The Dimmick Family's Halloween Haunt
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Halloween 2010
Nov 2nd
This year’s Halloween was very trying and frustrating. After last week’s storm that damaged the fence and tombstones and having to repair them, then a hail and wind storm hit shortly before the ToTs were to start that broke one more tombstone and removed paint from the fence columns again, I was ready to throw in the towel and call it quits for the year. Luckily, the wind settled down enough to allow me to set the tombstones back up and put out most of the props. Gourdon Rotsworth made his debut appearance and the two ghosts were set up inside the house to greet the trick-or-treaters. It ended up being fun and I was relieved that it was finally done at the end of the night.
I have big plans for next year already.
Enjoy this years haunt pictures.
Repairing and Strengthening Tombstones
Oct 17th
I’ve been collecting various tombstones over the years and every year I get frustrated when the wind blows them away or the screws or stakes holding them in the ground rip out or break them. The little plastic “T” stakes they come with DO NOT work to keep them from blowing away. This year I dedicated some time and budget to repairing and strengthening all of my tombstones. Here is what I did and it seems to be working so far:
- 1″x1.5″ around the base glued with Liquid Nails and nailed to 1″x6″ board
- Sealed and textured with joint compound
- Painted with exterior latex paint to seal and waterproof joint compound
- The whole gang.
- They stand on their own now too. Useful for storage and using on hard surfaces.
- Spray painted with gray and black to try to match original colors. Holes are for staking to ground.
Gourdon Rotsworth Finished!
Sep 22nd
Scott Stoll at Stolloween.com finished my “undead” pumpkin a couple of weeks ago and I received him in the mail this week. It is an amazing work of art and I am honored to have won the contest. For complete instructions on how he finished it visit his post about it here.
Undead Pumpkin Chest Progress Report
Aug 26th
The chest piece for my Stolloween pumpkin that I won is awesome!
Full details on how Scott Stoll made it are at his Stolloween site.
Undead Pumpkin Progress
Aug 17th
Stolloween has made a lot of progress on my pumpkin. It is seriously so much more awesome than I ever imagined it being. He is so creative and the detail is amazing. See full details of the construction of the pumpkin at Scott Stoll’s site.









































