By Andrew Salomone Let’s say that you were overzealous with your Halloween candy purchases this year (or maybe trick-or-treater traffic was down in your neighborhood) and now you have a big bag or two of candy that you don’t really want to eat. And then let’s say that there is someone you’ve been meaning to […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Flickr user jpotisch created this neat Halloween costume for his daughter. The finished product! I was running late and neglected to take pictures of the foam harness but basically it attaches front and back with a LOT of glue, since it has to hold the entire weight of the costume. […]
Contest entry from Jesse Harding. Unfortunately, it doesn’t meet the contest criteria of sound, light, and movement, but it sure is cool. Great job, Jesse! Well, it’s been fun, but all good things must come to a horrible, unspeakable death. Oops. Sorry. Still have a bit of the ol’ Halloween narrative stuck in my head. […]
Just a quick note that midnight PST marks the deadline for our DIY Haunts contest. We’ve been getting tons of last-minute entries but we’d love to get more! Any Halloween prop that uses motion, light, and sound in some way is eligible. It doesn’t even have to be one you did this year. And what […]
Sam O. of Perth, Western Australia, sent us pix of a replica chainsaw her husband made for his Ash costume, using found objects and junk from his shed. Very nice!
Tech fashionista Syuzi Pakhchyan dressed up as Quorra from Tron with EL strips over a faux-leather suit this Halloween– nice! In the Maker Shed: Fashioning Technology Ready to take your craft projects to the next level? With “smart” materials, unorthodox assembly techniques, and the right tools, you can create accessories, housewares, and toys that light […]
Shawn Thorsson, of Petaluma, CA, has done it again. We wrote about his Predator costume a few weeks back. Now he’s made a whole freaking army, or at least a squad, of Red vs. Blue Master Chief costumes. A three year effort. Insane, indeed. And by insane, we mean awesome! [More pics after the jump] […]
