The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
So here’s an interesting idea – using carbon paper to put a template on your pumpkin to allow you a custom designed carving. DIY Network has a video and tips on creating a template and then carving your custom pumpkin. Video – Link. Tips – Link. Thanks to Jack Donnell for the tip. DIY HALLOWEEN […]
If you are into hosting haunted houses, or just want a creepy hand to grab people every so often, then maybe you need this animatronic hand: There’s even a short video illustrating the build process: Anamotronic hand on Instructables – Link. Thanks to tanntraad for the heads up
Lauren and Derek of Smarts and Crafts show you how to redux an ordinary office chair into something much more stylish at Design Sponge. Link.
I’m loving all the mods that are being done with Megan’s Hallow Wig pattern. Ansley of Bleu Arts points us to Katrinkles on Flickr who has modified it so she can be the Morton Salt Girl this Halloween. So cute! Link.
Get ready to get jealous. Holly Becker from Decor8 has posted about her trip to Sweden with pictures of all the great fabric and design items that she found. She is still there, and blogging, so check Decor8 for updates – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Rosendahl writes – I just finished this yesterday. Based on an original design that I built in college, this is an LED lightshow that plugs into any audio source. (I have it on top of our home entertainment system, so it shows whatever we’re listening to or watching.) The display […]
This animated ghost senses visitors presence and makes some “spooky noises” to try and scare them. Take off the white covering and its just a bunch of LEDs, a speaker, and a cheap microphone level sensor. Hmm, I wonder how long it took to come up with this device? I know we can do better. […]
