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DIY Pokéball Layer Cakes: Gotta Eat Them All!
These Pokéball layer cakes are perfection, and lucky for all of us, hon3y5un5h1n3 posted a tutorial of how to make your own Pokéball layer cakes on Instructables. Beware, you cannot use cake mix to create these! She warns that cake mix is too light and fluffy and will fall apart while you try to mold them. Using fondant as the outer shell, and a layer of icing in the middle to keep your red velvet and vanilla cakes from separating, these mini cakes look so good, you've gotta eat them all! (via Tell Me More!
DIY Portal Pajamas
Have you ever wanted to lounge around in a Portal jumpsuit so you could feel like Chell and overcome obstacles on your way to various rooms of your house? You have? Us too! Which is why we were so excited when Rachael Whitaker wrote a DIY post for Instructables about how to make your very own pair Portal pajamas. They're made from orange fleece and the jumpsuit features the Aperture logo. The instructions seem fairly simple so we'll definitely be trying to craft our own pair! (via Tell Me More!
How to Make Game of Thrones Dragon Egg Easter Eggs
If you're anything like us you've probably lusted after Khaleesi's dragon eggs after watching Game of Thrones. Luckily, this tutorial just popped up online which details a very simple way of crafting your own Dragon eggs from only three supplies. All you need are foam eggs, gold thumbtacks, and acrylic paint. We'll definitely be making our own set "for Easter," and then displaying them year round. (via The Mary Sue) Tell Me More!
DIY Triforce Lamp
DeviantArtist Eric Margera has posted a tutorial explaining how to create your very own Legend of Zelda Triforce lamp. In order to create his lamp he used beechwood, yellow acrylic glass and a Dremel rotary tool to carve out the Triforce symbols. Eric had seen a similar lamp on Etsy and decided he should build one for himself. You can view his full tutorial here! (via Nerd Approved) Tell Me More!
DIY Batgirl Tights
Geekilicious has posted this new tutorial about how to make your very own Batgirl tights. All you'll need are tights, acrylic or fabric paint, parchment paper to create the template, a brush, a sponge brush, a blowdryer, and your legs. While it may sound like you don't need much, she warns that the process is a little lengthy and messy. She also offers you a link to the Bat symbol she used to create her template. The result is so Bat-tastic that we know Barbara Gordon would be proud! Tell Me More!
Etsy Find of the Day: Geeky Cookie Stamps
Etsy shop Totalum, which was recently featured in New York Magazine is selling a wide variety of cookie stamps so you can add a little element of geekiness to your cookies. In addition to what she already offers, you can also request a custom stamp design. The stamps are priced at $11.95 each and they arrive with a recipe for shortbread and a recipe for sugar cookies along with easy to follow (picture) instructions. Below are some of our favorites from the shop. Totalum covers everything Tell Me More!
DIY: Superhero Ornaments
If you're looking to make your Christmas tree a little more super, feel like doing a fun craft, or prefer to give homemade presents during the holiday season, you'll want to check out this tutorial by Happy Looks Good On You. These superhero ornaments are quite simple to make and the result is beautiful. All you have to do is print out superhero logos from online, take the toppers off of clear glass ornaments, pour acrylic paint inside the ornament in the superheroes color, pour out the empty Tell Me More!
Hobbit Cupcakes
Wellington bakery, Imaginariam Cakes, created these Hobbit cupcakes in honor of Friday's movie release. Each cupcake is modeled after a dwarf in The Hobbit and accurately depicts their facial hair. They also created cupcakes for Gandalf, Bilbo, and Gollum. The baker of the cupcakes held a private screening of the film, in which they served dragon scorched cupcakes which depict the illustration Tolkien did of Smaug on the original Hobbit book cover. (via io9) Tell Me More!