Yo-Yo Pumpkin Tutorial
Sam at Crafter without a Cat shows you how to make a simple yo-yo pumpkin for your Halloween or fall decor.
Halloween
How-To: Make a Fake Beard
How-To: Make a Fake Beard By Erin Dollar Not sure what to be for Halloween? Take the crafty mustache trend to the next level with this project on how to make a fake beard. An easy quick-sew project that will turn you into a lumberjack or any character you wish!
Help write the Necronomicon
The Howard Phillips Lovecraft Historical Society, whose work I dearly love and have written about before, is compiling a complete prop edition of the Necronomicon from reader submissions! There was, apparently, a “Necronomicontest” of some sort to encourage submissions, the deadline of which has now passed, but they are still accepting “mad ramblings” here.
How-To: 1-2-3 Glitter Clothespin Photo Hangers
Today I got out the glitter for the next step in my Day of the Dead shrine. My altar is hung with garlands, and I wanted to attach photos of my loved ones to them. I spent last night selecting my favorite pictures, and I love seeing them hanging up. If you are working on […]
Dexter-themed interior decor
Bloody good post over on Mental Floss collecting some delightful home furnishings from the Lady MacBeth collection. Just don’t think you can get away with leaving them out past Halloween. The world’s not ready yet.
How-To: Motion-activated Tesla coil
Devin just submitted this video to our Make: Halloween Contest 2009. It’s a Tesla coil activated by a relay controlled by a microcontroller with a motion sensor. As Devin says, the coil is “very loud and startling,” and he intends to use it in a haunted house. He’s written an Instructable, too. Zap!
How-To: Pumpkin Puree
Sister Diane’s mom Pam at Gingerbread Snowflakes shows us how easy it is to make pumpkin puree perfect for pumpkin pies! [ via Twitter @SisterDiane ]
