Grave Markers

	I saw this grave marker and immediately wanted a version for my haunt.
I went to my foam stash and found 2 lengths of foam that had been cut at a slight angle. This was perfect for what I wanted. I cut it into 6 sections.
	I cut 6 pieces of pink foam for a plaque.I wanted them all to be a bit different. Like on this one I framed it with strips of foam, sanding down the edges.
This I was told is very popular with the younger kids. I have found out it also brings a grin to adult faces as well. LOL I used pieces of dowel to frame this one. Just glued them to the edges. The other 4 a different versions of the foam and dowels.
	I bought these on discount at WallyWorld, they where on sale after Halloween. These are self adhesive stickers.  They can still be found year round in the craft section for about 5 bucks. At first I used Liquid Nails to stick them on, then tried hot glue, finally I tried just sticking them on. All 3 ways worked.
I attached the plaques on the angled foam with  Liquid Nails. I also cut bases for them and attached them, to complete the basic shape.
	Here are all 6 ready for paint.
On 2 of them I decided to add a a skeleton in a pose. These skeletons I bought at Dollar Tree for a buck. The other one will be seen at the bottom of the page.
	These are very light so I drilled a couple of holes and glued in some pvc. Stick a couple of pieces of rebar in the ground slide it over them and there not going anywhere.
I gave them all a base coat of medium gray paint.
	I want each to look a bit different so I gave them all a different look by marbling each with different colors. I also aged the plaques with a mix of watered down acrylic paints, black and green. I didn't like the way the skeletons blended in so I repainted them to match the plaques. The finished grave markers can be seen below.
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