I’m not sure who decided that Halloween cupcakes, cookies, and regular-sized cakes were a good idea for Halloween, but I’m not the one to buck tradition, especially when it involves frosting. And creative decorating. So over the years I’ve made quite a few graveyard cakes, and in recent years I’ve branched out to spider cakes, […]
Halloween is so two days from now. Which might as well be last week in the blogosphere. I’m moving on to Xmas. From Berlin artist Oliver Fabel.
Here’s a creepy, simple, and effective Halloween effect — a pair of glowing eyeballs that look back and forth at your victims. It’s made with two ping pong balls, two BlinkM programmable LEDs, three servomotors, and an Arduino microcontroller.
For years I didn’t consider myself very creative. Sure, I always decorated the house for holidays, did crafty projects with my kids, refinished furniture, loved to try new recipes, and shunned store-bought costumes for what I think are way better homemade creations, but a crafter? Not really. These days I’m trying to convince myself that […]
Dave Gugel, of Davenport FL, knows a thing or two about outdoor Halloween decorating. He does a wee bit of it each year (see above pic). Here, he offers a how-to on turning some PVC pipe, dribbles of hot glue, and flicker lights into some pretty convincing outdoor pillar candles. Halloween Decorations: How to Make […]
It’s easy and fun to create adorable edible pumpkin decorations in no time. Just use delicious almond paste, or marzipan to sculpt as if you were working with clay. Almond paste just blanched almonds and sugar, ground into a paste. Marzipan is almond paste, plus flour. Either one will work perfectly for this project. I […]
Every year, our pal Jake von Slatt does something pretty special for Halloween. Over at the Steampunk Workshop, he’s showing some of this year’s work in progress. Here’s a ghost marionette that he made from some 1″ x 2″ planking, a microwave carousel motor, some fishing line, a craft store skull, and some Styrofoam. Microwave […]
