When working with special effects, the most important part is timing. So for this Halloween, I am doing a series of projects that use simple DIY sensors to help you automate your Halloween setup. So far we have covered pressure plates and proximity sensors. This week, I am going to show you how to use motion sensors to activate your special effects.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-based artist Nicole Magne makes some of our favorite Halloween costumes on the web. Her fun, innovative designs are a perfect blend of art and engineering, and she revels in a good challenge.
Putting together a haunted house this year? Handy with a knife? Got a cucumber? Then you’ve got the fixings for a terrifyingly realistic DIY slithering snake cucumber from NoVe Kitchen and Bar.
Make a quick costume from an old thrift store purse.
Every year I have created at least one new Halloween baby doll for my collection. So, last year I did a Day of the Dead baby doll with eyes that roll back open when the doll is sat upright, a movable head, and its very own festive custom paint.
The greatest last-minute Halloween costumes hit the trifecta: quick, cheap, and easy. We want to hear from you, esteemed MAKE reader: what are the best last-minute Halloween costumes you’ve seen? Please share ideas in the comments section of this post.
Ever since seeing the Big Head Mode papercraft costume made by Eric Testroete, I’ve wanted to make my own ‘Big Head Mode’ Mario costume.
