I needed a Halloween gift for a friend which led to thoughts about vampires and wondering what it would be like to stay in a hotel in Transylvania. Our hotels have in-room signs that say things like, "The management is not responsible for articles left unattended" and stuff like that. But Transylvania? Surely they are a bit more cautious. I'm guessing they have signs something like this in every room.
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It was a quick project. The background is printed on some manila card stock and glued to 1/4" mdf. The mallet is a 3" section of a 2" diameter dowel with a 3/4" dowel used as a handle. I had another old dowel about 7/8" in diameter that I used for the stake. A bit of twine was wrapped around one end for looks and primarily to keep it from falling out of the holder. The holder is a piece of 3/4 pine with holes to hold the mallet and stake. The "leather" bands around the mallet are just brown construction paper.
Of course the Hotel Carpathian ensures guest safety by cleaning the tools and banding them with a safety seal.
I've included a pdf of the artwork if you like the concept and want to make an easy and amusing halloween prop.
It was a quick project. The background is printed on some manila card stock and glued to 1/4" mdf. The mallet is a 3" section of a 2" diameter dowel with a 3/4" dowel used as a handle. I had another old dowel about 7/8" in diameter that I used for the stake. A bit of twine was wrapped around one end for looks and primarily to keep it from falling out of the holder. The holder is a piece of 3/4 pine with holes to hold the mallet and stake. The "leather" bands around the mallet are just brown construction paper.
Of course the Hotel Carpathian ensures guest safety by cleaning the tools and banding them with a safety seal.
I've included a pdf of the artwork if you like the concept and want to make an easy and amusing halloween prop.
