Not only am I your friendly neighborhood Halloween blogger for MAKE and The Haunted Report I am also an avid Haunted House actor and promoter. So I thought today I would share my personal zombie makeup formula. The inspiration and clothes are mine, the make up and saran wrap ideas are the brainchild of Jeremy […]
I swear to God this is the last gravestone DIY link I will post this year. But here is a even cheaper version of making gravestones for all you Halloween peeps out there. This is from our fiends at Scooby’s Boo House and involves making them out of….you guessed it….16 inch tall kickboards. So raid […]
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 03 the projects are: Living Room Baja Buggies by John Mouton. With wireless cameras on […]
This one is for all yard haunters out there. It’s an oldie but a goodie. It seems every yard haunt has to have a graveyard scene and here is my favorite way to make those gravestones look real. Your going to need: Styrofoam A hot wire cuter and lots of spray paint Flat black latex […]
Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I’m building a Blinkybug. Kids LOVED the Blinkybugs… and the Mini-Monster kit. Last weekend (Sept 28), Brian Jepson and I, along with the most awesome Esti Gerson, ran a mini Maker Square at DC’s venerable Crafting 2.0 event Crafty Bastards! It was a surprisingly fun day, given the fact […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Snaggs created this amazing super-sized vinyl version of an old Activision video game for the upcoming “Game Over” show at Giant Robot. Game Over @ Giant Robot San Francisco October 11-October 28 www.gr-sf.com
Hmmm I wonder if compressed air is a greener way for you to run your Haunted House than electric? And if your burning coal to run your Haunted House then…well your insane. Anyway check out this basic primer on how to convert your Haunted Garage or Haunted Attraction from electric to compressed air. Also please […]
