A Log for a Frog
One of the iconic images when one thinks of the Muppets is of Kermit sitting on a log, playing a banjo and singing Rainbow Connection….
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Making Miss Piggy’s Motorcycle Jacket
Michelle and I had Kermit and Piggy as the topper on our wedding cake, so when we went to choose which characters we wanted to…
One Frog’s Banjo
Once we decided to have an area of the set be Kermit’s swamp, we needed Kermit to have a banjo to play in that swamp….
More Painting!
For our third and final Community Painting Day of the season, we focused on a few last details needed to bring the house to life….
It’s the Muppet Show (Sign)!
We wanted to capture the magic of the Muppet Show theater as part of the Halloween House, and what’s more iconic than the Muppet Show…
Can You Tell Me How to Make…The Sesame Street Sign?
Part of this year’s Halloween house will show scenes from Sesame Street (Ernie and Bert’s apartment, Oscar the Grouch’s garbage can, etc.). Amidst this will…
The Rainbow Construction
The opening of the first Muppet Movie starts with Kermit sitting in his swamp playing his banjo and singing, “The Rainbow Connection.” We wanted to…
Painting the Muppets
We had two community painting days where friends, neighbors, and co-workers helped create the set pieces of the Muppet-themed Halloween house. Below are some shots…
The Splat on the Flat
For this year’s house, we had 2 community painting days, where neighbors, friends and co-workers help paint the props and backdrops for the Halloween House….
“You Shall Bring Us a Brushery!”
We had our second painting day and many backdrops and props were completed! Thanks to the noble knights who tarried forth, we were able to…
“But Father, I Just Want to…Paint!”
We had our first of two painting days for this year’s Halloween House. The crew that helped out tore through the projects at a speed…
How to Build Wall-E
I love the movie Wall-E and challenged myself this year to build a slightly larger than life-sized Wall-E to be part of the Halloween house…
Making Eve
For the Wall-E portion of the display, I wanted to have not only a Wall-E, but also Eve. This was a big challenge, as Eve’s…
Mini Monster Doors
In addition to the big door station behind where Mike and Sulley stand, I wanted to extend the scene a bit by adding a set…