Ten days and counting until Halloween! This week’s flashback is another tasty morsel from Make: Halloween Special Edition, which hit newsstands back in August 2006. In this project, Dug North shows us how to make a mechanical automata-infused top hat using a bicycle brake lever, cable, and the monster of your choosing. If you’re like […]
I’ve been a fan of Firecracker Press ever since I was introduced to them at the 2006 Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, they “use computer design software to conceive ideas but still carve woodblocks and print by hand to produce event posters, business cards, party invitations, advertising and more.” Pictured […]
Paper Bag Luminaries By Marie LeBaron Halloween is a fun time for spooky lights in the night. These Paper Bag Luminaries can help lead the children up a pathway to some tricks and treats. They’re fun to make and give a glowing charm to your home.
When I was a little girl, I spent hours dreaming I was a mermaid. Every time I got near a pool or pond, I practiced swimming like one, and Splash was by far my favorite movie. So imagine how lucky I thought my niece was when my sister-in-law sewed up a dozen mermaid tails for […]
PeggyDraw is an app that lets you draw images on your computer that you want to display in lights on your EMS Labs Peggy 2. Windell is busy working on a revamp of the program. It’s almost here. In the meantime, Mark Delp created a little program called bmp2peg (added to the Peggy project at […]
I’m not sure exactly what it means to be “hell bent for leather,” but I am sure that this is the outfit you want to be wearing while you’re thusly engaged. Prince Armory is (mostly) Samuel Lee, who goes by *Azmal on deviantART. Beautiful craftsmanship. [via Geekologie]
Head over to the Canon web site for a bevy of printable Halloween paper crafts, ranging from jack-o-lantern buckets to table decor and paper garlands. [via How About Orange]
