Ghoulishly Gorgeous Gravestones

By SUSIE COELHO

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Materials

  • Krylon Make It Stone!® Textured Paints - Black Granite (#18201)
  • Krylon Spray Adhesive - Spray Adhesive (#7010)
  • Krylon Glowz® - Glow-in-the-Dark (#3150)
  • Boxes - Various sizes (old shipping boxes work great)
  • Foam or wood letters
  • Various Halloween decorations
  • Hot glue or super glue

General Supplies

  • Packing tape
  • Newspaper or drop cloth
  • Large nails or ground stake
  • Scissors or craft knife

Instructions

  1. Set up a spray area by covering a table or other work surface with newspaper or drop cloth in a well-ventilated area.
  2. Assemble box leaving one end open (this will be the bottom of your gravestone).
  3. Tape over folded seams.
  4. Cut a name plaque to fit box from the cardboard of another and glue on using spray adhesive or hot glue.
  5. Glue on letters to name plaque.
  6. Embellish top of gravestone with glued on Halloween decoration: skull, bat or even a rat.
  7. Paint entire gravestone with 2-3 coats of the Make It Stone colour of your choice. Let dry between coats.
  8. Once dry highlight areas with Krylon GLOWZ.
  9. Place a stake in the ground and prop your boxes up, or you can nail them into the ground, using the flap.

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