In an earlier post I gave a sneak peek to the Mummy I was in the process of making for Halloween. I LOVE Halloween and every year I try and add a couple more fun decorations to our every growing collection of spooky things. I especially like it when I am able to make this spooky something myself.
I have been eyeballing these creepy Mummy’s for a couple of years now, aren’t they just great?!?…
I think so too and I have really, really wanted one. I didn’t however, want to spend the $100+ dollars a piece for one, so I had to get inventive and make one myself! So with a little help from a friend with power tools, this is how our Mummy was made…
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| We started with this plywood cutout (we actually traced our handy friend with the power tools…that explains the goatee!) |
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| I put an old long-sleeved shirt and one pant leg from a pair of sweatpants on my Mummy. I taped him up using Gorilla tape and stuffed him with anything I could find… |
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| scrap tulle… |
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| shopping bags…yes, he’s green! |
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| and even newspaper. This head was from another project my girls and I did at Easter time, it was a decoupage egg. Hey, whatever works right?!? |
I also used batting, stuffing and even an old blanket to achieve the Mummy’s 3D effect. He is very heavvvv-Y!! Our handy friend also made a sturdy wooden stand so our Mummy can stand proud as he scares the living daylights out of our unsuspecting neighbor children { heee….heee....heee! }.
Here is our Mummy completed, all wrapped up in strips of old sheets. I know, his arms are a bit short and I may try and fix ‘em. But I may just leave ‘em that way for Halloween cuz it’s only a few days away he’s still creepy short arms and all, don’t ya think?
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| He stands about 6 feet tall! |
This is a half Mummy my girls and I made last year that sits in our picture window. For this Mummy we used; a large pudding box, newspaper, duck tape, an old sheet and fake cobwebs then added plastic spiders. Just looking at this gives me the heebie jeebies! Oh, and can I just say?….how much do you love duck tape/Gorilla tape?!?…seriously, this stuff could be used to build houses!! Love it!
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| This Mummy was SUPER easy to make, if you are interested in how we did it let me know, I’ll share! |
