There’s still plenty of time to enter the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contests but here’s a quick look at just *some* of DIY, hacked, modded, geeked out Halloween fun Makers around have scared up! There are about 500 and counting, they’re not just pictures either, many are complete how-tos! … It’s frighteningly awesome! Costumes Homemade […]
Bill Tennant took a good idea and made it better. Who wants to shoot potatoes on Halloween when there’s candy to be had? Interview by Arwen O’Reilly, Staff Editor.Arwen: How did you come up with the idea for a candy cannon? Bill: In my workplace if you can believe it, my co-workers had a spud […]
Steve Anderson (a.k.a. Irregular Shed) has a lovely set of instructions for carving melons this Halloween. And he’s got a point: why stick with boring old pumpkins when melons are easier to carve and the insides make such great eyeballs, too?… – Interview by Arwen O’Reilly, Staff Editor.Arwen: How would you describe yourself? Steve: I […]
The perfect example of “cool doesn’t have to be complicated,” Chaintool’s robot costume made out of old Clorox bottles rocked the Southwest last year. Made out of “laundry detergent bottles, crutches, and football shoulder pads,” it looks more like an early Star Wars prototype. Chaintool talks about his favorite tools (of course!), the importance of […]
While we’d love to have all our readers visit MAKE in person for Trick or Treating today, we realize it would be logistically challenging. So, if you’re a resident in the 3D virtual world Second Life (free download, runs on Mac/PC). You can visit us on MAKE:land here and get a goodie bag with some special treats from MAKE Magazine! Here are some screen shots of what we’re doing.
Friday night, October 28th, from 7:30- 9:30pm there will be preview of The Occidental Haunted House (a special collaboration between O’Reilly Media’s MAKE Magazine team, local actors, artists and technologists). Friday Evening’s Adults Only Haunted House and Costume (optional) Fundraiser is for the Occidental Center for the Arts. This special evening activity will include a pumpkin pie and port (or other beverages) party at the Occidental Center for the Arts campus, formerly Harmony School. I’ll be there with some lasers and taking photos, it’s not too far from San Fran, so if you’re looking for an adventure on Friday here are some more details…
This Darth Vader Belt is a really nice way to show your true geekiness. It might be trickier to try and track down the instructions kit though. Join The Dark Side: Homemade Darth Vader Belt Makes You Ultimate Star Wars Geek – [via]
