A Haunt is Born!
Written by Dave   
Monday, 25 May 2009

A Ghost Story:

 

I decided that I would stick with my pirate theme for this year. No other reason but the fact that I enjoyed it and want to expand on it further. Although I have been working on stuff for this year, I had this underlying ‘need’ to come up with a story for the display. I didn’t want the usual pirate display, but to bring a little life and history to why there would be a shipwreck and pirates in my front yard.

 

Things I had to have in the story:

  • Captain & his ship
  • Nasty, murderous crew
  • Ghost and his revenge
  • Tragic ending with a shipwreck

 

First thing was to come up with a good name for a ship. After doing a little searching on the web, I decided on The Baetylus.

 

The story takes place around the early 1630s here in Maryland. Not looking for historical accuracy, just wanted a place and time where this ghost story ‘could’ have taken place. There are many people around here who spend a great deal of time out on the water. A nautical themed Halloween display fits perfectly in our community.

 

With my ship named, the place and time picked out I began writing my ghost story: The Legend of The Baetylus. I have been working on it for almost 3 days and I’m fairly happy with it for now. I have decided to put it away for now before the final edit.

 

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I will post the ghost story when it is completed. To be continued …

 

 

 
Another Sign
Written by Dave   
Monday, 30 March 2009

A Pirate Pub Sign (Completed!)

 

So, a friend of mine asked me the other day if I would be interested in doing another foam sign. Since I enjoy doing these small projects, I said yes. Here is the preliminary sign sketch:

 

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Anchors away! (Update 05/01)
Written by Dave   
Tuesday, 10 March 2009

More static

 

There are a few "improvements" I want to make on my pirate ship for this year. I want to make the shipwreck look even better then it did last year. Some of my ideas to add this year are:

 

Ship's Anchor

Figurehead

Rigging & Sails

 

So, I started my second prop for H09, a ship's anchor. I know I really need to get working on some animated props, but I get going back to my paper mache projects.

 

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Welcome!

 

This is my Halloween project website. I will be posting my projects I am working on for this years Halloween yard display.

 

It's a work-in-progress so please bare with me while I begin to post my work.

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.