DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

Here's a space filler for large voids or openings in your haunt. Plus they look cool too: These were large cardboard boxes given a makeover using paint and monster mud. Please watch this quick video to help you get an overall idea of how the build will be like:   Materials Needed: Large cardboard boxes Rust monster mud thinner blend (like 3.5 to 1) Black monster mud Silver latex paint Reddish rust monster mud Light rust monster mud Green monster mud White monster mud Black flat latex paint Clear gloss acrylic  Tools Needed: Rubber or latex gloves Sea sponge 3" brush Chip brush Popsicle stick Let's get started: Coat with MM:  Don the gloves and smear on the rust colored monster mud (MM). Pat it so it leaves a good texture behind. Allow to dry. This is a thinner blend of MM used here. It's probably a 3.5 to 1 ratio (3.5 parts drywall compound to 1 part paint). This will help it adhere better to the cardboard and be a bit more flexible

( click here for a printable recipe ) INGREDIENTS 8 Tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter (I used salted butter and omitted the extra salt at the end of the recipe) 1 1/2 cups (12 oz) bittersweet chocolate chips 16 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup unbleached flour (I used bleached, it was all I had) 1/4 teaspoon salt Grease and flour a 9×9 inch baking pan. Preheat the oven to 350. Melt the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Set aside to cool. Beat the cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Beat in 1 egg and set the mixture aside. Place the remaining 1 1/4 cups of sugar in a large bowl and beat in the remaining 3 eggs, one at a time until smooth. Add the vanilla and the chocolate mixture and mix until well blended. Measure the flour and salt and then sift together directly into the choco

    San Diego Comic-Con International , also known as  Comic-Con International: San Diego , and commonly known as  Comic-Con  or the  San Diego Comic-Con , was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San  Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by  Shel Dorf  and a group of San Diegans. It is traditionally a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday — though a three-hour preview night on Wednesday is open to professionals, exhibitors, and some guests pre-registered for all four days) held during the summer in  San Diego ,  California ,  United States , at the  San Diego Convention Center . Comic-Con is both the name of the annual event and the common name of the organization.     Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions,  WonderCon  and the  Alternative Press Expo  (APE), both held in San Francisco, California . Since 1974, Comic-Con has bestowed its annual   Inkpot Award  to guests and persons of interest in the industries of popular arts as