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I have started a new tombstone, I'm going for a realistic stone that you might find in a real graveyard

First I measured and marked my blank, it's 24"x24"x3/4" ridged pink foam from Home Depot


Next I cut out two for the front and back


I took the scraps and made sides and top and sanded it all to shape, then I filled all the gaps with drywall compound, I should have filled the bigger gaps with hot glue or foam board glue, or liquid nails, but I didnt and I filled them in with the drywall compound. Unfortunately I didnt get pics of this stage.

heres a pic fitted together and pre drywall compound


Here it is with the drywall compound on, after it drys I will sand it all smooth


Next I will print up and trace out the epitaph and cut that out.......not sure where I'll go with design after that, no real plan here

Thanks for sharing this step-by-step process with us!

Nevermore, I have thought of it but never done it, the problem I have with expanding foam is it's usually a one time use deal and I have yet to ever use a whole can before it clogs up too bad to use the rest

Murfreesboro wrote:Thanks for sharing this step-by-step process with us!

sure, I hope some one can use something I post here

Spookymufu wrote:I hope some one can use something I post here

I use your picture to scare off coyotes all the time.

I wish those cans of spray foam came in smaller sizes. I've had luck using a can again after a few days by putting a nail down the front of the tube and wrapping it with tape, like a tube of caulk.

more progress today...

I made templates of where the name and epitaph will go


I then took the template and traced it on a new sheet of foam and cut it out. I took my utility blade and started carving the high and low spots for a three dementional look and then sanded the whole thing smooth


Did the same with the name plaque


I also made a base out of foam 9" wide by 28" long, I might make the base look like chipped granite like I did the crypt we built (seen in another thread)

Wow, you did an amazing job so far and I love that you show how you did it, very cool!

Yes, it looks great!

Thanks,
Heres how it looks now, gotta carve the epitaph and paint the whole thing.......

That urn is a fantastic touch.

I was thinking that, too.

thanks, when it's all done I'm going to put dead flowers in it (of course)

go out and buy the worst looking roses that are still on sale at your grocery store (it's sad how long some of them are left out), hang them upside down in a warm room for a month so that they are upright when dried.

arrange them and blast with your miracle, spider web shooter.

you know, I think witchy bought one of my web spinners, I wonder if she's ever used it...