The Dollar Tree chain has their usual assortment, and there's lots of things a propmaker would find useful. Their "skeleton garland" has become the go-to base for all kinds of mummified fairy projects, even though I find the figures a bit crude. That said, even goofy skeleton bits can be re-purposed to add some detail to larger projects.
One thing Dollar Tree really goes nuts with is body parts- fingers, ears, eyeballs, feet, and hands. The fingers are a great base for mummified fingers, while adding a coat of raw latex to the ears turns them into great trophy necklaces ala "The Walking Dead". Both the hands and feet are seriously undersized, but they're still a great base for projects. And, of course, EVERYTHING IS A DOLLAR!
The Rite-Aid chain is a bit "Meh" so far, but they do have a cool little "Groundbreaker" set. It includes two skeletal arms and a skull designed for yard display, as though an animated skeleton was bursting forth from the ground. All the pieces are undersized, something that's not surprising given the $19.99 price point. The skull is a little crude, but it's a good foundation for larger projects. The arms are far better. They're ideal for anyone looking to do a mummified hand or arm. Pose the fingers with a heat gun or hot water, lay on some paper mache skin, add some fingernails, and you're in business.
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I can attest to the usefulness of those skeletal garlands from Dollar Tree. I've made a couple mummified fairies. Just get a fine tip glue gun and a decent heat gun and some plastic wrap to create the flesh and start Corpsing.
I'm working on a larger "Masque of the Red Death" piece for a gallery, and that very brand of garlanded skeletons is coming in very handy.
Yup! Gotta have those skeletons for specimen fairies. Just add hair and cicada wings and pop in a jar. And they can be bent into interesting positions, with a bit of hot water and ice water to set. I have two at it like knives in Hubby's Steampunk Study.
Up until they switched back to the "softer" plastic rather than the Styrene-based plastic.... The later could be easily heated and poised in the positioning that you need
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