Kevin writes – “I was wandering through my local craft store and came across a bin of foam rubber craft pumpkins reduced to half price. I noticed that the largest was just about the size of our porch light and realized I could use one to make a quick and easy Halloween decoration for the […]
Pcapelo has a pretty simple and easy way to make solar powered jack-o-laterns, he writes – “Lately I have had much interest in working with solar cells, because of this I initiated a project, and to be able to test it, I decided to create this lantern with a pumpkin. Solar energy always fascinated me […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s a pretty funny DIY costume from the surreal comic The Flaming Carrot, RoG at i-Mockery writes… “The Flaming Carrot is probably my favorite comic book character ever (though “The Tick” definitely ranks right up there too). He’s just got a wonderful way with words and the comic books are just bizarre enough for me […]
