Halloween

Spider Doily Embroidery Hoop Decor

Betz White shows you how to make this Halloween spider doily embroidery hoop that’s a super easy crafty-looking decor piece. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool prizes. Costumes, decor, food – whatever you create for Halloween is welcome in the contest. Read […]

Be a Bee for Halloween

Crafty gal Tonya Staab has a great tutorial on how to make a quick, simple bee headband for a birthday party she threw for some cute kids. Why not take it one step further and be a bee for Halloween! Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween […]

Halloween Cards for Kids

My daughter is almost 2 years old and I can already see her crafty side come out. She loves pretty paper (like me!) and has been enjoying the idea of Halloween. To keep her in that pumpkin spirit, I’ve printed out these adorable Halloween cards for kids by Patricia of A Little Hut. So cute! […]

How-To: Haunted Milk Carton House

Jennifer at Naughty Secretary Club shows you how to make a haunted milk carton house perfect for little ones to play with or fun Halloween decor. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool prizes. Costumes, decor, food – whatever you create for Halloween […]

Animated LED pumpkin

This animated LED pumpkin, built by my HacDC cohort David Kaufman, uses a PIC16F648 microcontroller to individually control 25 LEDs in a styrofoam pumpkin. A Windows app is also available to edit the animations (which are then rebuilt into a PIC app). LED Pumpkin More: Don’t forget, we have our own DIY Haunts contest running […]

DIY Haunts kicks off

Our DIY Haunts contest is in high gear now and we’re stoked. Whether it’s a skull fountaining green slime or a coffin full of robot spiders, this is your opportunity to share your spooky build-skills. The contest is open to all skill levels, and is sponsored by Jameco Electronics. If you’d like to participate, you […]