Tag: Sugar

Finally! A Cupcake Design That Looks Like A Tooth
I've been waiting for so long to see a decent tooth cupcake, and I'm excited to have finally found one! Okay, maybe not, but these are so adorable I had to show them to you anyway. One thing many bloggers do this time of year is reminisce over their posts from the previous year. Over the past few da ...
Geek Heaven: DIY 8-Bit Pixelated Sugar Cookies
Every since this picture below of the girl with 8-bit makeup on her face went viral two days ago, I've been inspired to create something 8-bit. Since it's the weekend, and I've got a little time on my hands, I've figured out what I'm going to make... homemade 8-bit pixelated sugar cookies.
I know ...

Cereal Boxes Redesigned To Tell The Truth
Imagine it's a lazy Saturday morning, and you are at the grocery store doing your usual shopping. You are walking slowly, sipping a cup of hot tea and occasionally dropping items into your cart. Then, suddenly, you look on the shelf to see a cereal called Sugar Diabetic Bear, Sugar Frosted Fat and F ...

Live Long & Prosper With Star Trek Sugar Cookies
As all true Trekkies know, yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of Star Trek. It's hard to believe that the first episode of Star Trek aired on television 45 years ago because Star Trek is still crushin it today. What a lot of people don't know is that the show was cancelled a few years later, only ...

14 Not So Sweet Facts About Sugar
There has been a lot of controversy about sugar over the past few decades. Among other things, we've heard that eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Then we were told that it doesn't cause diabetes, but it causes obesity, which is linked to diabetes. There are those affected that need a continuous ...

The Lollipop Chair Made From Pure Sugar
Ahh... a chair made out of pure sugar. Could life get any sweeter than this? Too bad about that New York Times article last month, which said sugar might be toxic. I think I'm going to forget about that and dream of licking this chair till it's all gone. Ignorance is bliss, right?
The designer, P ...

Movie Snack Breakdown: The Scary Truth
I bet you are a frequent movie goer if you are reading this. Why else would you want to know anything about movie snacks, right? Oh wait, you could of course be one of those movie junkies who sits at home in front of your super mega big screen and surround sound blasting away those sci-fi movies whi ...

Colorful Prom Dress Made From Candy Wrappers
Tara Frey must have the most patient and most talented mother in the world. I am so domestically challenged on some things that I even take shirts to the cleaners to get buttons sewed on, so you can understand why this is fascinating to me.
Tara's mom, Kerrin, spent 6 years and pushed on through ...
Meet The Woman Who Is Allergic To Money (Really!)
I understand how serious allergies can be. I went through a stage in my life where I had to get several shots each week because of my allergies, so I get it. However, you have to admit, this allergy would be so great to have!
Yvonne Simon is allergic to money! Not only is she allergic to the d ...
Creative Coffee Cup Design – Caffeine Inspiration
A lot of people, especially designers, seem to be very inspired by coffee and hot tea, have you noticed that? Maybe it's because designers often keep unusual hours, so they drink a lot of it to stay alert. Or, perhaps it's just because most of us plain love those drinks!
I drink a lot of coffee ...
The Most Heavenly Ice Cream Sundae You’ve Ever Seen
This ice cream sundae you see below is truly a work of art. It's a design masterpiece and I'd love nothing more than to tackle this like a linebacker for dinner tonight. Yeah baby!
Sure, it's messy and it might look like a diabetic's worst nightmare, but just imagine the sugar high! You coul ...

Candy Face Artwork: Disturbing Deliciousness
Candy is one of the most sugar injected delicacies we humans love to eat and hate to love. There are so many negative effects that come from candy, yet many times we only look at the one positive effect, and that is that it tastes so good. In fact, some studies say we eat more candy each year than ...

Coca Cola Goes EcoCoke | The Genius Future Of A Trusted Brand
My last article about Coca Cola's "should be" effort of becoming a more environmentally aware brand was both highly appreciated as well as unlikely according to some of the comments. Apparently many of the people that made those comments believe that Coca Cola, being one of the most exclusive and w ...