Indy Mogul has partnered with Instructables for the biggest Halloween contest on the web. Whether you make your own Bigfoot costume, carve an pumpkin that looks just like Erik Beck, or you make scary movies, we want to see how Halloween-obsessed you really are! There are a few categories that you can enter into:  Hack-o-Lantern, Costume, Gadgets and Gizmos, Decorations, Food, and Green, or the Photo and Video categories!  We're pretty confident our talented Indy Mogulers are sure to dominate the costume and video categories. Remember, you can always watch classic episodes of Backyard FX for great ideas and how-to's.  Prize information is listed below, but to learn more and to submit, visit the Official Contest Page for all the details.  

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Grand Prize
Tech grand prize:

$250 Shopping spree at the Maker Shed Store
$250 gift certificate to Plaid Craft Express
$100 gift certificate to Hack N Mod

Craft grand prize:
$250 Shopping spree in the craft kits section of the Maker Shed Store
$250 gift certificate to 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 and "Make: Open Sourcerer" Leatherman Juice CS4 Tool.
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, and a $50 voucher from Ponoko.
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, and a $50 gift certificate to Hack N Mod
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 and a $50 voucher from Ponoko,
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 and DNA Kit.
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 and Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit.
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.
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.
2nd (5  winners) - Sound activated EL-wire from Cool Neon.

CONTEST STARTS: Nov 5, 2007 (Yes, you can enter your projects from 2007!)
ENTRY DEADLINE: Nov 9, 2008
VOTING STARTS: Nov 10, 2008
VOTING ENDS: Nov 16, 2008
JUDGING STARTS: Nov 17, 2008
JUDGING ENDS: Nov 24, 2008

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