Crypt 

This is a fairly easy project, the main part that consumed the most time was getting the design I wanted to look right.

	The foam I used for this project was free. I am always on the lookout for items to be used for my haunt and trying to spend as little as possible. Guess you can't do any better then free! LOL
The frame is a light weight 1x2 frame, I hot glued the pieces together then I stapled the ends using 4 to 5 staples each joint. The top has 2 layers of 1x2's, the 1x2 in the back is hinged so I could have the lid open and close. I don't measure but someone asked the dimensions so I went out and measured the overall size after I completed it. The dimensions are ; 55" long, 33 1/2" wide, 27" tall. The lid is 57"x 38"x 2". The skulls add another 4" to the top.
	Ok, I hate the rule "measure twice cut once". It has never worked for me. So using Liquid Nails (Tip# make sure the tube says it can be used on foam, the regular Liquid Nails will eat foam.), I line up the bottom and left side of each piece and glued them on then trimmed off excess. I did this for the right and left side then the front and back. Let that setup.
Next, I took the strips and trimmed out the crypt. The back is blank all I did was paint it. The lid is the only piece of foam I bought. I laid it on the top leaving an inch over hang all around. I glued it to the hinged 1x2. Using a fair amount of Liquid Nails. Set the paint cans on the back and called it a night.
	Jumping forward, I got on a roll and didn't take any pic's of the design process. I marked off the lines on the front and sides Using a Dremel with a cone shaped bit, I very slowly cut the lines out. The lid I made 2 lines, one on the top and side, using a Skilsaw(yes a Skilsaw, LOL) I cut the section out around the edges then rounded the edge with a sander. I then used the Dremel to cut another edge on the higher section. I rounded the corners off to look like columns. The black object in the center is half of an oversized Christmas ornament. I just cut out a round section and glued it in. The little skulls and hands I just glued on. I have also glued on the 4 skulls on the lid, very hard to see due to the background.
The crosses are made of glue in a process called sand casting. You take a dish, bowl, container fill it with sand, I used builders sand, the sand makes better impressions and holds it's shape better if it is wet. Take an object push into the sand, carefully remove, then fill the impression with hot glue. When it cools remove and there ya go. The letters and numbers are made of pink foam. After cutting them out I thought they were too thick so I cut them in half.
	Well you can see the skulls now. As you can see my base coat was black. I used an entire quart covering it.
Here is the finished crypt. In total it has 4 coats of paint. The black base coat, a very light gray 2nd coat, and a medium blue/gray top coat. The 2nd and 3rd coats were dabbed on with paper towels. In the grooves and any recessed areas the 2nd and 3rd coats were dry brushed on to allow black coat to show through. To the front only a 4th green/gray coat was lightly dabbed on.
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