Rebecca Escamilla
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A 24 ‘Carrot’ Cake Packed With Baby Carrots and Shaped Like a Gold Bar
Canadian designer Paige Russell (previously) whipped up a clever 24 “carrot” cake–that is a carrot cake made with 24 baby carrots and shaped like a…
Beautifully Realistic Octopus Fascinators Featuring Tentacles Made From Ringlet Curls
Western Australia artist Kirstie Williams creates beautiful octopus fascinators out of synthetic hair, paint, and glass eyes. Ringlet curls trail down from the cephalopod-themed hair…
TIE Fighter, An Artfully Animated Star Wars Fan Film Featuring the Empire’s Side of a Battle
“TIE Fighter” is an artfully drawn and animated short film by Paul Michael Johnson featuring a ferocious spaceship battle between the Empire and the Rebel…
Mail a Spud, A Service That Mails an Unpackaged, Stamp-Covered Potato to Anyone in the United States
Mail a Spud is a service that will mail a stamp-covered, unpackaged russet potato to anyone in the United States. All potatoes are shipped via…
The Super Burrito, A Giant, Plush Burrito Body Pillow Stuffed With Fluffy Salsa and Beans
photo by Nicole Grant via Lauren Venell San Francisco-based artist and designer Lauren Venell created the Super Burrito body pillow, a giant, plush, huggable burrito…
Seattle Artist Turns Discarded Books Into Gorgeous Works of Art
Artist Isobelle Ouzman transforms discarded books she finds around Seattle, Washington into imaginative works of art in her Altered Books series. Opening each of the…
Petey the Googly-Eyed PDX Carpet Is the New Grand Marshal of Portland, Oregon’s Starlight Parade
photo via Rachael Rafanelli The Starlight Parade, an annual event during Portland, Oregon’s Rose Festival, has a new grand marshal for 2015, Petey the PDX…
New Miniature Handmade Books and Cards by Evan Lorenzen
A Field Guide to Cereal Taking influence from mythology and medieval woodblock prints, Denver, Colorado-based illustrator Evan Lorenzen created a series of tiny handcrafted books…
Rainy Pot, A Cute, Functional Planter With a Cloud That Rains on a Potted Plant
The Rainy Pot by Daily Life Lab is a wall-mounted planter with a cloud-shaped watering system. To water a plant in the pot, simply add…
Dicks by Mail, A Service That Anonymously Mails an Edible ‘Bag of Dicks’ to Your Enemies
photo by budwik Dicks by Mail is a new service that will anonymously mail a bag of penis-shaped gummy candy along with a note that…