How to Make Realistic DIY Tombstones for Halloween (part 1: Building the Tombstones)

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In this first part (of 2) I go through my process of building awesome realistic tombstones for Halloween decorations. Part 2 will cover how to paint them and will be out soon.
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@judichristopher4604 Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO... Note: background noise/music a little too loud... NO need for background noise/music... We just want to HEAR YOU TALK. Thank you for sharing this great video.

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. That is absolutely a thing I’m working on, getting the right sound balance.

@melodywatts7322 Жыл бұрын

You can just add one layer to the back of your damaged tombstones and repaint

@munky371 2 жыл бұрын

I love your video. If you’re having an issue with the Dremel and the taped down paper - I use spray glue in a spray paint can and stick the paper onto the tombstone. Let it dry for half an hour then Dremel my letters out. The rest of the paper just peels off and a wet rag rubbed gently takes off any left overs. No need to push pin around the letters. Takes up too much time!

@leeannmartin6412 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@bettyrobertson2810 10 ай бұрын

Love this!

@SpiceyNice 11 ай бұрын

Two years later..I’m loving your content. The background drums tho 😵‍💫

@ImNotBoredImCreative 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. And thanks for the input, I’ll work on it.

@munkustrap2 Жыл бұрын

You said you were "painting" the tombstone at the end but it looks more like you coated it with something like monster mud. I noticed when you were doing it that the "paint" in the container was thick & then when the stone was finished it had a monster mud texture. Could be confusing. Edit: Just started part 2...yup, it was Drylok mixed with sand in case anyone watching after me wonders.

@donnanoble9588 2 жыл бұрын

good idea showing every method and different glue. Like this Video very much. Feeling a little sad, have no garden, but i think a make very small ones for my windowtable.

@mattypants 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I was walking through home Depot the other day and saw this insulation board and immediately thought I bet I could make tombstones out of it. Glad to see it works! I'll be buying it tomorrow morning

@ImNotBoredImCreative 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! This stuff is really incredibly fun to work with. Good luck!

@jlathem56 11 ай бұрын

😢 cool project!

@deeaguilar1997 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome ideas, and tips thank you. I like that the contact cement melts the foam I'm wondering if it can be painted on with a brush?

@ImNotBoredImCreative 2 жыл бұрын

A better substance to use for melting the foam is acetone. That way you don’t have to worry about the stickiness of the glue.

@SensationallySilky Жыл бұрын

the way you create the depth and such... this was so nice!

@sheilacarsins6222 Жыл бұрын

There's a lot of work and dedication that goes into those! They look fantastic! Thanks for sharing this! 💕 ❤️👏🎃👻🐈‍⬛️🦇❤️💕

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@caspian8814 2 жыл бұрын

love the bat idea

@suzeec1702 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing job you did on it. So much detail. I've made a couple but nothing like yours. Def going to try out some of your ideas! Can't wait to watch your painting tutorial Thanks for sharing your talent with everyone!!

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment! I’m glad you liked it!

@johnny7caves Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! Just began to make my own diy 🪦 tombstones. 💪🏼

@Thewulf56 2 жыл бұрын

These look awesome. nice work on carving them out

@ddub22 Жыл бұрын

How does this video only have 14 comments? This was a fantastic tutorial!

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying so! I’m glad you like it and I appreciate your comment!

@propsandvillainy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ! Great job ! Subscribed!!

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And thanks for the sub!

@katguyot6351 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous work. Now to find a man with all those great tools in his garage.

@sawdust2556 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻yeah, right?!

@Superman-xr1oh Жыл бұрын

Yeah, no kidding. This isn't really much of a DIY.

@julianajuju1031 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing!!!!

@bleakdestiny6095 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! Love your work!

@joannparden Жыл бұрын

So artistic! 👍

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ctown4life 2 жыл бұрын

So cool!

@janiezyje Жыл бұрын

It takes so much work, whoa. But it lasts years at least. :D

@stoney268 11 ай бұрын

You forgot the more cheaper solution ;) At least, on polystyrene (not as good as that pink XPS foam you got there, which is very expensive over here) boards i always use PUR foam to glue board ;) Works great and very strong!

@PaganWizard Жыл бұрын

Great projects, and great tips, now I'd like to leave a tip for you. From my experiences in my woodworking show, I found that old credit/debit cards, and gift cards make GREAT glue spreaders, unlike the popsickle sticks and tongue depressors you're using in this video. The gift cards keep your fingers much further away from the glue than the popsickle sticks. I also have a question about something you did not mention in this video. How do the glues, that you chose to use with your decorations, stand up to weather?? Often times decorations like these will get rained on or even snowed on depending on where you live. With this being the first time I have seen ANY of your videos, I wanted to make another suggestion for decorating your projects, I'm not sure if you covered this in another video. Gently use a stiff wire brush, like what you might clean a grill with, to give your project another layer of detail.

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments and tips! The dry lock that I paint them with waterproofs them so the glues are not affected. However none of the preferred glues are water soluble so should hand rain and weather very well anyway.

@davidshareefChTPhD Жыл бұрын

You should use water activated Gorilla Glue

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

I’ve actually tried it. It glues the foam well, but it dries too hard. It doesn’t sand at the same rate as the foam, so it leaves strange lines of hard glue. A saw can cut it fine, but an exacto struggles cutting through it. So if you use it in places where there won’t be further carving/sanding/cutting, it’s a good choice.

@Ketutar 2 жыл бұрын

What are the runes supposed to say? FJLHBUO?

@psykozombie9298 10 ай бұрын

What do you hard coat it with...???

@ImNotBoredImCreative 10 ай бұрын

Watch part 2 for details, but basically dryloc with sand.

@tishsmiddy71 Жыл бұрын

Wish you would have tried wood glue ? Thank you for sharing great video

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wood glue doesn’t work very good. It takes a long time to dry (since the inner surface is not exposed to air) and once it dries, the foam can just pop apart.

@joenonya8015 11 ай бұрын

Alsome

@Superman-xr1oh Жыл бұрын

With all that work and money spent on all the tools you'd need, I could buy 20 foam tombstones from Spirit Halloween and just fix them up a little...and I would've saved alot more money then making them myself.

@ImNotBoredImCreative Жыл бұрын

True, if you were to buy the tools specifically to make tombstones. But if you already own the tools…. you could also do the whole construction of a tombstone with a dollar store razor knife too. (That’s how I made my first set of tombstones) It just depends on what amount of work you are ready to put into it.