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News: Wedding Dress Ideas
Get amazing wedding dress ideas from the superb video full of wedding dress suggestions!
News: Would You Shell Out $15,000 For a Gingerbread House?
For a few select princesses across the nation: Neiman Marcus is selling a $15,000 gingerbread house made of 381 pounds of gourmet gingerbread and 517 pounds of royal icing. Cooked up by Dylan Lauren, the famed Ralph Lauren's daughter and owner of Dylan's Candy Bar.
News: Holiday Greetings from Zero Gravity
The crew from NASA's International Space Station wish planet Earth a heartwarming Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (Check out flight engineer Cady Coleman's hair. Zero gravity is awesome.) For the nostalgic, the legendary Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, wishes the world Merry Christmas in s live television broadcast from lunar orbit, December 1968:
News: Inventing the Universe With Cookie Dough
Christoph Niemann kneads up some whimsical holiday cheer for his New York Times feature Abstract City.
News: When to Ship Your Holiday Packages: Deadline Cheat Sheet
Alleviate your holiday shopping stress with this handy shipping deadline cheat sheet. It's all about organization (or the willingness to shell out extra for speedy delivery rates).
Friday Fresh: Weird and Wacky November Holidays
We all know that November 1 marks the beginning of the madness that is known as the holiday season, but did you know that November is also host to a whole bunch of quirky celebrations as well? If you're not into turkey, there's lots of other, more unique offerings to partake in.
News: Watch a 1,169-Pound Pumpkin Flatten a Pontiac Sedan
The place: Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove, Utah. The players: A record-holding 1,169-pound pumpkin, a four-door Pontiac 6000, and a 175-foot crane. The cause: Just 'cause. The result: Something you'll want to see for yourself.
News: Trick or Treat! DIY Faux Owl Pellets (Spitballs Made of Hair and Bones)
Ew, yes, you read right. Owl Pellets: masses of bone, teeth, hair, feathers and exoskeletons of various animals preyed upon by raptors, or birds of prey (re: spitballs of nastiness). For the lighter stomachs out there, have no fear, this Halloween party favor tutorial is from yuppie central, Martha Stewart's craft department, so all bones and other indigestible matter are completely faux.
Friday Fresh: Recreate the Lady Gaga Meat Dress & More
Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most inspiring how-to videos. Every Friday, we'll highlight our favorite finds.
News: Happy Easter! Celebrate With a Peeps-Show
The Washington Post challenged their readers to create "a three-dimensional essay on the state of the nation's collective consciousness, a sticky finger on the pulse of what's popular"...using Peeps.
News: Eat Your Wedding Dress
Two in one wedding: eat your dress, wear your cake. Amazing cake-as-art by Lukka Sigurdardottir.
News: Morph Swine Flu Mask Into Halloween Costume
"In honor of swine flu season, here is a project for all those face masks!"
News: Transform that incandescent into a Xmas ornament
Our favorite (clever, scantily clad, and South American) HowTo vixen GiannyL has yet another use for burnt out old light bulbs. Christmas tree ornaments! Eco-friendly, yet elegant, Gianny's latest craft trick makes a tired and boring tree pop!