Halloween Headstones

I decided to make my own graveyard this year. I've always enjoyed clever Halloween tombstones, I just didn't realize that you can't find them in store.

I ended up resorting to 1 1/2" foam insulation, I printed out my epitaphs and traced then into the board using an exacto knife, then carved out the letters with my speedball linoleum cutter.

I almost ended up investing in a Dremel drill, but once I got the first one carved out I seemed to speed through the rest. I didn't go overly aged, decided to just go with a couple of coats of grey, figure I can always do more next year, planning on adding to the set.

I had bought thin metal stakes to stand them up, but they didn't do the trick. 

Ended up using caulk and gorrila glue tape to secure pvc piping to the back of the tombstones and sliding into rebar staked in the yard.

It came out nice, feel ready to embrace the Halloween season, hopefully these will last a while.

 My favorite is the zombie tombstone. Think I'll add some details to the others next year, or whenever I make more.