Zombie A Month: Mrs. Scaryweather Returns



Being April and as gardens begin blooming I thought about my old prop zombie Mrs. Scaryweather from Halloween 09. She definitely needs to return this year.



I liked her a lot back then but she was created in haste. Almost everyday that October, I was out on the lawn with super glue or wire trying to keep her old bones together. By the time I took the display down she was completely falling apart and needed a total do-over. It didn't happen though, so she skipped Halloween 2010.

This year with her return, she'll be tending a small pumpkin patch. I have some ideas bouncing around in my head on how to make a faux one, complete with vines and leaves. As you can see in the sketch at top, I think it might be fun to go a step further, creating a whole spooky garden setting for her.

4 comments:

  1. Wow Ilove Mrs Scaryweather she is way too cool. You defo have to make sure she is repaired to last the test of time. Also a pumpkin patch sounds immense ;P

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  2. pkbrogan@hotmail.com4/27/2011 12:23 PM

    Just wanted to thank you for the Halloween prop goodness here at the tail end of April. It's much appreciated (as are all your posts). I didn't get my large papier-mâché eggs - with Cthulhu-like tentacles breaking through - done in time for the Easter display, but oddly enough they should just as appropriate for the end of October.

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  3. Once agaon sir, you have another great design. I love the pumpkin patch around her!

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  4. Andrea, thanks. Yeah I hope to make sure she's re-done to last many years.

    PK, part of me feels I'm already behind on Halloween even being only April. The egg prop sounds fantastic. I always see those giant ones for sale around Easter and have wanted to make something for Halloween with.

    Beacon, thank you. The pumpkin patch should be fun to make.

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