{"id":19932,"date":"2013-10-30T06:06:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T11:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=19932"},"modified":"2013-10-30T08:18:04","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:18:04","slug":"creepy-3-d-wall-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=19932","title":{"rendered":"Creepy 3-D Wall Decor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So this is kind of awesome.<\/p>\n

I saw this photo online (unattributed, natch) and did a reverse image search in hopes of finding the source. Weirdly, I can’t seem to locate an original attribution; there are lots of instances of this particular image, plus a few sites which have what appears to be a whole set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I thus can’t provide any insight on how this was done originally, so I did the next best thing and asked my dad, who is a home-repair ninja. Here are his thoughts:<\/p>\n

Get the hands, etc. from a Halloween store. Cut them so that the back is semi-flat. Fasten them to the wall with hot glue.<\/p>\n

1. Use spackle, plaster or paper mache to smooth over them and add the “wrinkles” at the side. Paint wall color paint over them.<\/p>\n

2. Use wet paper towels or newspaper to form the wrinkles and fill in where you want. “Feather” the edges of the paper with sandpaper. Paint over the paper with Gesso<\/a> to make it smooth. Paint with wall color paint.<\/p>\n

3. Use plastic sheeting to cover them and heat soften\/shrink to form. Spackle the edges to blend into the wall. Paint with wall color paint.<\/p>\n

4. Use thin rubber (like that used in makeup bald caps). Blend in the edges. Paint with wall color paint.<\/p>\n

The last two are the least durable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So. This is clearly completely out of the question if you rent, but if you want to do something super-spooky with a room in your house, it would be hard to beat ghosts coming out of the walls. It sounds like this is one of those “more time than money” projects, and it would certainly be a conversation piece. Bonus points if you make over a guest room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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