The Plan
So here we go...
- Make two inflatable Moai -Easter Island style heads- using nylon fabric and the two fan basses I already have sitting in storage.
- Create a pattern in small scale from paper trying to anticipate what will happen when we fill it with air and make it look like it suffered from a peanut allergy. -sorry G$-
- Get the pattern into a computer to scale up to about 8ft tall
- Find usable fabric and start cutting
- Sew...sew like the wind!
- Cross fingers and hope it doesn't look totally lame.
Actually I should mention that step one is actually procrastinate for as long as possible until panic sets in. Panic is a great motivator and is often overlooked in most DIY books. Deadlines are essential for this... well partially essential. The 'line' part isn't as important as the 'dead' is.
Parts cost:
- Cheesy Halloween lawn decoration
- $35.00 - can be found much cheaper now.
Fabric - I ended up using a coated rip stop nylon. Usually these are made with silicon coated nylon but I didn't manage to find that in time.
- $4.00 per yard 18yds total
- 8yds for base color -for each Moai
- 1yd for contrast -for each Moai
Thread - on sale four for a buck!
Assorted D rings and straps scavenged from other projects
The paper for the patterns was recycled from work.
