Holiday Projects

MAKE: PUMPKIN

MAKE: PUMPKIN

Listen, I’m not saying Ben is 100% going to win one of the MAKE & CRAFT contests, I’m just saying that putting the MAKE: logo on a pumpkin increases your odds … a lot. – Link. Related: Hack-o-Lantern contest: Decorate a pumpkin in any way you see fit, or unfit. It’s that easy. Then upload […]

A Closer Look: Halloween Etsy – Frankenbride

Frankenbride http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=486746 By Arwen O’Reilly Not enough people send Halloween cards, in my opinion, but Lida’s hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind cards of “cute and creepy” creatures are a good place to start. (Or you can just frame them and keep all the creepy goodness to yourself.) I love her “mr. hot pants” skeleton, and “frankenbride” seems like […]

DIY Spooky sound generator

DIY Spooky sound generator

Our pals as Design News have a new “Gadget Freak” how-to for Halloween, DIY spooky sound generator! – “Give the little witches and warlocks a real trick when they come clamoring for treats on Halloween with this doorbell-activated soundtrack. All that’s required to build this spooky sound generator is a moderate hack of a cassette […]

 Halloween prop

$20 Halloween prop

Robbybuilder has a cheap and clever $20 Halloween prop made from wood and an old fan motor – “This is “Wilfred”…He is a full sized animatronic greeter for my haunt. He is made entirely from ordinary objects anyone can obtain, and is made for just under $20!! (Barely).” [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects […]

Gourds of Goth Appliqué Patterns

Joan of AnthroPoMorphCo makes characters with faces and put them on buttons and jewelry and stuff for here etsy store. For Halloween, she’s created the Gourds of Goth and their applique patterns where you can sew characters like Jack (left) and Lady Ghoulia (right) as well as the rest of their friends on cool Halloween […]