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March 20, 2008
Petri dish desserts
Mark Rehorst and his son Alex had a Cub Scout cake auction fundraiser to attend, and decided to make something a little less traditional than a cake. Mark writes:
I've had a few microbiology classes and cultured many different types of bacteria on different media, and I happened to have a case of pyrex Petri dishes from an old surplus buy (relax, they were unused) so I thought it would be fun to make dessert that looked like bacterial cultures served in Petri dishes! I prepared the media (jello, tapioca pudding, and lemon pie filling) and Alex did most of the decorating. This should be good for a Halloween party or a creepy movie night with friends. They might go well with bowls of gummy worms served on ground-up Oreo cookie dirt.
Bacteria culture Jello desserts!
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Mar 20, 2008 07:00 PM
Halloween, Holiday projects, Science |
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March 12, 2008
Monster prop shop
This company does some amazing work creating and restoring creature movie props. Seriously some of the pics from their gallery are downright horrifying - Link
Oh, they do furniture too -
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Mar 12, 2008 01:29 PM
Crafts, Halloween |
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February 14, 2008
Darth Vader belt turns you into a true geek
This Darth Vader Belt is a really nice way to show your true geekiness. It might be trickier to try and track down the instructions kit though.
Join The Dark Side: Homemade Darth Vader Belt Makes You Ultimate Star Wars Geek - [via]
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Feb 14, 2008 07:00 AM
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November 21, 2007
DIY Halloween 2007 winners!
Ok folks, here are the DIY Halloween 2007 winners! Special thanks to our partners Instructables and PopSci for helping with the coordination of this MASSIVE contest, we had hundreds of entries, thousands of photos and tons and tons of fun. After a week+ of going through every entry here are winners...
Hack-o-Lantern
First Prize - Makita drill or Wusthof knives or EL wire kit + limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt + a MAKE warranty voider or MAKE bomb defuser leatherman tool + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
Second Prize - A $50 gift certificate from American Science & Surplus + a limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a MAKE warranty voider or MAKE bomb defuser leatherman tool + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
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Third Prize - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Beware of the horrible pumpkin bots ....
dry ice pumpkin for
Halloween
Laser Pumpkin
Photo/Video - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a MAKE warranty voider or MAKE bomb defuser leatherman tool + and a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
My 178pound friend / bigskull
Crime Scene Pumpkin
Costumes
First Prize - Makita drill or Wusthof knives or EL wire kit + limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt + DIY Laptop bag by Skooba + year one or year two of MAKE + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
Mystic Lord costume: horns, armor,
silk painting + more (oh my)
Second Prize - A $50 gift certificate from American Science & Surplus + a limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + DIY Laptop bag by Skooba + year one or year two of MAKE + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
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Third Prize - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
How to make a pair of Angel Wings
The SOLO CUP Lobster!
Halloween 2007 - "Who Ya Gonna Call?"
Photo/Video - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + DIY Laptop bag by Skooba + year one or year two of MAKE + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Decorations, Gadgets, and More
First Prize - Makita drill or Wusthof knives or EL wire kit + limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt + MAKE controller kit + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
How to Build a Spooky Working Drawbridge
with Sounds and Light
Second Prize - A $50 gift certificate from American Science & Surplus + a limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + MAKE controller kit + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
Tesla CD Turbine With Scary Steampunk Laser PumpkinCutter Attachment |
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Third Prize - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Life Size Operation Game
Halloween Animatronics
Spooky Backwards Spinning Clock Made from Cassette Player Motor
Photo/Video - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a MAKE t-shirt + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Food
First Prize - Makita drill or Wusthof knives or EL wire kit + limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt + a year of Craft + a sushi wallet kit + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
Second Prize - A $50 gift certificate from American Science & Surplus + a limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a year of Craft + a sushi wallet kit + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition
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Third Prize - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Frankenstein Finger
Cookies
Halloween Graveyard
Cake
Frog Spawn and Swamp Water
Tea
Photo/Video - A limited-edition Instructables Halloween t-shirt and stickers + a year of Craft + a sushi wallet kit + and a copy of MAKE's Halloween edition.
Thorax
Kang Kodos Halloween cupcakes
Grand Prize!
A trip to next year's Maker Faire in San Mateo, including airfare, hotel, and event ticket
+
Makita drill or Wusthof knives or EL wire kit
Judging was done by staff at Instructables, MAKE: Magazine, and popsci.com.
DIY Halloween 2007 winners! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 21, 2007 07:00 AM
Announcements, Halloween |
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November 12, 2007
Faux robot walker
Want to create a robot walking machine for yourself, but don't want to deal with all of the fussy gyro stabilization and gait-control issues? Here's how to fake it. (And get your started thinking about NEXT Halloween's costume.)
Build your own steampunk chicken-walker - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 12, 2007 09:06 AM
Halloween, Instructables |
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November 4, 2007
Last day to enter the Halloween contest
Makers and Crafters, this is your last chance to enter our 2nd annual ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere, can enter all or just some of the contests. MAKE, CRAFT, Instructables and Popular Science will be start the judging soon so enter your photos on Flickr, your projects on Instructables or just email them to us. For more details visit the contest page and for the prizes stop by here - the grand prize is a trip to Maker Faire 2008!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 4, 2007 02:00 PM
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November 2, 2007
HOW TO - Build articulated wings
Halloween may be over, but for those of us for whom every day is Halloween, the cosplay continues. If articulated wings are something you'd like to incorporate into your
wardrobe, this Instructable has the skinny on their construction.
Articulated Wing Framework - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Nov 2, 2007 07:00 AM
Crafts, Halloween, Instructables |
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November 1, 2007
Add your costumes to the MAKE DIY Halloween pool!
Add your costumes and Halloween projects to the MAKE DIY Halloween pool! The deadline is 11/4 to win prizes! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 1, 2007 01:01 PM
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ToughPigs: Halloween Parade 2007!
Andrew writes -
While Makers everywhere nurse a post-Halloween hangover I thought they might enjoy the Tough Pigs Halloween Parade 2007, an annual feature on the wonderfully snarky Muppet fan site Tough Pigs that features the best and worst of fan-made Muppet costumes.ToughPigs: Halloween Parade 2007! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 1, 2007 10:00 AM
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October 31, 2007
A Carl and Jerry Halloween story
Jeff writes in -
Carl and Jerry were Halloween Makers in the grand tradition. This story, from November 1960, explains how they built a very creepily effective severed hand for a seance, magnetically enabled so it can tap out messages by remote control on a glass tabletop.A Carl and Jerry Halloween Story - Link (PDF).
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 31, 2007 08:00 PM
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Enter the DIY Halloween contests!
This is it gang, it's Halloween - We have a MASSIVE DIY HALLOWEEN contest this year! Makers and Crafters, enter our 2nd annual ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere, can enter all or just some of the contests. MAKE, CRAFT, Instructables and Popular Science have teamed up and there's plenty of time to win! Here's how to enter and here are all the great prizes!!!. If you're in a hurry just add your photos to the MAKE DIY Halloween photo pool!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 31, 2007 05:00 PM
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Etsy costume contest winners
As you may have known, Etsy has also been putting on a Halloween costume contest and they too have had many brilliant entries. But, as with any competition there can only be one (or a few in this case) winner.
Etsy costume contest winners - Link.
Posted by diyhalloween |
Oct 31, 2007 05:00 PM
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Scare the crap out of people... with air!
Here's a commercial product (from FrightProps) that uses a blast of compressed air on a person's ankle to separated them from their skin. If you have an air compressor, you could probably bodge up your own without too much trouble.
Ankle Blaster Air Cannon - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Oct 31, 2007 04:00 PM
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Yet another Halloween costume contest
It amazes us how creative some people get for Halloween. From truly tasteless to super creative. Even the props are getting more creative:
You can find out more about this costume idea as well as a bunch of others over at Cockeyed.com.
2007 Cockeyed.com Halloween Costume Contest - Link.
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Oct 31, 2007 03:00 PM
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Don't forget about our DIY Halloween Flickr pool
We've had TONS of response to our call for Halloween tips and tricks in our Flickr pool. From Tuscan Raiders:
To Duffman:
To creative pumpkin carving:
Plus there are pet costumes, props and accessories and whole bunch more. Better still, even though today is Halloween, people are still contributing!
DIY Halloween Flickr pool - Link.
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Oct 31, 2007 02:07 PM
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Samurai Garbage Collector!
Check out this ridiculously cool samurai costume made almost entirely out of Rubbermaid garbage cans.
Halloween Samurai 2007 - [via] Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Oct 31, 2007 02:00 PM
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Head in a Jar
Looking for that last minute Halloween prop to make your entrance complete? How about this head in a jar?
All you need is a large jar, and a dead body. If the body isn't available you might try a printer and Google.
Head in a jar - Link.
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Oct 31, 2007 01:00 PM
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Great group costume idea
Since the "Kiss" group costume has been done to death we thought we'd share this original group costume idea:
It's actually a a traveling exhibition of modern art.
Group costume idea - Link.
PLAN A DIY HALLOWEEN from MAKE & CRAFT FOR 2008!
Get a start on Hallween 2008 with our DIY HALLOWEEN 2007 edition from the editors of MAKE and CRAFT brings you 40-plus DIY projects for the holiday that's made for makers. From the craftiest costumes to amazing animated props and the latest in computer-controlled haunted house effects - Link.
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Oct 31, 2007 11:00 AM
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Dwight Shrute bobblehead costume
Dwight Shrute Bobblehead Costume
What more needs to be said here?
Dwight Shrute Bobblehead Costume - Link.
Posted by diyhalloween |
Oct 31, 2007 10:35 AM
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Even dogs like iphones for halloween
Next time you get a call, just pick up your dog and answer. Even dogs are getting in the halloween spirit in NYC this year! Trick or Treat!
Pups on Parade at Tompkins Square Park - Link [via]
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Oct 31, 2007 06:50 AM
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