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Although they look too good to burn, these Fruit Candles are brought to us by Etsy shop, LessCandles.
Handmade by the Lithuanian candlemaker, you can fool your friends with a slice of Watermelon Candle, or half a kiwi with a wick hanging out of it. Check out their whole collection here.
Imagine if gluten-intolerance spread to the art world… it might look something like these before and afters.
Brought to us by the Tumblr site, Gluten-Free Museum, famous works of art and pop-culture images are stripped of any wheat, barley and rye. The result… art that’s a bit more tolerable for the gluten-averse. Finally, something else for them to talk about.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
Take a moment to list your greatest accomplishments… I’ll wait. Did it include having a cookie created in your likeness? If not, it’s time to check that one off the list with help from Copypastry.
The Etsy shop, based in Hungary, will help create your cookie cutter portrait. Then it’s up to you to stamp out some dough, bake, and then eat your face.
Just provide a photo, and Copypastry will do the rest. Check it out here.
[link, via designtaxi]
You had me at “Octopus Banana.” Nonetheless, Melbourne-based artist, Domenic Bahmann, has created a whole series of creative food art.
One common theme in the series is how Bahmann cleverly interprets animals using various foodstuffs. And, he found a great use for farfalle. Check out more below and over here.
[link, via designtaxi]
With all of the controversy surrounding Starbucks’ red holiday cups, it’s good to see someone having some harmless fun with a cardboard drinking vessel.
Twenty-year-old artist, Carrah Aldridge, takes the mermaid-adorned cups and vastly improves them with original art. The cup designs are created with Sharpies markers, a white gel pen and copic markers.
Just don’t color any of them red, Carrah… we don’t want any trouble.
[link, via Bored Panda]