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Here’s a too cute costume entered in our MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contest! – “Head: 1 cardboard box, Elmers glue, egg carton, 2 paper grocery bags, acrylic paint. Felt sewn body.” – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests! Makers and Crafters, it’s time […]
101 Halloween ideas has a few good tips, project ideas and things to do near or around Halloween…If you’re planning something, this quick read might give you a few more ideas to do on the cheap… Idea #13 Use apples for taper candle holders. Choose small, round apples that will sit stable on a flat […]
The Scarefactory has a ton of professional Halloween haunted house devices, gadgets and machines – I’m not in the market for anything like that, but some of the components look pretty handy (and the rest of the site is great for getting ideas for things if you’re building your own haunted house)…. [via] – Link […]
I love the site Monster Crochet and now Ladylinoleum needs your help! Her crochet pumpkins are set to make an appearance on DIY Network’s Uncommon Threads. She needs some inspiration on how to “improve these diamonds in the rough”. And for helping out our fellow crafter, Ladylinoleum will email you a copy of the not-yet-released […]
Here’s yet another way to play pong, using two flashlights and light sensors to control the paddles – neat… [via] – Link. Related PONG: More Pong projects @ MAKE (there are a lot) – Link. Homemade PONG watch! – Link. Pong hat – Link. Mindstorm Pong – Link. Electro-Mechanical Pong – Link. Plasma Pong – […]
We’ve posted a lot of 555 timer chip projects for blinking LEDs, but I really like this one, it’s like a LED player piano…Ten Men writes – “I scribbled the can with a rubber dremel wheel to remove the paint where I wanted the contacts to close the circuit, lighting the LED’s. The contacts are […]
Luckybeans has the most adorable refashioning tutorial on how to make a bunny hat from a t-shirt. I like the added touch of the polka dot ribbons that contrast the stripes. Looks like a super quick and easy project. Link.
