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 […]