How-To: Newspaper Dress
Instructables user prixprix went as The Old Gray Lady (a nickname for the New York Times) for Halloween this year. In her tutorial, she shows us how to pleat and sew newspaper by machine to make this newspaper dress.
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How-To: Book Clock
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she harvested clockwork mechanisms from an inexpensive clock and used them to transform an old book into a new, beautiful clock.
Mario costume with integral sound-effects
Really sweet Mario costume with classic built-in sound-effects from Adafruit forum member djmacatack. It uses an Arduino with an Adafruit WaveShield. [Thanks, Becky!]
Celebrate the Day of the Dead!
It’s finally Dia de los Muertos, or, Day of the Dead. I’ve lit the candles on my shrine, and reflected and celebrated the lives of my loved ones who have passed on. This year the holiday has been particularly rewarding due to the crafty energy that I put into my altar. I have loved looking […]
Matryoshka Doll Costume
It’s too late for this year, but I’m filing this life-sized matryoshka doll costume from The Happy Zombie away for next year. Especially if I can get my kids to be the smaller nesting dolls …..
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: LED Necklace by Sunset Spark!, Portrait of an Octopus by Tara H., June and Prince by donovanbeeson, and Rawr Max by Eclectic Circle. Nice costumes, everyone!!
Pac-Man pumpkins
Reader Dave Adams submitted this cool Pac Man pumpkin display, complete with ghosts, dots, and fruit. Shown immediately above under regular and UV light. [Thanks, David!]