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Kristy from Craftastica made this fabulous globe cake for her 3 year old daughter’s birthday. The cake is hummingbird cake, which I have never heard of but is apparently pineapple, banana and pecan. The icing is, my favorite, cream cheese icing with some fondant for structural and sculptural support. Thanks Wendi.
Hah! This is awesome, Slashdot has a quick blurb on the the first Commodore 64 LAN party! The world’s first Commodore 64 LAN party was held at the Cincinnati Commodore Computer Club 2008 Expo last weekend, where the new multiplayer C64 game NetRacer was unveiled. The setup consists of up to eight Commodore 64s with […]
Gunk on Floor (where do people get these names??) put together a great Instructable on making a spy periscope – it’s a classic kid’s project.
This video shows a Wii Fit Balance Board controlling a “SkyBot” toy robot to move around a platform. Check out the link below to the downloadable Python source code for this hack and lots of good details on how it was built. Wii Board
Jason writes– A paper cup, a sewing needle, and a simple LEGO Mindstorms robot make for a nice little record player. This might be a fun project to work on with the kids this 4th of July weekend. You know they’ve been wondering about the boxes of vinyl frisbees in the basement. Aside from anything […]
Make your own summer refreshments with this simple Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle recipe from Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn. via PURPLEPINKANDORANGE.COM.
Pink Chalk Studio shares her Joy Ride — beautiful quilted postcards commemorating a 4th of July road trip! I love all the layers and details in her stitching! Thanks Elaine!
