monsterlist of Christmas projects? [Archive]

EnlightenedGrinch

11-07-2007, 06:19 PM

I wish I knew of one. Hey--we should start one!!
Where's WormyT? I know she makes some awesome Christmas props. Like her Flying Crank Snowman, etc.

Sickie Ickie

11-07-2007, 06:39 PM

I was thinking seriously about it. How about it, Dave? You interested in co-making one with me? PM me!

Mummy deer-est

11-07-2007, 07:49 PM

I have no way to contribute to such a great idea, but I would be on it everyday!

Sickie Ickie

11-07-2007, 08:24 PM

We'd be counting on you Mummy, and others, to contribute and post links from what you've made and found. You would be helping build up from the ground floor, just like you are with Larry's Christmas Fan Club. :D

woodmizer

11-08-2007, 04:21 AM

That is a great idea SI!

Rod Rego

11-08-2007, 04:24 AM

Awesome idea!

I'd love to help out if you need anything. I'm pretty good with graphics, so I could whip up a logo/background for the site if you want me to!
:)

Sickie Ickie

11-08-2007, 08:21 AM

Why not, Rod? Anyone have a catchy name for a Christmas project list?

SantaPaws

11-08-2007, 09:15 AM

Land of Misfit toys. Something like that.

Mummy deer-est

11-08-2007, 10:10 AM

The workshop

SantaPaws

11-08-2007, 10:38 AM

The closest website I know of that does this is www.christmasdisplays.net

The prop called the Santa Totter is mine.

EnlightenedGrinch

11-08-2007, 10:49 AM

The closest website I know of that does this is www.christmasdisplays.net

That web page is nice. I like the "Trip-wire Alarm system". That'd be good for Christmas and Halloween.

Rod Rego

11-08-2007, 01:46 PM

Why not, Rod? Anyone have a catchy name for a Christmas project list?

I think mummy had a good idea. Something like "Santa's Workshop" maybe.

I'll be gone until Sunday, so bye! Lol.

Sickie Ickie

11-08-2007, 07:05 PM

Wow! Some great titles, you guys. I like Santa's Workshop. Maybe Santa's Project List?...no, Santa's Workshop is better. :)

bethene

11-09-2007, 03:05 PM

I like Santas work shop. It would be great to have a site like that with everyhing right at your finger tips, great idea.

Rod Rego

11-10-2007, 11:41 AM

I was bored and decided to try and make a logo. : )
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9480/santaworkxl6.jpg
I might switch it up a bit. Let me know what you all think of it!

Edit:
Changed the snow to look more "cartoon-ish." I'm still not sure which one I like better; almost leaning towards this one...
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9334/santa2lj6.jpg

Mummy deer-est

11-10-2007, 11:48 AM

I like them both, rod! May I ask, can you change the snow so that it looks like "workshop" was sitting in it, w/ snow in front of the bottom of the letters?

Rod Rego

11-10-2007, 11:59 AM

I like them both, rod! May I ask, can you change the snow so that it looks like "workshop" was sitting in it, w/ snow in front of the bottom of the letters?

Nice idea!
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2127/santa3lg3.jpg
I almost feel like there's too much snow on top now. What do you think?

woodmizer

11-10-2007, 12:24 PM

Nice, I like the one with the fluffy snow but both are good.

Mummy deer-est

11-10-2007, 10:14 PM

yeah, maybe too much on top -- but they all look good, any way. :)
Maybe try one with the fluffy snow just on bottom, not on top? And if I'm annoing, ignore me -- you have done a great job w/o my "opinion"! :D

childofthenight

11-11-2007, 01:42 PM

wow what A great idea! I wish I could help but I barely even know how to type lol. let us know how you do!

Sickie Ickie

11-12-2007, 11:02 AM

Okay, I'm currently writing a buddy to help me with teh set-up of the site- Rod, great graphic man! the snow in front may have to be a tad lower to expose the "p" in workshop a little more, but all look great!

Brightside

11-14-2007, 10:47 AM

NOt only am I glad to have found so many huant forum folks here, I can't tell you how releived I am that you brought this up SI. I have been looking for Christmas how-to's for months without much luck.

Sickie Ickie

11-14-2007, 11:56 AM

Okay Rod, I need the same graphic, only with the word "Projects" instead of Workshop.

I just bought the domain and hosting, but after a zillion tries of different combinations, the one that was still open was santasprojects.com (Santa's Projects). So, a slight change in name folks, but the good news is that we are well on our way to having a Christmas Project Site!

Mummy deer-est

11-14-2007, 12:00 PM

(Loud cheers for Ickie) Yea! Now we have to really bust out the creativity!

SantaPaws

11-14-2007, 12:11 PM

That is so cool!

Brightside

11-14-2007, 12:22 PM

Good job Sickie. Maybe we can get some submittals from the halloween junkies who Christmas props hidden in the closet.

Rod Rego

11-14-2007, 01:58 PM

Nancj

11-14-2007, 02:02 PM

looking forward to it.

JingleBalls

11-14-2007, 07:09 PM

Having a "Monster" list, er Elf list for Christmas props is a great idea as there are plenty of easy to find overall pics of decorated houses, but searching for detail info isn't easy to come by.

Bourno

Sickie Ickie

11-14-2007, 08:55 PM

Hey B! Awesome to see you and your amazing talent here!

bethene

11-15-2007, 02:24 AM

What a great idea, can't wait !

Rod Rego

11-15-2007, 03:40 AM

Here's the changed logos:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1510/santaprojects1gq5.png
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3041/santaprojects2af4.png

Let me know if you want anything changed! : )

Mummy deer-est

11-15-2007, 06:23 AM

Great job, Rod!

Nancj

11-15-2007, 07:50 AM

Very nice.

SantaPaws

11-15-2007, 07:55 AM

Maybe put a Santa on there?

Sickie Ickie

11-15-2007, 08:43 AM

I see only one, Rod. For some reason the first pic isn't coming through.

bethene

11-15-2007, 03:31 PM

they look awesome!

Sickie Ickie

11-15-2007, 05:59 PM

I have it now! Rod, you are Da Man! The first one is my fave. :D You did a fantastic job! Now to place it on the site that is being coded. :)

Rod Rego

11-16-2007, 04:29 AM

I'm glad you like it! I forgot that the background of the logo had vertical stripes in it. Is that okay, or do you want me to take those out so it would look nice against a red background?

Sickie Ickie

11-16-2007, 04:23 PM

For now, I like the stripes, but I'll definately let you know if it needs modified. :)

Rod Rego

11-18-2007, 08:59 AM

For now, I like the stripes, but I'll definately let you know if it needs modified. :)

Awesome! Can't wait to see it. : )

SantaPaws

11-19-2007, 07:44 AM

I noticed that you are starting to get the site up. That is so cool. Awesome Sickie!

Brightside

11-19-2007, 07:44 AM

How is progress Sickie? I'm going nuts in anticipation.

Sickie Ickie

11-19-2007, 08:06 AM

LOL It's coming along. I don't want it to be graphic intensive, because of all the pics that will be on it. Some glitches still need fixed, but it'll be there, soon. :D

SantaPaws

11-19-2007, 09:03 AM

I can't wait. Would like to make one for my snowmen thingy and my Santa Tottor

monstergramma

11-19-2007, 02:31 PM

Actually, I think Mark Butler has a Christmas site. I believe you can get to it through the Monsterlist and his home page.

Frosty

11-19-2007, 03:40 PM

Actually, I think Mark Butler has a Christmas site. I believe you can get to it through the Monsterlist and his home page.

I cant find the link on his site can you help me find it?

Sickie Ickie

11-19-2007, 08:43 PM

I need some feedback. If you go to http://www.santasprojects.com/ do you see a white background or a green one?

Frosty

11-19-2007, 11:56 PM

i see green

Frosty

11-20-2007, 12:11 AM

when and if i make a how to for that page is it ok for me to use that exact page? The back ground and the logo just like it is setup now?

bethene

11-20-2007, 02:16 AM

I also see green

Mummy deer-est

11-20-2007, 04:58 AM

I see green, but if I click on the logo, the background turns white.

Sickie Ickie

11-20-2007, 06:42 AM

Frosty, they way the site will be set up, is that you host the how-to on your own homepage, then you submit it to the site along with a photo of your finished project. Then the user can click on your picture/description and go to your how-to on your site.

PerfessorEvil is helping me write this, and will be very similar to http://hauntproject.com/ by the time we are done with it. If you haven't seen hauntproject, go see it. It is- in my opinion- the best around. More people seem familer with the monsterlist, hence why I compaired this to that, but in actuality, it will be similar to hauntproject. :D

Thanks for the update on the background folks. I think we figured out the glitch that was concerning me.

Rod- Read your pm!!!

SantaPaws

11-20-2007, 06:48 AM

I can't wait you big tease.

Frosty

11-20-2007, 07:04 AM

what catagories are we going to use i can put together mild to wild how-to's

SantaPaws

11-20-2007, 07:07 AM

How about catagories such as

Christmas kinky
Fast and slow. LOL
Not your mamma's prop. LOL

Sickie Ickie

11-20-2007, 07:08 AM

How about catagories such as

Christmas kinky
Fast and slow. LOL
Not your mamma's prop. LOL

LOL I think that site would be a double entendree called Santa's Props! :p

Sickie Ickie

11-20-2007, 07:11 AM

what catagories are we going to use i can put together mild to wild how-to's

I just have about a dozen or so right now, but more will be added as needed. The nice thing about this is that your how-to will be able to be cross catagorized. For example, lets say you have an animated snowman. Well, because I have catagories for both Snowman and Animated, your how-to would pop in both to make sure the viewer doesn't miss it. :)

Right now we are fixing some glitches to make sure that Firefox and IE can both view the site with no problems.

bethene

11-21-2007, 02:18 AM

Awesome, I can't wit. I love Hauntprojects, so am looking forward to Santas Projects!

Blinky

11-21-2007, 03:02 AM

Sickie I would like to post to this Let me know when..
Do you have a name for it yet. Maybe the Naught and Nice list?

wintersmistress

11-21-2007, 06:12 AM

may I chime in here? what about adding a santa or an elf working on a project in flash on the front page? it's just a thought!

SantaPaws

11-21-2007, 06:17 AM

I made a dancing snowman in a globe for a menu.

Sickie Ickie

11-21-2007, 07:23 AM

Heyya guys! I've just tried to keep it as simple as possible and allow people's projects to be the stars. :)

...And now, without any further adu...you are invited to attend...the grand opening of...

http://www.santasprojects.com/

Still doing some minor work, but now it's gone live! :D

Start adding those projects!

Mr. Parker

11-21-2007, 07:29 AM

I don't have any projects planned. I normally don't for Christmas. IF I have any extra time, I'd like to do some wood/metal work creating a couple of old-timey, traditional winter 'toys'. I have a sled I purchased, but would like to add (by my own hand) skis, snowshoes, and... well... I don't know what else.

What are some other outdoor type of equipment I could create - remember, I'm looking for traditional, earthy, items - no snow boards.

Sickie Ickie

11-21-2007, 07:51 AM

LOL They didn't have antique snowboards? :p

toboggans, knit caps and mittens, soldier, angel, train, ornaments

SantaPaws

11-21-2007, 07:52 AM

Ok, I am getting ready to enter my Santa Totter. Thank you Sickie!

SantaPaws

11-21-2007, 07:56 AM

I think I entered it in twice. Sorry.

Sickie Ickie

11-21-2007, 08:19 AM

LOL no probs. approval has to happen anyway. (stops spammers)

Mistress Muffy

11-21-2007, 08:34 AM

It looks good over there ...Sickie!

The Muffster

SantaPaws

11-21-2007, 09:57 AM

Time to put your website in the links catagory...

larry

11-21-2007, 11:34 AM

Great job. Looks good. I especially like the link to this site :-)

Applause Applause

spookineer

11-21-2007, 01:45 PM

Excellent Job!!! Wish I'd taken pics of all the motorized decorations I've built over the years. I will next time!

Sickie Ickie

11-21-2007, 02:55 PM

Thanks folks!

Larry- you deserve the link! A wonderful site you have here!

A great big thanks to perfessorEvil whom has helped with this site's coding every step of the way!

Mummy deer-est

11-21-2007, 04:47 PM

Yay!!
It looks great, Sickie...I feel like it's a ChristmasFanClub baby, even though I had nothing to do with it!
Will have to get out my xmas stuff to see if I have anything I can add...:)
Great job!

Sickie Ickie

11-21-2007, 05:05 PM

In a way it is a "baby" from here. I thought of it before, but you folks pushed me over the edge! LOL

EnlightenedGrinch

11-21-2007, 06:57 PM

Site looks great!!! Kind of like a more "colorful" HauntProjects. Congratulations to you guys for all your hard work.
I'm going to work on taking some pics of my projects with the hope of posting them.
I might have to use Photobucket too.

Sickie Ickie

11-22-2007, 03:35 PM

Photobucket is fantastic for doing a quick copy job of the coding. :)

putrid

11-23-2007, 12:24 AM

Sickie Ickie

11-23-2007, 01:53 AM

Well, I figured prosthetics is great for Santa faces, or Grinches or what have ya, and who says pneumatics can't be used in Christmas props as well? After all, aren't we making new ground here? :D

bethene

11-23-2007, 02:41 AM

Sickie Ickie- thank you for all your work (and Rod Rego for the banner) what a great site- It looks so nice, and the potential is endless. A flying crank snow man- I LOVE it- who else but a haunter would come up with that!!LOL! I don't do anything for christmas on that scale, but maybe some smaller things, need to get a web site first though! You did a awesome job - can't wait to see it filled up with projects!

putrid

11-23-2007, 03:33 AM

Well, I figured prosthetics is great for Santa faces, or Grinches or what have ya, and who says pneumatics can't be used in Christmas props as well? After all, aren't we making new ground here? :D

Wasn't there someone on the Halloweenforum that had a fully decorated Christmas tree connected to an air cannon? Triggered it with a motion detector and when you got close enough it jumped up at ya? LOL Those talking Douglas furs were creepy enough. LOL

New ideas for Christmas display security! Gravestone jumper or a trashcan trauma! Maybe they'll wet themselves and drop there tools. LOL

Blinky

11-23-2007, 03:46 AM

Great site! When I get a real site up I'll post a link on it to your site. Have you thought about making a banner for folks to place on their sites to link to yours? Joining craft and Christmas web rings might boost your input as well.

Prosthetics and pneumatics? There's a little Halloween there. LOL
I will have a make your own banner link. This is the place I used to make both my Banner and Photo buckets for the graphics.:D
http://www.stylemyprofile.net/banner-maker
.

Sickie Ickie

11-23-2007, 08:50 AM

Nice banner link. I'll have to play with it. Thanks!

Blinky

11-23-2007, 04:19 PM

Glad you like it it is easy to use, One hint tho If you load graphic do that first or you will have to go back and type everything all over again..

You can get graphic in photobuckets google gifs exm halloween gifs