Washington-based dad, math teacher, and illustrator Nathan Shields recently cooked up some festive sugar skull pancakes for the Day of the Dead for the latest installment of his Saipancakes (previously) videos, “Panqueques de los Muertos.” Shields demonstrates how he carefully creates each intricate design using pancake batter in a plastic squeeze bottle to create beautiful,…
‘Eat Me’, Brightly Colored Letters Made of Hard Candy by Massimo Gammacurta
Artist Massimo Gammacurta created eye-catching letters made out of hard candy and photographed them for his new project, “Eat Me“. His previous work in the hard candy medium can be seen in his book Lolli-Pop. photos via Massimo Gammacurta Photography via Boing Boing
How to Make a Disco Ball Out of a Pumpkin
Dave Hax (previously) has created a short instructional video that demonstrates how to make a pumpkin disco ball for a Halloween party. Materials needed are a gutted pumpkin, heavy string, a flashlight with a strobe setting, and a screwdriver or drill. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
How to Make a Spectacular Wall-Mounted Jackalope Costume for Halloween
Canadian artist Paige Russell has shared her detailed, step-by-step Instructable on how to make a contest-winning, wall-mounted jackalope costume for Halloween. The “wall” is key to making the costume instantly recognizable and is made from linen fabric hung from a frame inside a backpack. photos via Instructables submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
How to Make Creepy Glowing Jars Out of Household Items to Decorate for Halloween
photo by Ashley Hackshaw Offbeat Home offers a quick, last-minute idea to decorate for Halloween: creepy glowing jars. The process is simple. Fill a jar with water, activate and break open a glow stick, pour the contents of the glow stick carefully into the water, and put a lid on the jar. The glowing jars…
Mondo and Middle of Beyond to Release ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Fargo’ Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Mondo and Middle of Beyond (previously) have teamed up to release two different holiday knit sweaters in the themes of the movies Fargo and Gremlins. These 100% acrylic sweaters are available for pre-order and are scheduled to ship in December. Middle of Beyond also carries their own line of traditional holiday sweaters in nontraditional themes….
A Quick, Easy Way to Make Spooky Glowing Eyes for Halloween
Dave Hax (previously) demonstrates a quick, simple way to make spooky glowing eyes to decorate for Halloween using everyday household items and glow sticks. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
An Enormous Stainless Steel Sculpture of an Eagle Created for a Hungarian Football Club
photo via Barnie Contemporary artist Gabor Miklos Szoke built an enormous stainless steel sculpture of an eagle for Ferencvárosi Torna Club, a famous Hungarian football club. The sculpture, which currently holds the title as the largest bird monument in Europe, took over seven months to build with the work of over 100 people. The artist…