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Make an LED Skeleton Flamingo for Halloween

101309_tf_flamingoofdoom1.JPGNot all of us are into trying to be spooky with our Halloween decorations—plastic tombstones are out. Some of us would rather be kitschy with a little more tech-savvy...

 
 

101309_tf_flamingoofdoom2.JPGThis Flamingo of Doom, or one of the "Flamingos with frickin laser beams," is the result of a few crafty amateur electricians.

They took a retro-chic pink garden flamingo and made it perfect for Hallloween by giving it a little undead flair: A painted-on x-ray-style skeleton and a zombie LED eye.

The phototutorial isn't detailed enough to have beginngers wiring up their yards like Las Vegas. But the whole project shows you that a creatively placed LED zombie eye can make any old thing into the coolest Halloween lawn decorations any ghoul has ever seen.

Via Makezine.com

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DIY Project, light, LED, decoration, yard, skeleton, eye, flamingo

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That is great! I have seen the flamingos before, but would never have thought to use LED on them. Too cute.

posted by Aimeeroo on October 16th 2009 at 12:58pm
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