Some 2008 Photos & Info

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Some 2008 Photos & Info

Post by jadewik » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:57 pm

Here are a few of the projects I've been working on so far this year...

First up, I've re-worked parts of the ID badges. I think we have a final design now. I should be able to put my entire badge together sometime this week and have it laminated. My husband's will have to be done on or around Halloween because he's having his hair done Sweeny-Todd-Like and we want the photos to match. Right now, I just have some clipart on the badge as a place holder.

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Next up are those Toe-Tags I worked on. I bought the large tags for cheap at Office Depot. Then I touched up this free toe tag (PDF file found here) in Photoshop, printed out some labels on address label paper (size Avery 5163), stuck 'em on, and viola! Perfect Toe-Tags.

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Lastly, I've been working on a PVC shell for the gurney. I still have to paint the parts that will show silver. I also need to add some PVC to better support the railing and to keep the whole thing on the table better. I will also eventually (I hope) draw up some plans for the thing when I've finished. The idea behind the gurney is to have a dummy laying on it and we'll pull candy out of his chest (that's why the cauldron is there). The phonebook is there to support the cauldron. You'll also note that I have an "infected fun blood" IV-Bag hanging from the arm there. I plan on buying some tubing to connect to it (It's about $3/roll at Home Depot) and running the thing into the dummy... where I may or may not connect it to a fish tank pump and have blood spurt out... I'm not really one for gore, so... probably not... but the option is available. I'll buy sheets in August or whenever "back to school" sales hit. PVC cost about $20. The table was $50 (we didn't have one before). The project didn't take long either... maybe 90 minutes...

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Anyway... that's how far I've gotten so far. I really hope things come together alright. There are a few details I need to work out still... =)

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Re: Some 2008 Photos & Info

Post by OctoberChill » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:04 am

Wow :shock: Excellent work. I now feel like a Halloween failure. Thank you for that :wink: Please keep us updated on this!

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Post by Haunt Master » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:46 am

That's good idea! Keep up your good job, Jade! 8) And, feel free to post some pics when you are done working on it! ;)

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Re: Some 2008 Photos & Info

Post by Andybev01 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:35 am

Pulling candy out of a human chest...THAT IS SO TWISTED!!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted:
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Post by Rising Dead Man » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:26 pm

Who is that kid in the first picture? Just wondering.
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As though it were a slightly sour sweet.
Let terror, then, be turned into a treat...
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Post by jadewik » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:34 pm

Rising Dead Man wrote:Who is that kid in the first picture? Just wondering.
I wonder who he is too... but Microsoft ClipArt/Photos don't ever say who is in their images.

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Post by jadewik » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:36 pm

Andybev01 wrote:Pulling candy out of a human chest...THAT IS SO TWISTED!!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted:
You think that's twisted? I was going to buy a fake heart and pull it out with some of the candy... Hehe

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Post by Andybev01 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:08 pm

jadewik wrote:
Andybev01 wrote:Pulling candy out of a human chest...THAT IS SO TWISTED!!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted:
You think that's twisted? I was going to buy a fake heart and pull it out with some of the candy... Hehe

...or from the top of an open brain pan?
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Post by Frankenstein » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:47 pm

Those are some awesome ideas. I cant wait to see more pics.
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Post by Snoopy/Red Baron » Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:52 pm

I love it when ya'll share creative ideas!

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Post by Athenagwis » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:26 pm

Awesome pics!! I love the toe tag idea! I haven't really started getting crafty for Halloween yet, I always want to do crafty things, but never end up setting aside the time for it. But we only have a small place and we can't do much outside so my decorating is kind of limited.

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Post by OctoberChill » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:35 am

I'm bummed cause I live in a one bedroom apartment. Not a whole lot you can do, especially as far as outside decorations go. But by Halloween 2009 I should hopefully be living in my first house. Then it's on :twisted:

Until then I'll live vicariously through you guys from all the pics you post.

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Post by Andybev01 » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:37 pm

I had a one bedroom apartment that shared a short breezeway with only one other unit, and she liked the holidays as much as I do, so neither one of us complained to the manager when we put out decorations.

I'll probably never be that lucky again.
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Re: Some 2008 Photos & Info

Post by jadewik » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:17 am

OctoberChill-
Do you have any friends or family in the area with a house who'd let you decorate? For the past couple of years, I've been taking care of my in-laws' ToT'ers. There were at least 100-kids that came by! I did my apartments one year, but only got 3 kids. This year, I'm renting a house... so... who knows how many I'll get.

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Re: Some 2008 Photos & Info

Post by jadewik » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:58 pm

Just posting a photo update of the gurney I'm making for Halloween.

I had to modify the design a little because it didn't pass the kid-hanging-on-the-gurney-railing test. Now, the thing won't budge. Spray-painted the parts that will show chrome on Saturday. I also bought a clipboard holder where I'll put a clipboard with the patient's charts.... still working on the charts...

My husband and I are going to put masonite on the angled portion of the gurney. We'll attach it with zip-ties (found in the electric stuff section at Home Depot). Then, it's just a matter of getting a dummy all put together. Yippiee!

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