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Building a “Billie Jean” Sidewalk

flaming_pele! — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:20:24 +0000

Although it's not a scary addition to our Halloween decor, I built a lighted sidewalk (the famous effect from Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" video) to entertain party guests and treat-or-treaters on their way to our door. Only the wiring was a little tedious, the rest of the construction was pretty...
By: flaming_pele!

How to make a Mount Rushmore Costume

mazinbenny — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:14:53 +0000

Be Patriotic! Go as the great Presidents of the United States!Here, you can see me as Teddy Roosevelt, mostly because I wear glasses.This costume is very simple to create, being mostly made of paper mache. Materials Paper Mache:- Newspapers, torn into 1-to-2 inch wide strips- Water, semi-warm- w...
By: mazinbenny

Solar Costume

boston09 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:09:13 +0000

The point of this halloween costume is to get in my opinion the most important message out, this message is alternative energy. When i wore this trick or treating it was the bell of the ball. Everybody understood what the meaning was, and some even said that they wanted to turn their homes green(not...
By: boston09

Baby Tron Costume

smounic — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:46:11 +0000

For my son's first Halloween, I decided that he would be a "Hello World" program with a costume inspired by the movie Tron. The Tron costume uses reflective tape and electroluminescent wire (El-wire). The costume is controlled using a remote. Materials Non-electronic components:White footed paja...
By: smounic

How To Make A Model T-600 Terminator Costume

macgyver603 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:43:14 +0000

As you can tell from my avatar, I am a big fan of the Terminator series. For this reason, this year I made my own costume of a model T-600 Terminator as seen in Terminator Salvation. The final costume includes a minigun, a light-up red eye, a backlit chest, and various parts of the endoskeleton.This...
By: macgyver603

How to Make an Origami Petal Globe

StarStrukk — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:26:11 +0000

Pretty simple activity.Fun to do during a rainy day. Its easy and would make a great decoration or maybe even a gift. Preparation Before FoldingPurple - For the petal part you want thin paper(not to thin tho). So get 15 squares and cut them in half.Yellow - For the base ONLY you want to fold the...
By: StarStrukk

Giant Etch a Sketch Costume

mazinbenny — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:02:35 +0000

This instructable details the steps I went through to create the giant Etch a Sketch costume for Halloween 2008. See the finished costume below.Each year, our family does a theme costume, and this year, we decided to be classic toys. One of my favorite toys from my childhood is the Etch a Sketch. I ...
By: mazinbenny

flashing LED

far.peter — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:10:43 +0000

In this Instructable you will make a LED flasher. You will also be able to adjust it. Bill of materials parts: 1x 555 timer 1x LED 1x 9 volt battery and clip 1x 220μf capacitor 1x 101 Ω resister 1x 101 Ω variable resister 1x 900 Ω resister multiple wires breadboard the schematic Here ...
By: far.peter

H.R. Giger-Inspired Alien Costume

creatrope — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:43:30 +0000

This costume was inspired by H.R. Giger's Alien from the movie Alien. It was designed for a child, but could be scaled up or down. Making The Head The head is a coat-hanger wire frame. It was coarsely modelled over a set of views of the Alien's head enlarged to the right width and height (abo...
By: creatrope

How To Make A Mess-less Cat Litter Box

weiblen.c — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:42:14 +0000

This cat box design eliminates litter mess on the floor, by encouraging the cat to climb up a sisal ramp to exit. It keeps all of the litter contained and because the lid lifts up, it makes cleaning the area very easy. Basically, it's just a deck box with a regular litter pan inside it, and a sisal...
By: weiblen.c

How to Make A Batmobile Transformer Costume

aron42486 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:23 +0000

object width="425" height="344"This is my experience in making a Batmobile Transformer Costume. Total material cost for this project was a little over $150. It took 2 months of planning and 1 month of construction to finish so make sure you are serious about a costume like this before you start. ...
By: aron42486

Circuit Board Wall Lamp!!!!!

sayre315 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:14 +0000

Ever wander what you're going to do with all of those circuit boards you have collected from taking apart countless VCR's, TV's, Casset Players, and other out of date or broken electronics.Well how about putting them to good use by making this extremely low cost light that is made out of things you ...
By: sayre315

Pac Man and the ghosts costumes

MaMeex5 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:43:46 +0000

My kids decided that wanted to be Pac Man and the 4 ghosts for Halloween. So that put me and DaDee on task of creating all 5 costumes. Supplies To Build Pac Man we used2 hula hoopsSome PVC piping we had aroundDuct TapeCardboardYellow FabricBlack Fabric and glueOld backpackFabric glueFor the Gh...
By: MaMeex5

SCREAMIN’ GREEN Halloween!

kcli — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:24 +0000

A little imagination and found objects create the basis of a GREEN scene graveyard! Gather GREEN materials Do the earth a favor and throughout the year snag...STYRAFOAM PACKAGING - our office was upgrading all computers and the inserts protecting electrical components refused to end up in a land...
By: kcli

Kidnapped Mermaid Costume

ModMischief — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:44 +0000

Why choose between dressing as a sexy mermaid or a scary pirate when you could be both!For Halloween this year my friend wanted a costume with the same kind of wow factor as the Headless Bride costume I wore last year.We settled on a design that has everything: sex appeal, impressive size, an optica...
By: ModMischief

How to install Google Wave to your server?

james.mcglashan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:15:23 +0000

ok in this instructable i will show you how to install google wave to your site and i will also give you some code to embed your waves into your site. Install on Mac OSX for Mac OSX you will need to download Java 6 from http://developer.apple.com/java/download/.After installing Java you will nee...
By: james.mcglashan

How to make Bangles

Rainshadow — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:42 +0000

So yes. You want bangles. Hooray for you, you've found me and you've found how to make them. Step 1: Gather supplies. You need:A mold, something the right circumference. A soda can could work, or any bottle. I used a bank-thing I had lying around.Wire, obviously. It should be something you can te...
By: Rainshadow

Using Liquid Latex to Create a Scaly Effect

sincerelydisregard — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:58:15 +0000

For Halloween this year I wanted to go as a snake girl from a 1920's freak show and a key part of the costume was creating a realistic scale effect. After experimenting with several products I found that liquid latex created the most realistic look, was the easiest to apply, and held up the best thr...
By: sincerelydisregard

Edward Scissorhands Costume …On the cheap.

kal00 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:53:50 +0000

On this instructable I'll show you how to make an awesome Edward Scissorhands costume for very few dollars, none if you have all that is needed. This is my first instructable so please bare with me and forgive me for making grammar or vocabulary mistakes, english is my second language. Ju...
By: kal00

How to change your facebook language to pirate! (no modding or dl)

octopuscabbage — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:49:05 +0000

A cool and fun thing to do.No modding or downloading needed. It was actually designed by the facebook team.(Please note: All emails and texts messages will come in pirate too)(Pardon the first picture, it was the only one i could find of a pirate. All other pictures i took) Login to facebook Log ...
By: octopuscabbage

Halloween 2009: The Comedian

NorthernBoy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:13 +0000

Goal: create a better Watchmen's Comedian costume than the store-bought ones while keeping it in the same price range.Wasn't able to find the costume anywhere, so the comparison had to be made with what I could find online. Canadian retailers (yes, I am Canadian) apparently sold the costume for $85...
By: NorthernBoy

Setting up the Dead Rat Prank!!!

Nextraker — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:12 +0000

This Prank is bound to be a Halloween Classic, not only is it creepy but also downright spooky. The best part is that you actually get set it up and have fun while doing it...No one wants to see a dead animal on the floor especially not a rat, and if its covered in blood it will indeed be horrifying...
By: Nextraker

Method for designing reflectors for unattended solar cooking

gaiatechnician — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:59:02 +0000

The images are NOT yet ready or clear enough on 7th November.?? I will be working on the pictures over the next few days so expect to see rapid improvement.? If anyone wants to help, I am only too happy to credit them for their artwork or pictures.But if you want to work through it, maybe it is good...
By: gaiatechnician

Wire Jewelry – Wrapped Connector Post

Gailavira — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:28:48 +0000

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By: Gailavira

Building a folding table

Matt Mets — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

One problem with making lots of neat projects is that you need a place to display them. And, where could be better than on a table that you built yourself? A nice place to start might be this tutorial on building a folding table, by the folks at HandymanWire. I like their design because it can be made from a single piece of wood, and because it can be folded for storage or easy transportation. [via curbly]

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