The votes have been tallied, the judges have conferred, and the results of the 2011 MAKE and CRAFT Halloween Contest are here! First off, thanks to all of our amazing contestants. We received some really impressive project submissions, and we hope they inspire future makers to build homemade costumes, props, food items, and decor pieces and load them into Make: Projects – not just for Halloween. Also, many thanks to the companies who generously contributed to our pool of prizes and allowed us to offer such awesome prize packs to our winners. Okay, so without further ado, here are our winners:

1st Place in Costume: “They Live” Alien Masks
1st Place in Props: Mini Gun Madness
1st Place in Decor: Asian Fortress Halloween House
1st Place in Food: Halloween Skull Truffles

Grand Prize Winner in Craft: Business Lizard and Brief Case Diorama

Grand Prize Winner in Tech: Scary Ticket Booth Build

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s contest! If you haven’t toured all of the projects in the contest, check them out!