Halloween Contest

Inspector Gadget Costume with Motorized Helicopter

Iron Man 2 Suit	Dark Crystal Skeksis	Gimli the Dwarf

Despicable Me Minion	Animal Costume from the Muppets	Create a Slinky Dog Costume	Alice in Wonderland Costume	Scary Dragon Costume

James Bond Car

Motorized Secret Entrance	How to Carve Iron Man	Automatic Halloween Candy Dispenser

Motion Activated Dropping Spider	Candy Corn Goblins	Borg Jack O' Lantern	Pumpkin Headed Creature Reacher	Dry Ice Fog Machine

How to Make a Sculpted Zombie Cake

Har Gow Horrors	Pudding Cauldrons	Eyeball Cocktails

Edible Eyeballs	Bloody Cut Dessert	Pumpkin Liqueur	Ninjabread Men	Moldy Cake

Full-Size R2D2 on a Budget

Become a Mad Cyborg	Rocketeer Rocket Pack from Trash	Predator Helmet

Low Budget Snail Costume	Paper Mache Pumpkins	Solar Illuminated Jack O Lantern	Paperback Book Halloween Creations	Poufy Skirt out of Garbage Bags

Alien Chestburster Puppet

Lady GaGa Video Glasses	Paper Clone	Realistic Spider

Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors	Animatronic Fawkes the Phoenix	DIY Glow Sticks	Gutless Joe Prop	Scare Bear

Werewolf Costume

The Justice League of America	Scrat Ice Age Costume	Neytiri Costume from Avatar

Scrooged Inspired Ghost of Christmas	Are You Mad?	Keeler Ceremonial Costume	My Halloween Costume	3-Day Fantasy Minotaur

The Black Pearl

Hulk Costume	Marcus Fenix Gears of War	Back to the Future Time-Travelling Scion

Clone Commander Cody	Minotaur Costume	Tiny Gargoyle of the Night	Jazz Transformer	The Sofa Suit

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Nov 11, 2010. 5:52 PM

scoochmaroo says:

Congratulations to all the finalists! Judging closes on Nov. 15th, but the wrapping-up process may take a while, so hang in there, be patient, and we'll announce the winners as soon as we can!

Mar 16, 2011. 6:46 AMsparky06 says:

Best TV Prog bar none. Best car in the world bar none 2

Nov 24, 2010. 4:02 AMpandyaketan says:

Check this out !! The LED Lights winner !!

http://www.instructables.com/member/pandyaketan/

Wow ! This guy is gr8 !! ;-D

reg
k

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Nov 5, 2010. 3:23 AM

sunshiine says:

Also can you enter the same ible in different categories or does it have to be a totally different ible? Let's say I made an instructable that has a slide show, video and a full instructable of the same thing.

Nov 10, 2010. 10:33 PMdrakesword says:

That's a good question. I think as long as it contains the elements a particular category states then its eligible.

Nov 23, 2010. 3:05 PM

Poehls05 says:

Thanks.It probably doesn't really matter now though as Its over. But Im plannig on making an even cooler costume next year. Thanks anyway!

Nov 19, 2010. 5:30 PMrick479 says:

i got runner up in the slide show ?what's that ? if i knew they were going to put me in there, in sted of the costume category i would have made it look better or some thing! . .
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Nov 22, 2010. 11:34 AM

fungus amungus (author) says:

It's the slideshow category. That's what your entry was eligible for since it was a slideshow.

Nov 19, 2010. 5:29 PM

alexthemoviegeek says:

Wow. I didn't expect that. A good "thanks" is in order, but I just like looking at all of the winners. There's a great amount of creativity here and it's great to have a website to share it, and have it appreciated. Thanks.

Nov 19, 2010. 3:38 PM

mikeasaurus says:

Great job this year, everyone!

Nov 19, 2010. 8:45 AM

ThawedHead says:

Thanks to Instructables for another great contest!

One request: can you change the listing on the winners' pages that states what place we we took? My first place win is listed as second on my 'ible.

Thanks!

Nov 19, 2010. 6:33 AM

ddi7i4d says:

Aaah damn, I won in the wrong category! 70% of the EL-wire voucher will be for shipping, I still have a Converse gift card that I can't use because they don't ship! I live in the wrong country...

Nov 18, 2010. 11:55 PMjabronie25 says:

Second place!

Congratulations not only to the winners, but everyone who participated, everyone is a winner in my book :D

Nov 18, 2010. 10:48 PM

makendo says:

Aw, fantastic. Thanks, & congratulations to the winners, many *amazing* projects.

Nov 18, 2010. 10:42 PM

farzadbayan says:

Congratulations to all the winners !

Nov 18, 2010. 8:55 PMpandyaketan says:

Check this out !!

The LED Lights winner !!

http://www.instructables.com/member/pandyaketan/

Wow ! This guy is gr8 !! ;-D

reg
k

Nov 18, 2010. 7:44 PM

RavingMadStudios says:

Whoo-Hoo!! I am a happy camper! Congrats to all the winners, and all the rest of the entrants as well. There were a ton of great projects this year. You guys rock!

Nov 18, 2010. 7:30 PM

pie popper says:

Congrats to the winners!!! Keep up the awesome work guys!!

Nov 18, 2010. 6:47 PMtommielee40 says:

congrats to winners, especially the lightning simulator and that awesome CNC prize, thanks to Instructables!

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Nov 18, 2010. 5:43 PM

sunshiine says:

Congrats to all the winners! You all did such a great job this year.

Nov 18, 2010. 5:27 PM

mary candy says:

no prize to my scary baby :(

Nov 18, 2010. 5:37 PM

mary candy says:

poor baby.. hhahhahaha
This things are ibles killers !!!!

Nov 18, 2010. 5:30 AM

ThawedHead says:

This must be the most reloaded page in Instructables history.

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Nov 18, 2010. 9:51 AM

fungus amungus (author) says:

Winners should be announced later today.

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Nov 18, 2010. 4:45 PM

sunshiine says:

WONDERFUL! Thanks for telling us!

Nov 18, 2010. 4:01 PMyellowdude8 says:

how come the winners still havent been announced?

Nov 18, 2010. 2:59 PM2010Area51 says:

The suspense is killing me! Any updates on when we'll see the results?

Nov 18, 2010. 10:01 AMsnobuni23 says:

Yay!

Nov 17, 2010. 8:50 PMJeanKnox says:

Can't wait to find out who the winners are. :)

Nov 17, 2010. 9:23 PMtommielee40 says:

I know i'm so anxious, whoever wins is definately going to deserve it, there is some amazing stuff on here

Nov 17, 2010. 9:26 PMjabronie25 says:

I agree, all of the participants and entries this year were amazingly good.

Nov 17, 2010. 10:03 PMtommielee40 says:

I know look at those justice league lego costumes, those are crazy awesome haha well done, i would personally be the batman one=)

Nov 16, 2010. 2:19 AMyellowdude8 says:

When will the winners be annouced?

Nov 13, 2010. 6:20 PMgibsoncrazed14 says:

does anybody know how many finalist there are?

Nov 14, 2010. 7:23 AM

mary candy says:

uhaa
I am one .
:D

Nov 14, 2010. 10:02 AMyellowdude8 says:

80 or so

Nov 11, 2010. 7:03 PMsrroberts07 says:

Is there a page to see the finalists or will we have to wait till the 15th to see who made it?

Nov 11, 2010. 1:59 PM

Jamo_G says:

I wish the newsletter came out before voting ended because now my instructable is getting a lot of good attention -_-

haha

Nov 11, 2010. 3:04 AMGHGHG says:

when does the judging end?

Nov 11, 2010. 10:57 AM

sekkei says:

"After the contest closes for entries on the night of November 7, it will be up for user voting from November 8 - November 10. Winners will be announced soon after judging closes on November 15."

Nov 11, 2010. 6:37 AMprixprix says:

It would be awesome if you guys could put up a schedule of when the voting phase and the judging phase start and end, and when winners will be announced. I think I remember that was part of the info last year?

Nov 11, 2010. 6:44 AMdrakesword says:

I agree that the schedule would be helpful!

Oct 28, 2010. 6:11 AM

LMO says:

So if you post a video of a costume, would that end up in the costume or the video category?

Nov 10, 2010. 10:35 PMdrakesword says:

Both maybe?

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Nov 1, 2010. 10:55 AM

canida says:

Video.

Nov 1, 2010. 4:12 PMnleewen says:

Are all submissions entered into 1 contest? ie Instruble, video, slide show? I have a slide show of my finished product but don't have step by step instructions. Can I still enter?

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Nov 1, 2010. 8:37 PM

fungus amungus (author) says:

Absolutely. We have a slideshow category just for those!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:35 PMdrakesword says:

Slideshows are great if you have something you didn't document well or have not had the time to document yet.

I have a slideshow I intend on expanding into an 'ible soon.

Nov 5, 2010. 4:44 AM

Poehls05 says:

I'm not sure if someone has already asked this question, but I was wondering, that, If I did a slide show, would it still have a shot at winning some of the other categories? Not that the slideshow prizes are bad, I was just wondering if I could still win something like...the craft or costume categories. When I look at the past winners, none were slideshows or videos.This was my first time making an instructable, and so I entirely forgot to take pictures along the way. I'll learn.

Nov 10, 2010. 10:32 PMdrakesword says:

My interpretation says yes but we need to hear from someone "official".

Nov 7, 2010. 8:43 AMsj3007 says:

What a fun site...never heard of it before...will be back!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:32 PMdrakesword says:

Welcome! Please do and post an 'ible or two!

Nov 8, 2010. 4:53 AM

kooyma says:

I had such fun putting this together- I'm hoping for lots of feedback so that I can improve for next time....
I'm constantly amazed at the creativity and "smarts" I find here!!
Thanks Instructables!!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:31 PMdrakesword says:

You are always welcome feedback. Its one of the great features of the site!

Nov 8, 2010. 6:57 AM

flaming_pele! says:

Wow, 511 entries with maybe a few pending yet! This site is truly THE home for Halloween projects. Love it :)

Nov 10, 2010. 10:30 PMdrakesword says:

I believe this year has had the most entries. Or maybe I wasn't reading them all last year!

Nov 9, 2010. 10:24 PMtommielee40 says:

how do you know if your insturctable qualifies for "tech"?

Nov 10, 2010. 10:25 PMdrakesword says:

If it involves technology in some fashion I presume.

Nov 8, 2010. 5:29 PMjtterry says:

hmm a bit dissappointing i thought entry was up until the ninth and i was about to submit my instructable. Did i just read it wrong? And good luck to those that made it before the deadline lol

Nov 10, 2010. 10:24 PMdrakesword says:

Of the contests I have seen in the past, typically end on a Sunday

Nov 8, 2010. 2:01 PMyellowdude8 says:

i entered mine, and i didnt work!!!!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:23 PMdrakesword says:

Did you enter before the deadline (11/4)?

Nov 8, 2010. 4:35 AM

ThawedHead says:

Aiieee! Got mine in shortly before the deadline, but it isn't posted. I hope it gets posted in time for some decent voting! Yeah, yeah. Waiting until the last minute... yada, yada. ;)

Nov 8, 2010. 6:51 AM

sekkei says:

I think the same happened to me, how can we know or confirm that the instructable isn't in the contest??? (avoiding searching in the entries)

Nov 10, 2010. 10:22 PMdrakesword says:

for future reference I don't think it will show up on your "you" page as contest recognition if it has not been accepted.

Nov 8, 2010. 8:15 AM

ThawedHead says:

It looks like we are both in! Nice work on your costume - I voted for you. Good luck!

Nov 6, 2010. 4:56 PM

Jamo_G says:

How long does moderator approval typically take? Does the Instructable need to be categorized under Halloween to be eligible, or can it be sorted under Technology for example?

Thanks and good luck to the entrants!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:20 PMdrakesword says:

Mine were under technology.

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Nov 5, 2010. 3:20 AM

sunshiine says:

What exactly is the craft category? I am very interested in the SES 2000 Futura sewing machine. Also what types of ibles will qualify? Full ibles or what?

Nov 10, 2010. 10:19 PMdrakesword says:

I think anyone who has some sort of "craft" work can be picked.

Oct 31, 2010. 6:04 PM

mstyle183 says:

Hi can i enter both contest? my costume was made from duct tape.. but it was halloween related.. can i enter this contest also?

http://www.instructables.com/id/HailStorm-Decepticon-Costume-made-from-cardboard-a/

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Nov 1, 2010. 10:55 AM

canida says:

Yes you can!

Nov 1, 2010. 11:34 AM

mstyle183 says:

How? I marked the box when I entered the instructable but it only appears in the duct tape contest

Nov 10, 2010. 10:18 PMdrakesword says:

The contests are moderated so it may take a day or so before you are entered.

Oct 26, 2010. 8:42 PMballoon popper says:

so many people!!!!!

Nov 10, 2010. 10:17 PMdrakesword says:

Yes. It appears to have stopped at 534.

Nov 8, 2010. 4:52 PM

motadacruz says:

Is everyone now also posting their links in here and begging for votes?
Am I the only one that thinks that doing that is a bit pathetic?
People will find your 'ible above here and vote for you if they want to.
Rather go to other websites and ask for votes there, since that will also increase the popularity of instructables.com.

Nov 10, 2010. 8:56 PMdrakesword says:

its borderline "not nice" to me

Nov 10, 2010. 10:16 PMdrakesword says:

Especially when you see the same ible linked 9 times -_-

Nov 10, 2010. 8:39 PMwillferrari599 says:

I have been trying to get mine onto several blogs, but they arent accepting it. Any suggestions?

Nov 10, 2010. 5:13 PM

sillyzombie666 says:

ya saame here im flagging all of them at the moment

Nov 8, 2010. 5:23 PMairsoftsniper12 says:

I like that someone finally said someting, it does get quite annoying

Nov 10, 2010. 8:45 PMwillferrari599 says:

I cant get over how clever it is

Nov 10, 2010. 8:44 PMwillferrari599 says:

Nice ghost busters costume!

Nov 10, 2010. 5:48 AM

Greasetattoo says:

Hey all,

Please cast a vote for me!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ghostbusters-Halloween-Costume/

Who ya gonna call???
thanks..

Nov 10, 2010. 8:40 PMwillferrari599 says:

nice!

Nov 10, 2010. 1:26 PMcnash962 says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-burn-victim/
This was my first time making anything like this. It was fun and pretty easy. Please click on my vote button.

Nov 10, 2010. 10:52 AMsweetdollymom says:

I really hope that you will vote for my Bundle of grapes. I could really use the sewing machine
http://www.instructables.com/id/Infant-Bundle-of-Grapes-Costume/

Nov 10, 2010. 9:46 AM

plugable says:

What is the most famous symbol of halloween, in spite of jack-o-lanterns?
Ghosts!

Visit my instructable to see the most shiny and useful ghosts ever!

Please vote my Ghost Lamp!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Ghost-Lamp/

Thanks! And good luck to everybody!

Nov 10, 2010. 8:49 AM

pokiespout says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Great-Pumpkin-Halloween-Costume/

Not to detract from the glory of all the other great costumes here, but if you'd cast a vote for my GREAT PUMPKIN costume I would be forever grateful!

Nov 10, 2010. 6:26 AMjabronie25 says:

Vote for the Justice Lego League! Saving the world, one lego block at a time!

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Justice-Lego-League-of-America-saving-the-worl/

and

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Lego-Justice-League-of-America/

Nov 10, 2010. 6:25 AMHudson Hill says:

Linoleum Print Instructable

Nov 10, 2010. 4:56 AMwillferrari599 says:

Pleas vote for The Stig Costume http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Stig-Costume/

Pleeeeeeeease!

Good Luck to everyone

Nov 10, 2010. 3:22 AMphilsons says:

Woa! This is the best Assassins creed costume Ive evr seen! This guys the man!!

Hope you win bro! your other costume is insane too! Would have loved to have seen what you could have done with more time!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Assassins-Creed-Black-Edition-Costume/

Nov 9, 2010. 5:19 PMtommielee40 says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/very-realistic-pirate-cannons/

http://www.instructables.com/id/the-Black-Pearl/

vote vote vote!!! please put your votes in for me

Thank you
Tommie Lee

Nov 9, 2010. 5:48 AM

sekkei says:

IF YOU LIKE IRONMAN 2!

VOTEEE HERE!!!

http://www.instructables.com/id/IRONMAN-2-suit-mark-6/

GOOD LOOK TO EVERYBODY =D