We love to have craft parties for birthdays and holidays – both kids and adults seem to enjoy making something they can take home. Here’s a small roundup of Halloween crafts that are easy to do at parties. KCEtsy has this great Halloween garland tutorial. Small Object has instructions for ghost walkers and pose-able skeletons. […]
Jonah@ MAKE writes: These cool newspaper chairs are built from tightly rolled up bundles of old newspapers. The project was inspired by the practice of shop owners placing old papers outside their shops on Saturday nights in urban spaces.
I like cute and I like creepy – I *really* like combined cute-and-creepy. Just Bento made this cute/creepy Halloween bento that’s also healthy!
Here’s a brief yet interesting video excerpt where TV icon Mr. Rogers meets with electronic musician/composer Bruce Haack and becomes captivated by a photo-sensitive synth-box. Fred Rogers displays that child-like fascination very well – a feeling many of us still experience while creating interactive devices today. [via Synthtopia]
I am in love with this shape book tutorial over on Cheeky Magpie. While reminiscent of those accordion tissue paper table decorations, it’s a hundred times cooler when you realize what it’s made from – a cut apart paperback book. There are a lot of possibilities for translating this project for other holidays or just […]
TMCO manufactures metal products in Lincoln, Nebraska and had an open house where one of their robots poured beer for guests. Next time I need metal products I’m going to check these guys out first.
Scott shares the steps he took to create a very awesome singing skull for Halloween enjoyment – Gemmy skulls are great for hacking. Their jaws move, their eyes light up (and even move on some models), and best of all they’re cheap. Right out of the box they’re not so impressive though. You trip the […]
