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John posted up his “Cardboard robot Halloween costume of doom” for the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contest along with how he made it! – “The whole thing was bonded together with tape (clear packing and gaffers), hot glue, and lots of brass paper brads. I used dryer hose for the arms and as it had […]
Adding this to the crafty/makery/wedding dress collection… – “Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod in Aug. 27, 2006. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds […]
We’re posting up a storm of Halloween projects on MAKE, but a few folks had asked a little about the origins of this holiday, so I found this appropriately name “History of Halloween” over at the History Channel – “Each year, on the last night of October, millions of children across the U.S dress-up in […]
Our pals at DesignNews have a round up of all their electronics projects in their Gadget Freak “Scream Fest Edition”. They’re also running a contest too, so if you enter the MAKE contest, enter theirs too. Spooky Sound Generator Give the little witches and warlocks a real trick when they come clamoring for treats on […]
Good hack for controlling your spooky props, or anything that you want “motion sensitive” – “This is a great and inexpensive way to automatically activate haunted effects (pneumatic cylinders, lighting, sound effects, etc.). All you have to do is buy a motion sensor floodlight from your local hardware store for under $20.00 and a couple […]
CRAFT pool member Uproar posted up this fancy-smancy tarp dress! – “February 17, 2006. The outfit I designed for a charity fundraiser here in New Orleans to raise money for the America’s Wetland’s organization and other charities. Every garment in this fashion show and charity auction had to feature blue tarps as a prominent material!” […]
SF Craft Mafia has the deets on our Sunday get together – check it out… “Hello Bay Area Crafters! Join the editors of CRAFT Magazine and the members of the San Francisco Craft Mafia celebrate the inaugural issue of CRAFT. Free issues of CRAFT, food and drink will be provided! Come help toast to the […]
