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The Antitruss

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Bruce Schwarz from First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, Texas brings us this how-to for fake aluminum trussing (super cheap). Continue Reading…

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Cheap Fake Trussing

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Gary Brownell from Sagebrush Community Church in Albuquerque, NM brings us this cheap alternative to aluminum trussing. Continue Reading…

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Homemade Baptisms

Homemade-Baptisms

Charles Judd from Crossroads Fellowship Church in Berea, Kentucky brings us this awesome portable baptistry idea. Continue Reading…

Organic Acts

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John Emery from Harbor of Hope in North Chelmsford, MA brings us this organic stage design element for their series on the book of Acts. Continue Reading…

Snow Machines

snow-machine

In light of a certain wintery holiday approaching I thought I’d mention a cool piece of technology some people might not be aware of. That is the (fake) snow machine. Continue Reading…

Paper Partitions

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Check out these really cool paper partitions you can buy made from recycled craft paper. Continue Reading…

Cubicles of Light

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This beautiful cubicles of light are found at The Rock Family Worship Center in Alabama. Continue Reading…

A Circus of Circles

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Todd Bougher at The Rock Family Worship Center in Huntsville, Alabama brings us these awesome stage structures. If you notice, they’re all the same pattern formed out of MDF (medium-density fiberboard). Pretty cool design for adding a bit of depth to a flat stage (great for video recordings). Continue Reading…

Stained Paper Panels

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Patrick Fore from Journey Church in Norman, Oklahoma combined his passion for Illustrator and Photoshop with some stage design savvy to create these cool panels. He used Epson Backlit Paper (3′x100′ roll) through his wide format printer to create the paper patterns, then attached them to black wooden frames. Continue Reading…

Faux Neon

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Check out this less expensive alternative to neon lighting you can use in your stage designs. It uses LED lighting and is much more flexible…so it can be used in versatile ways. Continue Reading…

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