Posts tagged: Gross
How To: Brain Cake.
By Chrisjob
I first saw this digustingly clever how-to over the summer, and thankfully, Instructables is giving it its due featurin' 'round Halloween time. From homemade fondant cranium folds to a tasty corn-syrupy blood accent, this project will provide quite a tasty conversation starter to you Hallow's Eve Bash.
Materials
1. Cake Mix
2. Frosting
3. Mini Marshmallows
4.Powdered Sugar
5. Cake dye, red and green
6. Oil
My Bloody Valentine, Make an Anatomically Correct Bleeding Heart
By lilybeeNothing says 'I love you' like a severed bleeding heart. Add a card and
a ring embedded in the left Atrium and you've got just about the most
romantic/mind-blowingly-gross Valentine I've ever seen.
And you
can make one to traumatise or enrapture your own sweetheart! There are
very detailed instructions and even a video over at I Make Projects
you'll need:
- One heart-shaped mold (find one here.) You could use a use a Valentine heart-shaped cake pan for a less restraining order inducing response.
- 1 large package Strawberry flavor gelatin (6oz, or 170g)
- 1/2 can evaporated skim milk
Homemade Non-Toxic Mold Prevention Spray
By lilybee
Mold. It's BAD NEWS. As well as just being gross it can do some pretty rotten things to your lungs. Prevention is definitely the way to go, as once you've got mold it's the very devil to get rid of. Luckily, you don't need harsh chemicals to stop mold arriving and bringing 50 gazillion of it's friends. Jennifer Chait, green-mama-maven over at Inhabitots has a recipe for an all-natural mold prevention spray.
You mix two cups » READ MORE
Specimens O' Gross
By lilybee
Creepy aren't they? To make your very own genuinely unnerving jars o' ick you'll need
- a good (gross) imagination. According to their creator "the most important thing is to think of a story behind each creation, once you have a concept in mind the jar will pretty much make itself".
- jars or bottles
- Plastic skeletons, enormous plastic spiders, expandable foam toys. Use your imagination, pretty much anything will look yuckier when it i » READ MORE
Halloween How-To: The World's Best Fake Snot Recipe.
By Chrisjob
Just in case, there'd ever, ever, EVER be a reason you'd need some, here's Makezine's most favorite recipe for: fake snot.
Just in case.
Bloody Tablecloths
By DIY Maven
Can’t stomach the sight of blood? Consider this Bloody Vinyl Tablecloth exposure therapy. The perfect table topper for your upcoming Halloween bash, the tablecloth is available through frightcatalog.com for a reasonable $8.99. An equally bloody alternative is the Bloody Hand tablecloth below. A flimsy store-bought version will set you back 4 bucks, but some fabric paint, an inexpensive fabric table cloth and some willing naked hands..... Tota » READ MORE
Say "I Love You" with bleeding heart cupcakes.
By ChrisjobAnatomical hearts are indeed the rage this V-Day, and nothing captures the sentimental irony better than these Bleeding Heart Cupcakes. Make a batch, and really share your heart, oozing and all, with loved ones.
Ingredients
20 glass marbles or small balls of tinfoil
1 recipe batter for white cupcakes
2 to 3 cups strawberry jelly or smooth strawberry jam
1 recipe vanilla butter cream frosting
Red and blue food coloring
Pastry bag and medium round tip » READ MORE
The Worst Trick-Or-Treat Candy Ever?!?
By ChrisjobWhatcha think? Bit-O-Honeys are generally love or hate (mostly hate). Pennies are useless. And the dentist that gives out floss? Gee, thanks....
