6/19/2006 - To Ironstock I Go!

I was able to get a lot done this weekend.  The tombstone is getting close at being done and I started working on my witch caldron.  The foam pieces that go on the top rim are not going on as pretty as I expected so I might have to add something to hide the ugly glue.  Maybe a couple pvc pieces or something might work for that.  I will have to think about that one. I have a picture of both the caldron and the tombstone.  For the people that don’t know, www.hauntforum.com is having a tombstone contest.  Again, I don’t think I have a shot at winning, but I thought I would try.  Right now I have glue, paint, and some texture spray I bought adhered to my hands.  And it isn’t coming off too good.  All in the name of the home haunting I would have to say.  One thing I got this weekend was the foam head for my flying marionette.  I am planning on making my own this year, and I got a little lazy with the head.  So I bought one.  The head looks like the picture in a previous blog entry in which I was talking about buy the foam head.  It is the one with the mouth wide open.  I just need to hook some wires up to it for the arms and to the top of the head.  Then apply a little latex and paint.  I think it is going to look cool.

Also, for the people who don’t know, I am taking a trip to Ironstock at the end of the week.  I am taking Thursday and Friday off.  Maybe I can get the tombstone done by Thursday so I can enter it into the contest(deadline is end of this month)  Friday I have to get up early and head up to met DragonLady Sue to join up in her convoy heading to Ironstock.  It should be a blast.  She told me that the convoy of 5 hearses has been reduced to 2 now, but is should be fun.  I am taking my walkie talkies to talk to her on the way down.  It is going to be a blast.  Of course I will take lots of pictures and video and share with everyone on my site.  Oh, and I forgot that DragonLady Sue ask me to be in the Ironstock casket races.  Maybe we might win.  And I can’t forget about getting some underwear for Frightnerns Entertainment.  He wants people to bring in signed underwear to hang in his tent.  I think even DragonLady Sue is going to do the same.  I can’t wait.  Somebody pitch me.