Creepy Fingers Animated Tombstone

Step 4 Inner Workings & Exterior Covering

Photo 1:
Cut four 7" sections of PVC (5 if you are going to string the thumb support piece too). Drill a hole straight through each piece about 3/4" down from the top (If stringing the thumb support be sure to drill an extra hole further down to attach the thumb through it). Make sure the hole is large enough to feed the wire through. You do not want it to be snug but to move freely. Cut pieces of foam board to fit into the tops of the PVC. Run a bead of hot glue around the inside of the top of the PVC and push the foam board into the top. Allow a few seconds before pushing the foam board in to lessen the chance of the foam melting. Be careful not to push it down too far so that it does not obstruct the holes drilled for the wire.
Photo 2:
Attach a piece of wire (long enough to secure to both eye hooks) to one of the eye hooks. Now String the spacers and PVC alternately to center them as well as possible. Make sure to leave just enough room between the spacers & PVC so that the PVC swings on the wire freely. Attach the other end of the wire to the opposite eye hook and pull so that the wire is as tight as you can get it.
(After thought when I made this one: It is probably best to hit the piece of wire with a coat or two of Rustoleum paint to help prevent the wire from rusting away on you)
Photo 3:
Cut the front, side & top pieces of Foam board. Attach the front and side sections with screws but leave the top section unsecured.
Set the top piece in place and roughly mark the centers of each PVC piece on the foam board. Cut slits to insert the wire from your creepy fingers through. Keeping in mind that you want the fingers to move freely.