MAKE subscriber Ian writes in to share his Halloween project, a remote-control, color changing pumpking. To control the pumpkin, he built an infrared remote decoder, which allows him to use a regular TV remote to change the color of the pumpkin. The project also has an ‘angry pumpkin’ mode, which flashes a red color to […]
Scott Campbell made this skull art by laser engraving into dollar bills. [via who killed bambi?]
The CRAFT editors share with you their favorite Halloween costumes that are handmade or put together with some crafty ingenuity! Natalie Zee Drieu / Princess Leia As a kid, I was (and still am) a huge Star Wars fan. I was obsessed with everything Princess Leia. When I was 7 (in 1979), my mom sewed […]
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From Samuel Aaron Ward, this motion-activated device lowers a scarythang when it senses motion. It’s built around a Microchip PIC16F684 and is based on plans from the October 2009 issue of Nuts & Volts magazine. [Thanks, Vern!]
From Instructables user Eric Kingston comes this Arduino-controlled Silly String shooting pumpkin. It’s motion-activated, makes a Goblin-esque cackling noise, and Tweets a report each time it squirts another victim. Eric also wins a thousand internet video style points for making his whole point in five seconds with no talking!
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, […]
The surreal nature of these Halloween baby costumes on Martha Stewart is shorting things out in my brain; they’re so creepy and hilarious! [via Extreme Craft]
