The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Windell writes in with this incredible Battlestar Galactica Cyclon (robot kind, not meat kind): “For Halloween this year, we made Cylon Jack-o-lanterns in both large and small versions. The design consists of two parts, a pumpkin-carving part and an electronics part. The big idea, of course, is to make the Cylon’s red eye scan back […]
The Halloween Haunted House props page has 26 really good props you can build for your DIY Halloween! Pictured here, “Living head on an empty box!” Others include: Endless Hallway Living Head on a Table Living Head on an Empty Box Pepper’s Ghost Metamorphosis Box Teeter-Board Effect Flip-Flop Doors in Hallway Man Under Glass Ghost […]
MAKE Instructable group member KoolKat from AtomicZombie has another super-cool chopper project – “Another easy and affordable project! Transform a standard bike into something cool and unique in just a day or two – seriously! This is a great garage or backyard project that doesn’t require special tools or skills, although basic welding is required. […]
I can’t believe I am posting this but who would have known that this scary bat is actually made out of tampons? From the Tampon Crafts site, you’ll also a find project to make a tampon ghost as well as lots of other things you never thought you could make with tampons. Link.
The Propmaster has an extremely detailed 18 page Word doc on making your own scissor prop Halloween gadget that jumps out at your guests. It’s operated using a sprinkler valve… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link.
I’ve been looking for some really good books and resources for DIY Halloween monster makeup and all the signs seem to be pointing towards Dick Smith’s Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook – “Originally printed in 1965 and offered through Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, The Dick Smith Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook remains one of the best […]
Dan, Dale and some of the MAKE/CRAFT team with be at this event in Sebastopol, here’s a bit about it from Dan (pictured here, some photos from Tom and Wendell Anderson’s high speed photo sessions, they’ll be doing these at the event). If you’re in the area, Sebastopol, CA – check it out… “The Particles […]
