DIY Creepy Halloween Toe Pincher Coffin Tutorial
Alright, so I know I said I was ready for Fall decor, but typically I decorate for Fall and Thanksgiving time together, so at our house Halloween decorations always come first, and if you’ve been a reader for a while, then you know that I also like to try and do something new or a little bit different for each holiday every year.
This year I’ve been hovering around this sort of art deco type feel with my Halloween decor. You know, the geometric lines and contrasted colors; a bit ‘Great Gatsby’ if you will, and of course, I’m working on adding a few touches of gold as well ๐ I have most of my decorating done, besides a few finishing touches and I realized that I had a lot to share, so I thought I’d break it up a bit over the next little while, to show you all the details and step-by-step better.
Our first little DIY project was this creepy, stained, toe pincher coffin. I wanted something on my shelves that was different this year; not a frame or regular board with a saying, so when Cason mentioned a tall tombstone or coffin leaning up against the wall, I was sold!
Here’s How we did it:
We used a piece of 1/4th inch thick birch plywood in a 2x4ft size and sketched out what we wanted our toe pincher coffin to look like. We ended up going with the below measurements. 6 inches for the three top portions, 11 1/2 on the longer sides and 4 inches at the bottom. Cason figured out that the points towards the middle met at about a 130 degree angle.
Once that was all drawn the way we wanted, Cason got out the jigsaw, his new clean wood blades, so that the cut edges would be less slivered and rough, and got to cutting out the coffin shape. Once he was done he just did a quick once-over on each edge with some 100 grit sandpaper to make everything ultra smooth.
“Hist & Hark, Draw close and Tremble, ‘Tis this Night that GHOSTS Assemble”
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E.P.Dallas Design says
Wow! You are very talented! I hope to do a lot more decorating this Halloween. Keep the ideas coming!
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Unknown says
Super spooky, love it!!
Unknown says
This is cool.
Design_Fluff says
I love this project and the wording you added is perfect! I'm not that into blood and gore halloween, either. Just a little spook.:) Have a great week!
Gwen, The Makerista says
Very cool! Love the hands sticking out!
Katie says
Ahhh! I love this more than words can express. Halloween is my favorite time of year to decorate! Great job on the little coffin!
Crystal says
That's super creepy!!! My daughter is decorating her first apartment super scary and this would be perfect for it!! Thanks for the tutorial!! Love it!!
Carrie says
Cute & clever coffin
Ronda Batchelor says
Wow my clamps and my comment all in the same post! LOL But really it looks good. I might have to copy your coffin after I finish my other million projects.
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
That is amazing! The perfect DIY project for Halloween! Thanks for the share!
Laura S Reading says
This is so cool. I love when the whole family gets involved.
I would display it with a tiny speaker and some "interesting" (or disturbing )sounds.
When company came over, maybe add some dry ice behind it to create a mist…
Please share this on Wednesday with my Haunted Humpday friends!
Unknown says
This is such an incredible tutorial! Really, REALLY cool!!
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Emily says
That's sweet! I love the creepy-but-not-gory look too and the bits left to the imagination is great.
Emily says
That's sweet! I love the creepy-but-not-gory look too. It leaves more to the imagination.
Kara says
This is awesome Shelly! My boys would love it!