Weekend Links: 7-16-2011

Here is what you may have missed from the Lost in Schlock Facebook page:

Need breakaway glass of all sizes and types?  Check out Alfonso's Breakaway glass.

For those throwing their own Harry Potter themed parties in time for part 7.2 learn how to make your own Mandrake root.

How to use plastic sheeting and a heat gun for a unique twist to corpsing a Bucky skeleton

Make a large life-size gargoyle for your next set or yard haunt.

Fake Glass Debris - The Soft Kind

Sugar glass is one great way of creating fake glass, however, it can get danegrous as fragmented pieces can get sharp and pointy.  The alternative could be to buy a jar of Smooth On's Rubber Glass II which can get pricey for some. 

So what is a prop maker to do?  Wesley Scoggins from Indy Mogul's Weekly How-To has a cool idea for the low budget way of making soft fake glass using hot glue.  Go here to find out how.