Month: October 2011

How-To: Brains in a Jar Cake

A Halloween buffet really isn’t complete until it includes brains. The great thing about these brains-in-a-jar treats from Amy of Living Locurto is that they are portable and can be taken home as a party favor for guests. [via The Twinery on Pinterest] Related: How-To: Bloody Brain Cupcakes Brain Cupcakes Cocktail: Bloody Brain Shooter HOW […]

Beaded Skulls From Mexico

Cathrine Martin created a limited edition of beaded skulls, called Our Exquisite Corpse, with the Huichol people of Western Mexico. The Huichol people believe in the power of the Sun God, ancestor spirits and the four principle deities – Deer, Corn, Peyote and the Eagle…This Huichol skull is hand beaded on a layer of wax, […]

Reverse Geocache Briefcase Unlocks in the Right Spot

Reverse Geocache Briefcase Unlocks in the Right Spot

Check out Flickr user Rumtopf’s fancy take on the reverse geocache box. For those who don’t know, a reverse geocache is a box that unlocks itself when the GPS sensor inside senses that it’s in a specific spot on the globe. Rumtopf used a snazzy doorbell button to wake an Arduino, which checks the GPS and displays the distance from that spot on an LCD. He also used a magnetic child safety lock as a backdoor to access the inside of the briefcase in case of malfunction.