{"id":1605,"date":"2016-11-01T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2018-10-06T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T11:42:09","slug":"cheap-easy-diy-knife-props","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/cheap-easy-diy-knife-props\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap and easy DIY knife props"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are so easy! For my s\u00e9ance Halloween party, I wanted a quick and easy method to make dozens of knives and have them floating in our kitchen, held aloft by murderous ghostly hands (i.e. hanging on fishing line). The knives needed to be lightweight, cheap, and relatively quick so I could make a ton of them. (I also wanted them to not actually be dangerous if one of them were to fall on someone; the lightweight part is key there.) I came up with this method that&#8217;s really fun and easy and the knives look great. <!--more--> I made all of these in just a couple hours (with some drying time for the paper mach\u00e9 and the paint). Anyway, all ya gotta do is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-6.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade knife decorations\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get a knife from the kitchen drawer. Trace the knife on poster board (or do what I did; trace it on white paper and tape it onto poster board). Cut it out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to make fake knives\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-2.jpg\" alt=\"DIY realistic knife props\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trace the knife handle on craft foam, twice. Cut those out. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ghostly knife decorations for Halloween\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stick the poster board between the craft foam, and tape the craft foam closed.<\/p>\n<p>(For really big knives, I did four layers of craft foam for the handle; two on each side.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-4.jpg\" alt=\"Floating knives in haunted house seance party\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paper mach\u00e9 over the craft foam, and let dry. Paint. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-5.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade knife decorations\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <div class=\"ad-300x250 ad-float-right\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MMS 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5009313124668288\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3616150394\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>(The one on the left, above, has the paper mach\u00e9 finished on the handle but it&#8217;s not painted yet. The others are ready for paper mach\u00e9.)<\/p>\n<p>I decided to use brown craft foam, so that I can be lazy with my paint job. It&#8217;s hard to paint the tiny edges of the craft foam where the blade goes into the handle, so I wanted a color that wouldn&#8217;t be too obvious if I didn&#8217;t perfectly paint that part. I would&#8217;ve used <i>black<\/i> craft foam, but then I wouldn&#8217;t be able to see my lines when I traced the knife! Brown or gray or any dark color works fine. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-6.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade knife decorations\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fun to do tons of different types of knives; you can even Google image search some and print them out. The end result on the kitchen ceiling is really impressive, and the whole thing is so easy to do! You can also consider doing stuff like spelling out words in knives on the walls or ceiling, or cutting the blades short and attaching them like they&#8217;re stuck in the wall\/ceiling in a pattern, or adding blood on some of them, etc. Good scary Halloween fun. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-8.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade knife decorations\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the knives in place in the kitchen, with the lighting for the party. They were so lightweight they were easy to hang with just thin nylon string and masking tape. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/diy-knife-prop-decorations-7.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade knife decorations\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(This is the morning after the party; whoa, that&#8217;s a lot of booze!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are so easy! For my s\u00e9ance Halloween party, I wanted a quick and easy method to make dozens of knives and have them floating in our kitchen, held aloft by murderous ghostly hands (i.e. hanging on fishing line). 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