This image comes from the wonderful Skull a Day blog.
I wish I had made this as a Valentine gift. Love it!
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The New York Times recently featured a slideshow of new underwater discoveries. These “Sea Squirts” resemble a little garden of human hearts.
Can’t you picture them beating?
These creatures are Chordates, and are surprisingly close to countless other species:
17,000 kinds of fish; 70 or so species of dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions and otters; some 10 kinds of sea turtles; and about 80 kinds of sea snakes.
The slideshow starts here if you want to see the rest.
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Valentine’s Day is my least favorite holiday. I believe that Love is the most essential energy in life, but am vehemently opposed to the commodification of this beautiful force. Capitalism has a way of bastardizing life’s magnificent truths.
That being said…I’m a die-hard romantic and gladly embrace an excuse to celebrate Love in imaginative, crafty ways.
I’m forever trying to make my heart, mind and ideals gel for an “appropriate” Valentine’s Day expression.
(image from here)This week I’m sharing unconventional, kitschy, macabre and otherwise quirky bits that I feel are (even loosely) related to the holiday. I see Love in the strange and unusual…so join me, won’t you?
And please submit your own crazy love ideas, if you’ve got ’em!
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Ooh…I’m suffocating under the sweetness…and I love every minute of it. 64 Colors is a design team who roll out adorable prints, characters and toys.
You want the cute? You can’t handle the cute!
This is the happiest food I’ve ever seen.
See more on the website or flickr site.
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Time for one of my periodic cake posts. I never tire of these culinary triumphs and tragedies.
Here is a cake that delights the nerd in me. MICROBES!
That was the good. Now for the bad…
And as promised by the title of this post…the OPRAH.
From the ever delightful Cake Wrecks.
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This now famous photo has been making the rounds lately:
But there were many other incredible entries in the Melounovy Festival carving contest.
There’s a great gallery of highlights over on Odee.
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I wonder what it says about me that my first thought upon seeing this duvet cover was “that’s the hottest blanket ever!” It was just instinct. Don’t judge.
A fantastically crafty lady made this for her chemistry major boyfriend. So romantic!
Must resist the urge to start quilting…so many other things to do…
Found on Freshome.
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I just want to draw attention to this lovely little piece by Evil Pawn Jewelry. A new take on an old classic: the Cameo Skull Ring.
Isn’t it beautiful? My fingers are usually too tiny for rings, but it comes in size 4 (which *might* fit my largest finger).
Browse Evil Pawn’s gothic treats.
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Thanks to Matt P. for knowing how much I’d love this.
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