The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Huh, so back in the 30’s I guess people had Halloween parties and pulled pranks on each other with elaborate mechanical devices, neato… Modern Mechanix 1932 – “A Hallowe’en party might be defined as a nocturnal orgy of nonsensical abandon. In other words, an affair when any goofy trick is in order. If you want […]
We’ve covered a lot bizarre recipes, cakes and edible Halloween goodies – so why stop now…here’s Wanda’s Halloween Cookbook with tons of great recipes you can make – the spooky ice sculptures and “bloody popcorn” seem fun… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & […]
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 […]
