Lego Bookends Sport a Microscale Train
Deborah Higdon’s lovely microscale train bookends also include fake Lego books to help support real ones. [via the Brothers Brick]
Month: May 2012
How-To: Cupcakewurst
Cupcakewurst is cupcake batter cooked in a sausage casing. Put it on a donut that looks like a bun and add some raspberry topping instead of ketchup and the illusion is complete. [via buzzfeed] More: How-To: Berry Lemonade Cupcakes @Craftzine.com blog Buffalo Wing Cupcakes @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Edible Gingerbread Cuckoo Clock With Internal Gears @Craftzine.com […]
How-To: Toast Art
Geekify your breakfast with this clever way of creating designs on toast from Brian on Kotaku. The technique for creating fun images on the toast is super simple, and delivers very cool results. [via Sprite Stitch] More: Painting on Toast @Craftzine.com blog Crochet Toast Purse Pattern @Craftzine.com blog
Portrait of the Artist as a Gaming Rig
Case modder Richard “DarthBeavis” Surroz is here at the Asus DIY Labs booth showing off a creatively shaped computer case he’s made. This surreal android has the guts of a gaming computer and the face of the artist as a young man. You can check out some of his other mods on his blog. (Hey […]
Cathe Holden’s Vintage Cigar Box Collection
For a little splurge of serious eye candy, be sure to check out the amazing vintage cigar boxes in Cathe Holden’s collection. What’s with the obsession? Here’s a simple list in order of precedence: 1. Vintage Graphics 2. Gorgeous Typography 3. Beautiful Decay 4. Craft Storage Obsess away, Cathe, and thanks for sharing! More: How-To: […]
Galileo Summer Quest!
This has got to be one of the busiest exhibits for kids at Maker Faire this year. There’s just so much fun stuff going on: make a popsicle house and see how it holds up to earthquakes on various soils; give their spin art machines a whirl; and check out the go kart garage. They’ve […]
Youth Radio Scratches and Mixes Maker Faire
Our friends at Youth Radio sent us this fun video and sound piece they did. They walked around, sampling the sounds of the Faire, and then they laid down a scratch beat. It’s so cool to see people “processing” the Faire in so many unique and creative ways. Youth Radio writes: At a time of […]