Month: October 2006

Haunted house made from balloons

This is one from last year, but it’s time to point to it again, the only haunted house I’ve ever seen made from Balloons, Larry writes – “The silly, creepy, funny, weird, slightly haunted castle made _entirely_ out of balloons. In October 2004, this 60,000 balloon, 10,000 square foot, family friendly haunted house was built […]

Haunted paper toys

Haunted paper toys

RavensBlight has a great collection of paper craft projects you can build for Halloween, I really like the mechanical bat (projects can be download/PDF) – “A visit to RavensBlight isn’t really complete without taking home a pet! So here’s BELA, The Amazing Mechanical Bat! Just turn the handle and watch this little creature flap its […]

Active surplus electronics

Active surplus electronics

Here’s another “MAKER-friendly store, this one in Toronto. Andrew writes – “Not much on the site, but it’s the brick and mortar that make Active Surplus amazing. Right nearly in the middle of downtown Toronto, this place is a haven for MAKE’ers. All manner of electronics, cables, motors, odd MAKE’able knick knacks — this place […]