Yesterday I went to check out Burning Man Decompression in San Francisco. As always, there were incredible costumes: a pair of giant cardboard robots, interacting with passersby, a gentleman dressed as a walking gold lamé shower, and my personal favorite, brainwave-controlled animal ears.
In case you missed it, the theme for October is “casting materials,” chosen strategically, of course, to resonate with the mounting excitement about everybody’s favorite maker holiday—Halloween! Whether you’re making wearables or hand-held props, there’s probably a method, material, or technique in our archives that will inspire you to take your costume to the next level.
If you have ‘shrooms in the house, it’s hard to look at this image, spotted on Facebook, and not want to grab them and a paring knife and start to skull-ify ’em. A great way to add a spooky detail to a salad for a Halloween party.
I am loving this adorable fabric crown tutorial on Spoonflower by Anda Corrie of Etsy. So cute for every day fun and doubles as part of a Where the Wild Things costume for Halloween. Fun o’clock all around!
Turn real gourds into a festive centerpiece with this mini gourd candle tutorial from Claire at She Knows Living! Each candle is made from a carved-out gourd, so you still get that fall look you crave while giving the pumpkins another purpose! If you’d rather use plastic pumpkins (so they last longer), just be sure […]
Not the biggest fan of carving pumpkins? Fear not. Gussy Sews shows you how to create your very own fabric-covered pumpkins this season.
With Halloween rolling around soon, it seems appropriate to feature a geek-tastic decoration such as this pumpkin made to look like the Death Star.
