Month: October 2006

MAKE: PUMPKIN

MAKE: PUMPKIN

Listen, I’m not saying Ben is 100% going to win one of the MAKE & CRAFT contests, I’m just saying that putting the MAKE: logo on a pumpkin increases your odds … a lot. – Link. Related: Hack-o-Lantern contest: Decorate a pumpkin in any way you see fit, or unfit. It’s that easy. Then upload […]

Where’s Craftie?

Where’s Craftie?

Craftie, the CRAFT Robot, is visiting crafters and artists around the world. He’s made it all the way from San Francisco to his first stop in Austin, TX where he’s hanging out with Tina Sparkles of Sparkle Craft and the Austin Craft Mafia. Tina Sparkles’ Flickr photos – Link. Frapper map: Check back on the […]

A Closer Look: Halloween Etsy – Frankenbride

Frankenbride http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=486746 By Arwen O’Reilly Not enough people send Halloween cards, in my opinion, but Lida’s hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind cards of “cute and creepy” creatures are a good place to start. (Or you can just frame them and keep all the creepy goodness to yourself.) I love her “mr. hot pants” skeleton, and “frankenbride” seems like […]

The prettiest todo board, ever

The prettiest todo board, ever

MAKE Flickr photo pool member Judyofthewoods made an intense todo board (check out the photo notes on the Flickr page)… she writes – “A magnet board made from an old picture frame and some weathered galvanised steel. The action slips are arranged in context groups, e.g. ‘dry weather’, ‘daytime’, ‘neutral’ etc. with symbol and code […]

DIY Spooky sound generator

DIY Spooky sound generator

Our pals as Design News have a new “Gadget Freak” how-to for Halloween, DIY spooky sound generator! – “Give the little witches and warlocks a real trick when they come clamoring for treats on Halloween with this doorbell-activated soundtrack. All that’s required to build this spooky sound generator is a moderate hack of a cassette […]