The last thing you'll do is use the black acrylic paint to add your epitaphs. You can keep them simple, with just an "R.I.P." on them, or you can get really creative. Here are some that I've used on mine:
Here lies two brothers,by misfortune surrounded.
One bit by a snake,
the other got drownded. Here lies my wife,
just leave her lie.
Now she's at peace
and so am I. Here lies Jed,
age hundred & one.
Proof that only the good die young. This is the body
of "Speedy" McDrake
who stepped on the gas
instead of the brake.
Of course, you can always use classic "horror story" names as well, like Dr. Jeckyll, Jack the Ripper and Freddy Krueger. One really clever variation of this that I've seen was set up in honor of the people who died during the Salem Witch trials, and included gravestones for Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and a few others.
