http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/tags/make/default.aspxTags: makeenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/10/14/very-big-toys-insane-animatronic-lion-mask-complete-with-night-vision.aspxTue, 14 Oct 2008 18:04:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:131463Aaron Burgess0http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=131463http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/10/14/very-big-toys-insane-animatronic-lion-mask-complete-with-night-vision.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/2008/09/23-End/lionmask.jpg"><img src="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/2008/09/23-End/lionmask.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p> <p>This one&#39;s just for fun, unless of course you&#39;re really looking to score parent-of-the-year honors when the school stages <em>The Chronicles of Narnia</em> this year: Via MAKE, <a class="" href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Realistic-Animatronic-Lion-Mask-with-stereo-night/" target="_blank">a 117-step Instructable</a>(courtesy of costume maestro <a class="" href="http://www.lionofthesun.com/" target="_blank">Solion</a>) for making your own animatronic lion mask, complete with stereo night vision and amplified hearing augmentation. Extra genius points if you can finish your own in time for Halloween.</p><img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=131463" width="1" height="1">halloween costumesmakeinstructablesinsane projectssolionlion of the sunvery big toyshttp://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/05/23/practically-free-diy-manly-diaper-bag.aspxFri, 23 May 2008 19:13:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:95700Meredith Broussard0http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=95700http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/05/23/practically-free-diy-manly-diaper-bag.aspx#comments<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/590315883_7d9cd74e1b.jpg" alt="" width="500" align="" border="" height="373" hspace="" /></p><p>Inspired by <a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/05/23/7-days-of-diaper-bags-make-your-own-manly-diaper-bag.aspx">Aaron&#39;s post</a> on the <a href="http://www.nontoxicreviews.com/wordpress/?p=60" target="_blank">manly $30 diaper bag from NonToxicReviews.com,</a> I decided to see if I could find a butch diaper bag that was any lower in price.<br /></p><p>Voila: the practically-free DIY diaper bag that you make from trash bags! Those folks at <a href="http://www.makezine.com/magazine/" target="_blank">MAKE </a>never disappoint. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1mE8e35UY">Watch the video</a> for complete instructions on how to iron together old plastic grocery bags to make thick, Tyvek-like sheets of reusable plastic. Next, stitch together the sheets, add some buckles and straps scavenged from an old backpack, and you&#39;re good to go. It&#39;s free, manly, and infinitely customizable.</p><p>DIY messenger-style diaper bag made of trash bags, <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/06/make_a_messenger_bag_out_of_tr_1.html" target="_blank">courtesy of Make:</a> $0 and up.<br /></p><p><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sB1mE8e35UY&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sB1mE8e35UY&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></object></p><img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=95700" width="1" height="1">diaper bagdiymanly diaper bagmake