HOW TO – Make an Octopus Cake
My favorite cake maker, Beth from Cloth and Fodder, made an octopus birthday cake. It had to be suitable for diabetics and lactose-free so she shared the final adjusted recipe.
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NES controller cake
Aah, Chris’ groom’s cake is picture-perfect gaming confection – The single most awesome groom’s cake ever. Note the raised buttons made of butter creme frosting. It was delicious. Dibs on the crosspad! – His Cake on Flickr [via Neatorama] More: Gamer wedding cake on CRAFT
HOW TO – IKEA Chandelier
Spotted on IKEA Hacker: Christie turned a bare-bones ceiling light into a glamorous modern chandelier by shortening the hanging wires and adding several strands of sparkling crystals.
ProvFlux V: urban adventures in psychogeography
Similar to the popular Brooklyn festival Conflux, ProvFlux is an annual summer fun-time event in Providence, RI. From the site: Part carnival and part conference, ProvFlux brings together artists, theorists, urban adventurers and the general public to share their visions of what the city can be, and to take action to make it a reality. […]
Ski Shelf
Neale writes in: Here’s a quick and easy DIY project to make a shelf out of a ski. It’s a decent use for something people might have lying around, or can at least find pretty easily at yard sales (well, easy up here in the north). More: Snowboard bench
Milk crate chandelier and roundup
Milk crates are very versitile, and for many, a college staple. Often it doesn’t take more than a few bungee cords or a length of rope to turn a few into whatever storage or furniture solution you need. Here’s a chandelier made from several. The linked article also has several other milk crate furniture mods. […]
How To – Blueberry Crumb Bars
Smitten Kitchen shares a delicious-looking recipe for these Blueberry Crumb Bars, which would be great to make now that blueberries are popping up at Farmers Markets everywhere.