankenstein Tombstone to spook those Halloween guests.   We don’t do scary Halloween in our house but this faux tombstone might just be one of my  favorite Halloween decorations yet.  It’s a lil’ scary but sorta whimsical  plus my kids keep telling me how cool it looks too.

Make your Haunted House even spookier with this Halloween by creating a DIY Frankenstein Tombstone for made out of FloraCraft foam

Frankenstein Tombstone

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The FloraCraft® Make It: Fun team challenge this month was to chose a EPS foam shape to  create a spooky Halloween project with.   I obviously chose to create with good ol’ Frank here.   When I chose the shape, I really had no clue  as to what I was going to  do with a bust of Frankenstein but I was up for the challenge and I think I totally pulled it off too.

 

Supplies Used t0 make Frankenstein Tombstone: 

  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun- EPS Foam Head (available at JoAnn’s/Michael’s/Walmart)
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun-Foam Sheets  1/2 inch sheet
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun-Foam Sheets  1  inch sheet
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun- Smooth Finish
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun- Foam Cutter
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun- Foam Tools
  • FloraCraft® Make It:Fun- StyroGlue
  • Craft Paint- Grey, White, Black
  • Die Cutting Machine

Foam Frankenstein head for Halloween

First, I  had to make Frank’s head flat so I’d be able to attach it on to the tombstone.  I did this by cutting off part of the back, right behind the ears using a foam cutter.  I felt bad cutting Frank’s head in half but I think he’s already used to being cut up.  🙂

 

Foam Frankenstein head for Halloween

Since I was going for a weathered stone look, I combined white, grey and black paint together on a plate and used the paint brush to lightly blend the colors on the face.  By using this paint technique, I was able  to keep some of the ares darker than the  others.

 

how to create a faux tombstone

 

 

To create the faux tombstone, I cut a 1 inch foam sheet in to a shape of a tombstone then applied  two coats of Smooth Finish over the board.  I left the foam rough in areas to achieve the faux stone look.

 

how to create a faux tombstone

 

I used the same paint technique as I did for Frank’s face for creating a weathered stone look.

Frankenstein names cut out with die cutting machine

To make the Frank nameplate, I  used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut out the letters using black and grey cardstock then adhered  the name on to a  foam plaque cut from a piece of  1/2 inch  foam sheet.

How to use StyroGlue to adhere Styrofoam
I used FloraCraft® Make It:Fun foam tools to create cracks in to the faux tombstone to provide realistic details and adhered the head and plaque on to the tombstone using StyroGlue.

Make your Haunted House even spookier with this Halloween by creating a DIY Frankenstein Tombstone for made out of FloraCraft foam

Didn’t Frank turn out great?  It really is amazing the projects you can create out of FloraCraft® Make It:Fun foam.

Make your Haunted House even spookier with this Halloween by creating a DIY Frankenstein Tombstone for made out of FloraCraft foam

Frankenstein Tombstone

 

I probably spent more time than I should of creating this Frankenstein Tombstone but I really did enjoy bringing the big green guy to life.  Well, grey guy in this case or dead grey guy since hes’s on a tombstone.

Make your Haunted House even spookier with this Halloween by creating a DIY Frankenstein Tombstone for made out of FloraCraft foam

 

 

 This post is sponsored on behalf of Floracraft® Make It: Fun Crafts®. All opinions and ideas are 100% my own. This post may also contain affiliate links.

 

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