$20 Prop Contest - The end result

Well, as of Thursday night at midnight, the $20 Prop contest is officially over. I have submitted my entry, and am now waiting for the results. I must congratulate my other worthy opponents, as everyone did a great job.

My final price came out to $16.61, broken down as such:

Fake fur (1 yard)…………………………………….$1.50 (on sale from Joann Fabric
9 gauge multi use wire (12.5 feet)…………………$2 (1/4 of a 50 foot roll for $8 from Lowe’s)
Newspaper (1/4 of the Sunday LA Times)…………$.25
Pool noodles (2)……………………………………….$2.58 (Big!Lots)
PVC (10′) and elbows…………………………………$6 (Lowe’s)
Wallpaper paste (1/4 box)…………………………..$.80 (Lowe’s)
Hot glue (5 sticks)…………………………………….$.50
Blow mold skull……………………………………….$.99 (Big!Lots)
Blow mold hands and feet…………………………..$.99 (Big!Lots)
Bouncy ball eyeballs………………………………….$.50 (Target)
Brown and black tempra paint……………………….$.50 (Teacher supply store)

The first entry in the contest was from ghostie, and was a crypt door. It’s built out of foam, which is very cool since I’m trying to figure out foam fabrication currently:

The second entry was from Naturepixie, and was a creepy tree stump, or “Pillar of Souls” as concenses determined it to be. An amazing amount of detail went into this, just take a look at the tears on one of the faces:

And now, to reveal my own submission, the flying monkey. I feel ok about it, although I am bummed that the shoulders turned out extremely boxy. I’ll probably take him apart and rework that shoulders before Halloween:

And that’s it. You will notice that the cat is not at all scared of this thing…maybe some creepy lighting would help.