By Nicole Magne Everyone knows Halloween is a great opportunity to scare the crap out of your friends and look good doing it. My costume idea was inspired by the Marie Antoinette movie. I found a bunch of great “headless” costumes online that used the basic technique I wanted. Being a fan of zombie flicks, […]
DIY Haunts is upon us! This year’s Halloween contest, sponsored by Jameco Electronics, challenges makers to build the creepiest animatronic prop possible using sound, motion, and light. You can either design your own masterpiece or follow along as we build the Spooky Fun Tombstone Project, a scary styrofoam tombstone that splits in half while lighting […]
I’m not sure how we missed this last year, but Gina Provenzano over at Shelterpop wrote up this easy and entertaining how-to on making your pumpkins a little bit sexier than you might have thought possible. Just use old stockings! I’m definitely gonna buy a few extra pumpkins and, er, try this on for size… […]
Meg of Mega-Crafty shares how she baked and decorated these cool cauldron cupcakes for Halloween. She has some clever tricks for coating and frosting the cupcakes, and the result is a fun, unique Halloween party treat. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool […]
As we are brainstorming ideas for our own Halloween costumes, I thought it would be fun to bring out a great Halloween craft project from our archives. This Halloween Fantasy Mask tutorial by Nancy Minsky of Jean Repair shows you how to transform your old denim into a gorgeous Venetian carnival-style mask. It’s a stylish […]
Crafty Chica‘s adorable teenage daughter Maya and her 5 year old cousin Bella show you just how easy it is to use the new Tulip Face Painting Kit on ILoveToCreate.com. This kit comes with paints, stencils and tattoos. Going beyond Halloween, use this kit for easy face painting at kids’ birthday parties! Inspired to craft […]
AnnMarie Thomas (whose work has appeared in MAKE Magazine as well as Make: Online in the past, links below) created this adorable LED costume for her daughter. If you can’t figure out how to make it by looking at the pic, she created an Instructable to guide you. (I love the anode/cathode leggings!) More: Guest […]
