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Sweet! 3D Systems Buys The Sugar Lab

Sweet! 3D Systems Buys The Sugar Lab

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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3D printing giant 3D Systems announced today that it has acquired The Sugar Lab, a startup “micro-design firm” based in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to 3D printing customized, multi-dimensional, edible confections in real sugar.

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Recipe: Edible Chalkboard Cake and Candy Chalk

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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I’ve got five months to go before my next birthday, but I’ve already decided on the cake thanks to this awesome tutorial for making an edible chalkboard cake and candy chalk to go with it!

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How-To: Mug Cake Teacher Gift

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Start the new school year off right: make mug cake teacher gifts for new faces and old favorites!

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Recipe: Eggnog Cake with Pink Marshmallow Frosting

Recipe: Eggnog Cake with Pink Marshmallow Frosting

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Bake a beautiful eggnog cake with pink marshmallow frosting!

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Retro-Gaming Cake Brings Back Memories, Dysentery

Retro-Gaming Cake Brings Back Memories, Dysentery

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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You know all of those “if you’re a certain age, you should get what this is?” images that float around Facebook? This Oregon Trail cake, spotted on Dorkly, could serve as one of those. I wasted…er… spent countless hours of my young life playing this game on an Apple II. And my, what a *lovely* […]

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