Crafting Tombstones for the yard 0 ▲ Tower of the Archmage 1 hour ago · Life · hide · 0 comments Every year for halloween I try to make something new for the yard. When I first moved into the house it was some cardboard box tombstones. i made covered them in some homemade monstermud and painted cute sayings on them. For 5 years they've served me well, but after 5 years they're showing their age... There's only so much one can do with a cardboard box that gets left outside for a month at a time every year...After the tombstones, I made a scarecrow, and then a coffin made from a stack of pallets, and last year I made a giant spider. With each of these projects I've learned something new, and also managed to make something unique. The other neighbors who put out halloween decorations are putting out the things that you can buy at Home Depot, Lowe's, or Spirit Halloween. My stuff is unique. It isn't as polished as theirs but it's mine, and I love it. Also, I can't believe I never posted about making any of these before... This year, I wanted to replace, or at least add some fancier… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.