HOW TO – Make a gourd Jack-o-Lantern
Not a bad idea.. Make a Jack-o-Lantern from a hard shell (dried) gourd – it’ll last all year long. Thanks Lil! – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link.
Halloween
HOW TO – Homemade mummy costume
One more classic DIY costume project from 365halloween.com – “Classic monsters are so much fun! They’re easily recognizable and quick to create costumes for. Due to original source images generally being from very old movies, and having been portrayed in so many forms over the years, they allow for some artistic freedom. While everyone can […]
Crushed pumpkin…
It seems a pumpkin romance in the MAKE pool took a spill for this worst… This is pretty morbid, or really funny, or both… – Link.
MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contests!
Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can enter, and depending on what type of maker or crafter you are, you can enter all or just some of the contests. We’ll have lots of updates and posts regarding all these, but this is to get you started and […]
Whack-o-Lanterns – it’s made from meat
On a long enough timeline, every contest, especially a Halloween one, is almost over when there’s meat … Carl writes – “As cool as the traditional pumpkin-based jack-o-lanterns can be, I sometimes wonder if they lack a certain flare. Like, say, spikes. Or meat. Well, wonder no more and check out the attempts below to […]
Foucault’s Pumpkin – a Foucault pumpkin pendulum
Dfred writes – “This non-functional model of a Foucault Pendulum was created as part of the 2006 pumpkin contest at the Traverse Area District Library. The connection to the pumpkin was made by tying 1.5mm accessory cord around the centers of three 2.5” long clevis pins, used as toggles. The pins were inserted through small […]
Homemade King & Queen of All Cosmos Katamari Damacy costumes
Great costumes! Keep them rolling in Makers! Here are the The King & Queen of All Cosmos from the video game Katamari Damacy… entered in the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contest…! – Link.
