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In honor of the best holiday ever, we're having a party -- and everyone's invited!
Elaborate costumes for the whole family, gadgets that go "zzzZAP!," gross-looking foods, creepy decorations that turn your house into a forbidding castle, and spooky jack-o-lanterns guarding your front door: these are the things we look forward to all year.
Instructables has teamed up with BoingBoing, Core77, CRAFT, Etsy, Hack n Mod, IndyMogul, Lion Brand Yarn, MAKE, Toolmonger, Plaid, Ponoko, PopSci, Singer, ThinkGeek, and Threadbanger to bring you a contest worthy of your creations!
We want to see what delightfully frightful items you've made and we have dozens of awesome prizes to give away! You can enter an Instructable, photos, or video, just make it amazing and it will be eligible to win in one of our six categories: Hack-o-Lantern, Costume, Gadgets and Gizmos, Decorations, Food, and Green, or our Photo and Video categories!
Note: You do not have to choose your category. We will select the best fit when awarding prizes.
Prizes
We're giving away some truly excellent prizes in each category. Win $250 gift certificates to the Maker Shed, Etsy shopping sprees, EL-wire packages that light up with sound, cool books from Quirk Books, a MAKE Controller kit, $250 gift certificates from Plaid, The Best of Instructables Volume I, gift certificates for Ponoko, a Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit, gift certificates for Hack n Mod, a Singer sewing machine, zombie gift packs from ThinkGeek, a "Make: Open Sourcerer" Leatherman Juice CS4 Tool, Make: The Third Year Collector's Box Set, DNA Kit, ProdMod LED Camera Light Kit v1.1, Instructables robot t-shirts, stickers, and patches!
Enter as many times as you like, but since you can only win one prize be sure each entry shows off your best efforts! The only restriction is that the contest is US-only!
There are lots of ways to enter!
- Post your Instructables, photo slideshows, or videos on Instructables.
- Enter individual photos and videos through the diyhalloween08 flickr group and YouTube group.
- As you make your Halloween goodies, list your finished items on Etsy. Tag your item with "HalloweenCon08" for possible inclusion in the featured Halloween gift guide. Don't have an Etsy shop? Sign up for one here.
But wait, there's more!
Etsy Sweepstakes
Enter to win one of (5) $100 Etsy shopping sprees by becoming an Etsy member right here, right now! It's free and easy to enter, just type "HalloweenSpree08" when asked how you heard. For complete entry rules, go here.
Core77 Editors' Choice Prize
Core77 will select one entry for its Editors' Choice. The prize is a custom Core77 Dremel kit worth $85!
Make with Ponoko for half price!
Use Ponoko Designmake for your Halloween project and get 50% off the making cost! Here are 58 sizes of 30 materials you can use right now. Just enter this coupon code (XGGD6L) on your way through the making process. You can also turn photos of your hand drawings into real life things!
Have a MAKE Halloween!
Strapped for ideas? Check out MAKE's Halloween issue or pick up a ghost kit!
Halloween tips from Lion Brand Yarn
For 45 Halloween knitting, crochet, and craft patterns go here! And for the Halloween edition of BK4K, Lion Brand Yarn's kids' newsletter, go here!
Don't worry if you put an Instructable up right after our Halloween contest last year either. Every Halloween-themed Instructable from Nov. 5, 2007 can be entered! So get to it. Put your imagination and skills to good use making the world a creepier place. We can't wait to see what you'll make.
Tech grand prize:
$250 Shopping spree at the [http://www.makershed.com/http://www.makershed.com/ Maker Shed Store]
$250 gift certificate to [http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/ Plaid Craft Express]
$100 gift certificate to Hack N Mod
Craft grand prize:
$250 Shopping spree in the craft kits section of the [http://www.makershed.com/http://www.makershed.com/ Maker Shed Store]
$250 gift certificate to [http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/ Plaid Craft Express]
8763 Curvy sewing machine from Singer
Elaborate costumes for the whole family, gadgets that go "zzzZAP!," gross-looking foods, creepy decorations that turn your house into a forbidding castle, and spooky jack-o-lanterns guarding your front door: these are the things we look forward to all year.
Instructables has teamed up with BoingBoing, Core77, CRAFT, Etsy, Hack n Mod, IndyMogul, Lion Brand Yarn, MAKE, Toolmonger, Plaid, Ponoko, PopSci, Singer, ThinkGeek, and Threadbanger to bring you a contest worthy of your creations!
We want to see what delightfully frightful items you've made and we have dozens of awesome prizes to give away! You can enter an Instructable, photos, or video, just make it amazing and it will be eligible to win in one of our six categories: Hack-o-Lantern, Costume, Gadgets and Gizmos, Decorations, Food, and Green, or our Photo and Video categories!
Note: You do not have to choose your category. We will select the best fit when awarding prizes.
Prizes
We're giving away some truly excellent prizes in each category. Win $250 gift certificates to the Maker Shed, Etsy shopping sprees, EL-wire packages that light up with sound, cool books from Quirk Books, a MAKE Controller kit, $250 gift certificates from Plaid, The Best of Instructables Volume I, gift certificates for Ponoko, a Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit, gift certificates for Hack n Mod, a Singer sewing machine, zombie gift packs from ThinkGeek, a "Make: Open Sourcerer" Leatherman Juice CS4 Tool, Make: The Third Year Collector's Box Set, DNA Kit, ProdMod LED Camera Light Kit v1.1, Instructables robot t-shirts, stickers, and patches!
Enter as many times as you like, but since you can only win one prize be sure each entry shows off your best efforts! The only restriction is that the contest is US-only!
There are lots of ways to enter!
- Post your Instructables, photo slideshows, or videos on Instructables.
- Enter individual photos and videos through the diyhalloween08 flickr group and YouTube group.
- As you make your Halloween goodies, list your finished items on Etsy. Tag your item with "HalloweenCon08" for possible inclusion in the featured Halloween gift guide. Don't have an Etsy shop? Sign up for one here.
But wait, there's more!
Etsy Sweepstakes
Enter to win one of (5) $100 Etsy shopping sprees by becoming an Etsy member right here, right now! It's free and easy to enter, just type "HalloweenSpree08" when asked how you heard. For complete entry rules, go here.
Core77 Editors' Choice Prize
Core77 will select one entry for its Editors' Choice. The prize is a custom Core77 Dremel kit worth $85!
Make with Ponoko for half price!Use Ponoko Designmake for your Halloween project and get 50% off the making cost! Here are 58 sizes of 30 materials you can use right now. Just enter this coupon code (XGGD6L) on your way through the making process. You can also turn photos of your hand drawings into real life things!
Have a MAKE Halloween!Strapped for ideas? Check out MAKE's Halloween issue or pick up a ghost kit!
Halloween tips from Lion Brand Yarn
For 45 Halloween knitting, crochet, and craft patterns go here! And for the Halloween edition of BK4K, Lion Brand Yarn's kids' newsletter, go here!
Don't worry if you put an Instructable up right after our Halloween contest last year either. Every Halloween-themed Instructable from Nov. 5, 2007 can be entered! So get to it. Put your imagination and skills to good use making the world a creepier place. We can't wait to see what you'll make.
Grand Prize
Tech grand prize:
$250 Shopping spree at the [http://www.makershed.com/http://www.makershed.com/ Maker Shed Store]
$250 gift certificate to [http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/ Plaid Craft Express]
$100 gift certificate to Hack N Mod
Craft grand prize:
$250 Shopping spree in the craft kits section of the [http://www.makershed.com/http://www.makershed.com/ Maker Shed Store]
$250 gift certificate to [http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/http://www.plaidcraftexpress.com/ Plaid Craft Express]
8763 Curvy sewing machine from Singer
Category Prizes
 | Hack-o-Lantern: grab the nearest pumpkin (real or faux) and get to work. These make great photo entries, but creative work may warrant a video or a full Instructable! Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - EL-wire package from Cool Neon, "Make: Open Sourcerer" Leatherman Juice CS4 Tool, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Costume: Show off your best homemade costumes! Whether you made it for you kids, your hamster, or even the office party, we want to see how you made it. Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - $250 worth of jewelry supplies from Plaid, Make: The Third Year Collector's Box Set, a $50 voucher from Ponoko, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Gagdets and Gizmos: Share the mechanics behind the spooky shapes, creepy noises, and sudden movements you've created to scare us senseless! Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - EL-wire package from Cool Neon, MAKE controller kit, $50 voucher from Ponoko, a $50 gift certificate to Hack N Mod, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Decorations: Show us how you made your surroundings spooky enough to make all the neighborhood kids think twice about trick or treating. Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - $250 paint package from Plaid, The Best of Instructables Volume I, a $50 voucher from Ponoko, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Food: The grosser the better! What if you served this at your Halloween party and nobody ate it? Well, we'd probably give you a prize! Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - Knife set, DNA Kit, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Green Halloween: Did you manage to provide a spoooky haunted house with recycled goods? Is your costume a clever use of materials destined for the dump? Tell us all about it! Prizes: 1st (1 winner) - EL-wire package from Cool Neon, Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (3 winners) - Set of books from Quirk Books, and an Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. 3rd (5 winners) - Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers. |
 | Photo Prizes: 1st (1 winner): EL-wire package from Cool Neon, ProdMod LED Camera Light Kit v1.1, Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (5 winners) - Sound activated EL-wire from Cool Neon. |
 | Video Prizes: 1st (1 winner): EL-wire package from Cool Neon, ProdMod LED Camera Light Kit v1.1, Instructables t-shirt, patch, and stickers, and a Zombie Pack from ThinkGeek. 2nd (5 winners) - Sound activated EL-wire from Cool Neon. |
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3. Prize is not transferable and no cash alternative or prize substitution is available. Instructables and contest co-sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value if the prize listed is unavailable for any reason. All potential winners are subject to verification at the discretion of Instructables and contest co-sponsors.
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6. Instructables reserves the right to modify, cancel, postpone or end the contest at any time as necessary, at its sole discretion, or to disqualify any participant or winner, at its sole discretion, deemed to have cheated, destroyed, obstructed, or otherwise acted illegally or in bad faith in relation to this contest.
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8. By submitting an entry and entering this contest, you represent and warrant that: you are over the age of 18, or entering with the knowledge and permission of your parent or guardian (subject to verification), and that the entry does not contain or incorporate the intellectual property and/or confidential information of any third party.
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10. Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the official rules, or the rights of entrants, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the substance laws of the State of California and any applicable laws and regulations of the United States.
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