It took me way too long to figure out how to set up one wiper motor and I'm sure it's put together and used in the most inefficient way possible. I just think it would be awesome to be able to reference something. I want all of my yard decorations to be self built so I'd really appreciate the help.

With and without clothes lmao

Our front yard is raised and the hedges dont really let you see it anyway, from sidewalk to top of the hedges is around 8 foot tall. So we wanted a solution that was economical and looked great. So last year we bought a roll of beef netting, and gave it a shot. These are our beef netting spider webs this year. We have learned a lot from last year (our first time doing it). And I think this years look even better. We have a ton of spiders about hand size that fill it out nicely. And it really helps set the scene when people walk up to the house. We also set up some lights to highlight areas. Our main attraction is the back patio which we build like a giant spider nest with fog and sounds to go with it.

I won an animatronic from the Haunted Mansion ride at Funland in Rehoboth Beach DE from an auction. They’re replacing the ride over the next year and a half. When I went to pick up my prop they had a pile of free stuff. I grabbed these without really knowing what they were. Turns out they’re solid state message repeaters for sound effects. These were the sound effects that played when going up the lift hill and the wolf howl played when a werewolf head popped over a tombstone. I’ve loved that ride for years, so to have the actual sound effects from the start is incredible to me. I’m planning on wiring these up in such a way that I can pull them out on Halloween night and trigger them with doorbells. So stoked!

Thanks to u/stackhight-unknown for the idea, and Fright Props for the how-to video.

I originally used a powered window motor and a 3-D printed shaft adapter but that finally broke. I found a cheap windshield wiper motor on amazon and subbed that in. One of my favorite things about this hobby is finding random stuff in my garage that I have saved and using that. I had this bracket from something that I used to mount the motor.

The "mound" is some wire mesh with cardboard taped over it then plastic bags followed by some organic looking fabric my wife got for inside decor. This will eventually be hooked up to shelly relays and motion sensor. The tombstone is a styrofoam one my dad made in the 90's. "Here lies Poker Playing Steve. Caught with an ace up his sleeve."

Need to get 1 more tarp. And do a little more detail work. I can't stop walking through this thing.

Putting in the sewer varmint and the rat king this week and waiting for my tree to drop some more leaves so we can fill more biohazard bags.

So happy with how it is turning out. The whole neighborhood has come out to comment and offer suggestions and I am so excited with how good it looks!

And yes...the fountain officially works!

Survey string like for marking fence lines for the cost amazing bang for your buck.

In order:

The walls went up, but it got dark, so more to come.

The layout of the "eyes" which are LED pixels inside ping pong balls, controlled by an ESP32, dependent on a LD2450 radar sensor (3 subjects, x and y position), and connected to a speaker for deep growls when people slow or stop at that point of the trail. The eyes will also sort of follow them. Dense bamboo spot and tagged stakes where the eyes will live. And last, the electronics package to run it all. Now I have to solder 130+ connections and heat shrink them all.

Last box is two boxes joined together that are getting a 2" full range speaker, for a USB powered portable sound effects track running off a DFPlayer Mini (< 3W), so not particularly loud. But just give it power and it runs and loops. Currently planned for a faux fire.

And finally, a cute eastern box turtle that was deep in the bamboo. Final pic is my good luck sign I come across every season. I was wondering when I'd see my dark fishing spider buddies.

I've had this decoration for like a decade now and it's long since started to decay. I dont know if this is the correct subreddit for this, I just recently discovered it, but I'd love to save it if I can. Or pay for a professional to do it, as long as it isn't ludicrously expensive.

I’m a complete newbie when it comes to Halloween decorations beyond the basics, but I thought it would be pretty cool to project moving images or videos of ghosts, witches, or other spooky figures onto the front windows of my house.

My thought was to set up an inexpensive projector inside one of the rooms and project a Halloween-themed YouTube video onto some sort of screen or translucent material placed over the window, so the animation would be visible from outside.

Is this a relatively simple DIY project, or am I underestimating what’s involved? Would a cheap projector be sufficient, or would I need something more specialized?

I’m mainly looking for advice from anyone who’s tried something similar. I’d love to know what equipment or setup works best, and whether the end result actually looks impressive or ends up being kind of cheesy.

Any tips or recommendations would be appreciated!

This was one of the first things I designed (sort of) myself.

I used modified elements from a few random models I had found on MakerWorld, and combined them into what you see here.

I have shared the project files for free on MakerWorld, and have given the original artists their due credit there, with links to their respective models and profiles.

https://makerworld.com/models/3250797

This is for my seven year old daughter’s Halloween costume. She insisted on being a necromancer, cause she’s pretty cool.

Anywho… enjoy!

Made this plant monster several years ago I miss him.