By Nicole Magne Everyone knows Halloween is a great opportunity to scare the crap out of your friends and look good doing it. My costume idea was inspired by the Marie Antoinette movie. I found a bunch of great “headless” costumes online that used the basic technique I wanted. Being a fan of zombie flicks, […]
DIY Haunts is upon us! This year’s Halloween contest, sponsored by Jameco Electronics, challenges makers to build the creepiest animatronic prop possible using sound, motion, and light. You can either design your own masterpiece or follow along as we build the Spooky Fun Tombstone Project, a scary styrofoam tombstone that splits in half while lighting […]
I’m not sure how we missed this last year, but Gina Provenzano over at Shelterpop wrote up this easy and entertaining how-to on making your pumpkins a little bit sexier than you might have thought possible. Just use old stockings! I’m definitely gonna buy a few extra pumpkins and, er, try this on for size… […]
Meg of Mega-Crafty shares how she baked and decorated these cool cauldron cupcakes for Halloween. She has some clever tricks for coating and frosting the cupcakes, and the result is a fun, unique Halloween party treat. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool […]
Can a Building Be a Sun-Death Ray? @ Wired Science via Waxy. Vdara hotel Death Ray. Basically, a curved shiny building makes a hot spot. You have to read the story, but how about some back-of-the-envelope calculations? In particular, would this building be able to melt some plastic bags and stuff? From the pages of […]
Will Cruz likes jogging against traffic at night, but wishes cars could see him better. With the help of some super bright LED strips and a couple 9V batteries, he made these LED sneakers and shows you how, too.
Forget 3D, here’s the Star Wars Trilogy in papervision 2D! Made by Jeremy Messsersmith. [via BoingBoing]
