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    Eyes, eyes, eyes. Why do so many prop builders focus on making perfect eyes? Well, it's the first thing ToTs look at to determine if it's a fake monster or a live actor. You could at least fool them for a few seconds if the eyes look real. For most scares... that's all the time you need  Okay, here goes the tut... get your wine out. Supplies Needed: Clear Eyeballs from the Skeleton Store 10" 20 gauge wire Pupils template Clear gloss acrylic paint White acrylic paint Red acrylic paint Yellow acrylic paint Tools Needed: Wire cutter Spare foam Butter knife Scissors Thin, long-haired brush Large brush Paint mixing jars Get the Eyes:   The Skeleton Store sells these nifty clear eyeballs. Here's a picture of them inside a skull and a link to the website where you can get them. They are $4 a pair:  /www.skeletonstore.com Remove Cornea and Clean : The cornea pops out of the eye with careful prying. You'll see that fake blue is ...

Rakhi: The Thread of Love    In India, festivals are the celebration of togetherness, of being one of the family. Raksha Bandhan is one such festival that is all about affection, fraternity and sublime sentiments. It is also known as Raksha Bandhan which means a 'bond of protection'. This is an occasion to flourish love, care, affection and sacred feeling of brotherhood.    Not a single festival in India is complete without the typical Indian festivities, the gatherings, celebrations, exchange of sweets and gifts, lots of noise, singing and dancing. Raksha Bandhan is a regional celebration to celebrate the sacred relation between brothers and sisters. Primarily, this festival belongs to north and western region of India but soon the world has started celebrating this festival with the same verse and spirit. Rakhi has become an integral part of those customs. An insight of Rakhi Rituals    On the day of Rakhi, sisters prepares the pooja thali ...

   Halloween night is mostly identified with fun and frolic today. This is a night when both adults and children alike have a lot of fun by allowing themselves to trick or treat  or go to parties dressed in fancy costumes  as goblins, witches, vampires and the like. There are many fun, and some not so fun, superstitions and traditions that are associated with Halloween night. Some of the most common of these are described below: 1. Know your husband  – It was believed that if a young woman (of marriageable age) would sleep with a twig of rosemary under her pillow on the Halloween night, she would see her husband in her dreams. 2. Cats  were believed to be the devil  – In the ancient times during the Inquisition, in Europe and US, people believed that cats, particularly black cats were the devil and hence they hunted and burned them on the Halloween and Easter. Fortunately, the civilized man s...