How-To: Magically Awesome DIY Harry Potter-Inspired Wands
It kind of blows my mind that these amazing DIY Harry Potter-inspired wands are constructed almost entirely out of chopsticks and hot glue.
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Maker Faire Atlanta Slideshow
Although I wasn’t able to photograph everything I saw at the Faire this year, here’s a few of the things I saw that were really great. From robots, to a little hovercraft, the many exhibits there made for a really entertaining and possibly even educational day!
Julia Christensen’s Upcycled iPhone Art Project
Media artist Julia Christensen is interested in what happens to “techy trash” like old phones when we’re done with them, so she made a work called BURNOUTS from upcycled iPhones.
DIY Crocheted Sandwich Pattern
Use your lunch break to crochet your lunch with this clever crocheted sandwich pattern from Yarnspirations! This project is a perfect gift for someone who might be planning an imaginary tea party. [via Let’s Knit!]
How To: Hocus Pocus Book Replica
Remember the spell book from Hocus Pocus with the creepy moving eyeball? Since it is the season of Halloween-movie-replica-prop-making, I’ve found a great DIY tutorial that covers the steps required to make a pretty accurate copy! This tutorial doesn’t include how to make the eyeball actually move, but I would love to see someone hack […]
How-To: Beetlejuice-Inspired Halloween Dinner Table
Turn an unused record player or turntable into an awesome decor-making machine with this utterly hypnotic Beetlejuice-inspired Halloween dinner table video tutorial!
Animating A Halloween Door Knocker with Digispark
A software engineer turns a cheap $5 Halloween decoration into an animated nightmare.
A Digispark development board controls the LED eyes and knocker actuator for haunting effects.