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Today on Maker Camp: Making is Believing

We’ve got a double header for you as we kick off final week of Maker Camp. The theme of this week is Make Believe and to get started we’re going to hangout with master costume and prop builder Shawn Thorrson at 11am PST who will show us how to make a prop hammer out of casting foam. For added inspiration, he’ll also he showing off some of the amazing props he’s created. Then at 1pm PST we’re going to hangout with Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits. She will lead a special Make: Believe HOA demonstrating how littleBits can help anyone use electronics to bring imagination to life. And she’ll be showing off her Unihorn Bike Helmet that you can make, too!

Continue Reading August 12th, 2013 Stett Holbrook2

CNCed Park Bench Looks Like Cast Iron

Prop designer Eric Hart designed these plausibly cast-iron benches in Inkscape, then his wife Natalie output them on a CNC router, then Eric cleaned them up with a Dremel and painted them to look like iron. He had only 15 days from the first rehearsal to opening night. They look great!

Continue Reading March 8th, 2013 John Baichtal

Prop Building with Pepakura and Papercraft

It’s hard to imagine a number of Shawn Thorsson’s amazing props and costume parts, which look so otherworldly and industrial as finished product, start out as papercraft models. The process starts with a 3D model of the prop and the Japanese shareware program Pepakura Designer, which translates 3D data into a 2D printable format. Thorsson […]

Continue Reading November 9th, 2012November 7th, 2016 Goli Mohammadi21

The American Scream, a Film About DIY Halloween Enthusiasts

The film “The American Scream” explores the motivations and preparations of three extreme Halloween enthusiasts in Massachusetts, who go all-out decorating their yards and houses for Halloween. It looks pretty interesting.

Continue Reading October 25th, 2012 Laura Cochrane8

Scary Cool Halloween Props

Here is a visual round-up of some of our favorite props to help accessorize your Halloween.

Continue Reading October 18th, 2012 Stett Holbrook16

Halloween Highlight Reel, Part I – Haunts

The biggest maker holiday of the year is just twenty days away! Whether you’re hosting a haunt this year, or just decorating your yard to celebrate, it’s time to break out the box of decorations and start spookifying…

Continue Reading October 11th, 2012 Sean Michael Ragan8

Top 10: Propcasting

In case you missed it, the theme for October is “casting materials,” chosen strategically, of course, to resonate with the mounting excitement about everybody’s favorite maker holiday—Halloween! Whether you’re making wearables or hand-held props, there’s probably a method, material, or technique in our archives that will inspire you to take your costume to the next level.

Continue Reading October 8th, 2012 Sean Michael Ragan6

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