Plant-Watering Dishrack
This seems like it would make a fun re-craft project: Erdem Selek designed this plant holder/dish rack to capture that wasted clean water running off your hand-washed dishes. – [via] Link.
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Add your costumes to the MAKE DIY Halloween pool!
Add your costumes and Halloween projects to the MAKE DIY Halloween pool! The deadline is 11/4 to win prizes! – Link.
Patchwork Show in Orange County
Orange County residents can get a jumpstart on holiday shopping at the Patchwork Show, happening in Santa Ana this Sunday, November 4. The show features crafters Collage Philosophy, Cinnamon Roll Gang, Fourteen Sisters and more. Visit the site for more details. Link.
ToughPigs: Halloween Parade 2007!
Andrew writes – While Makers everywhere nurse a post-Halloween hangover I thought they might enjoy the Tough Pigs Halloween Parade 2007, an annual feature on the wonderfully snarky Muppet fan site Tough Pigs that features the best and worst of fan-made Muppet costumes. ToughPigs: Halloween Parade 2007! – Link.
Knitted Eyeballs with Pattern
Mary Jane, Midge and Mink have created knitted eyeballs and posted the free pattern online. It might be too late to make for Halloween, but who wouldn’t want knitted eyeballs in their stocking this Christmas? [via] Link.
Bloody French Necklace
A day late for Halloween, but this polymer necklace is still a pretty neat project. French artist Delphine Roche de Montgrand created the bloody necklace based on an illustrator’s drawing, the “M.A.” necklace. [via] Link.
A Carl and Jerry Halloween story
Jeff writes in – Carl and Jerry were Halloween Makers in the grand tradition. This story, from November 1960, explains how they built a very creepily effective severed hand for a seance, magnetically enabled so it can tap out messages by remote control on a glass tabletop. A Carl and Jerry Halloween Story – Link […]
