About

Cost
$ $ $ $ $
Difficulty
• • • •
Time
1h00

A Killer Silhouette
A creative way to spook up that staircase in your house. Inspired by the classic movie "Psycho"

Posted by BarryBelcher from Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Published See BarryBelcher's 41 projects »
PrintEmbed
  • Step 1

    Watch video tutorial.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 2
    Step 2

    Find a spooky staircase to cast a killer's silhouette.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 3
    Step 3

    Roll out brown craft paper and draw a silhouette shape from the movie "Psycho."

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 4
    Step 4

    Paint inside your drawn silhouette with black paint.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 5
    Step 5

    Measure the height of one step.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 6
    Step 6

    Using a yard stick draw lines across silhouette that are the length measured from step front.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 7
    Step 7

    Cut along each line into several strips of the silhouette.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 8
    Step 8

    Starting with the top of stairs and the top of silhouette, place each strip accordingly down the steps. Then number each strip.

  • How to make a Halloween decoration. Psycho Stairs! - Step 9
    Step 9

    Cut out each strip of silhouette by number and tape to the face of each step.

Made this project? Share your version »

Comments

KozmicBlues
KozmicBlues · Les Planes d'Hostoles, Catalunya, ES · 53 projects
This is so cool!!! Thanks for the tutorial! Now I need to find some stairs... :p
Reply
susie
susie · Glasgow, Scotland, GB · 154 projects
This is so super cool... I wish I had stairs! Happy
Reply

More Projects