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Danielle at Etsy writes: You have a little more than 3 days left to get those costumes in for the Halloween costume contest! Get to work, you brilliant procrastinators! To enter: make a handmade costume and put it for sale in your Etsy shop no later than 11:59pm EDT, October 26, 2007.* You have some […]
The Plush You! 2007 show just opened in Seattle (you can read a great recap by Kayte on Adorn’s blog), but planning has already gotten underway for Plush You 2008. The good news here? There will be 2 Plush You shows, one in Seattle and one right here in my hometown of San Francisco at […]
Consumer reports has a feature reviewing pumpkin carving kits for safety, and compares them with regular knives. The pumpkin-carving kits we evaluated–which ran from about $6 to $15–eased some of those concerns. They contained tools that can saw through rind, poke holes, or scoop out the innards. One advantage of the sawlike tools is that […]
Bella Dia’s colorful felt flowers inspired me to write up a post about handmade flowers for the FM Fall Shopping Guide. Handmade flowers these days seem to look more and more amazing, don’t they? You’ll also find out how you can get your hands on the cool paper flower kits from Paper Source. Link.
This modification shows you how to add videogame style “attack” buttons to a VCI-100 DJ Controller. This might make DJing more appealing for people trying to mix “Massive Attack” with “Pac-Man Fever”. Video tutorial on adding arcade buttons to a VCI-100 Link – [via]
Not just a single page telling you how to build your own Optimus Prime costume but a whole blog! DIY Optimus Prime Costume – Link. Thanks mmat. DIY HALLOWEEN CONSTEST from MAKE, CRAFT, INSTRUCTABLES and POPULAR SCIENCE! Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our 2nd annual ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere, can enter […]
Candace of Crafty Daisies shows you how to recycle those old coffee canisters and use them for your halloween decor or for your little trick or treaters. Link.
