Thanks everybody for taking a look. It's nice to be able to share the progress here with you guys. It helps for me to have little successes along the way and not get too stressed out about the whole thing
Edinburghzombie wrote:It looks like it's been lifted straight out of a Halloween cartoon, fantastic
Yeah, I asked my wife what she thought. I knew the faces would make it more cartoon-y, but this is a kids party and our costumes this year are a cartoon theme (Pokemon.) And the faces make it seem more like a haunted tree.
I like them and I think they'll be very reusable for years to come.
blueikaos wrote:I am SO jealous of your artistic abilities!
Thanks, but so many people on here really make some awesome stuff. Way beyond anything I could do. I think I have an eye for design and some decent ideas, but my actual artistic ability is questionable
These trees turned out pretty good and I'm happy. I think they'll be a big part of making the scene work.
monstermash wrote:I'm glad someone else is tackling a big project. Still jealous of your lovely big sheets of insulation!!!!!!!
Yeah, it's nice to have a partner in crime
It helps to keep motivation up when I see posts of your progress.
The insulation is nice. It makes all of this much more doable. It's also light for moving around. The trees could be done with cardboard, but they'd look really cheesy and would be rather flimsy. I do have the problem that my party is mid-day and the hall is as light as they come, so there's no hiding details in the dark.
The insulation isn't cheap, though. The 40mm boards are about $18/board. So, those trees cost about $40 each to make if you include paint. Fortunately, this is part of my business (an English school and school Halloween party) so I can write off everything
The fence posts all together took 2.5 sheets and so they cost about $60 for all 6 with the skull toppers.
Could you order insulation sheets through a local hardware store? there are several different kinds and qualities it seems. I've never used or seen the pink ones a lot of people use. And, I just saw a house near by being built and they had a white kind that seemed really dense, kind of like the foam pumpkin insides.