devil's Workshop

Well its the busiest time of the year for me and so I have no time to blog it seems, but here's a peek at whats going on in the Devil's Workshop (my kitchen table). A prop for a charity I am working on (but not in). This will be a real gorefest when it's done! I am building three of these guys. They will be corpse sconces, and have flickering LEDs in their eyes and chest cavities. This guy is finished except for paint. I will be finishing my props and then painting them all at the same time. Why? Because I know exactly how long it will take me to paint something. That leaves time for things I have never done before to play out. Dead monkey 2.0 is mid construction. He got put on the back burner while I made sure I finished my Volcano. Yeah I said Volcano. To check out the weekly status of Haunted Tiki Island's Construction , go over to our Blog . I hope to post some props and a preview of HTI 2009 so stay tuned.

I made a quick video on how to make teeth from Polymer clay. I like to do this because it gives you more creative options when making halloween props and makes for more expressive faces. This how-to uses translucent white Sculpey and Premo Glow in the Dark Clay, but the brands aren't important, as most of these brands all have these two colors. My recommended baking time: 200° for 20-30 minutes (because these are so thin) Manufacturer's recommended bake times: Fimo: 230° for 30 minutes Sculpey: 275° for 15 minutes Premo: 275° for 30 minutes Tools needed: tooth pick or needle tool knife or wooden knife tool toothbrush Other Glow in the Dark colors from Sculpey: green blue orange yellow Flouresecent Colors from Premo: Pink Red Green Yellow Examples of Polymer Clay teeth in my props: