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Psycho Stairs!

A Killer Silhouette

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/psycho-stairs • Posted by BarryBelcher

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

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

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

Instructions

  1. Watch video tutorial.

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

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

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    Paint inside your drawn silhouette with black paint.

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    Measure the height of one step.

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

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    Cut along each line into several strips of the silhouette.

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

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