Happy Halloween, makers! Our featured image from the MAKE Flickr pool this week is a fantastic off-hand iPhone shot from inside a Jack-o’-lantern, by regular contributor lookseeseen. And if that’s not sufficiently high-concept pumpkin photography for your refined tastes…
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Jar of pickled bums, by Julie Rose Stitches Bat vampire brooch, by Coco_Flower “Waling” Banshee, by Plushroom Soup Reading Mummy, by Madame Soufflรยฉ Fantastical Fantasy Pumpkin, by Spellstone Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our […]
Shawn Thorsson explains the build process for his props and costumes at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. First he starts with a digital 3D model, then cuts the pieces out with a CNC machine, assembles them and fine tunes with wood shaping techniques, then casts molds so he can reproduce them. The result are authentic looking reproductions of popular costumes.
Got two iPad 2s? Mark Rober had a great costume idea: a gaping hole in his torso with the two iPads communicating by FaceTime. Inspired to make something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our MAKE Halloween contest to win cool prizes. Costumes, decor, food, whatever you create for Halloween, is welcome in […]
Late last night with the wind howling and branches scratching at the windows… I realized I had no idea what I would be bringing to my friends’ Halloween party. So after a while of surfing the Craftzine archives I found a post of this amazing project for spider cakes by Megan of Not Martha. The […]
Halloween Forum member Havok1919 built this Halloween gravestone he calls the Technological Tombstone of Terror. The tombstone itself is constructed from pink insulation foam, adorned with prop bones and pre-cut wood scrollwork. It was then was finished with acrylic paint applied using a paintbrush and an airbrush. For the flaming pentagram, he mounted an old LCD monitor inside the tombstone, which plays a video loop of flames. To achieve the laser effect behind the skull, he used a small mirror on a DC motor and pointed a green laser diode into it. A small fog machine and a few LEDs finish off the nice lighting effect. Luckily for us, he has documented his build in great detail.
WyoLum’s [http://www.wyolum.com] mission is to “Promote Open Source Hardware”. To that end, we are pleased to announce two $1000 (USD) grants to be awarded to the most qualified applicants.
