I missed the boat when it was first released, so a week or so back when I noticed Portal on special I splurged the two American dollars and made it mine.  Til playing it, I never realised why it had cult status.  Now however, I understand that the cake is a lie.

These instructions are a step by step guide to making your own Weighted Companion Cube Tissue Cozy.  Once you’ve made it, you can relive the happy times which were abundant before you were forced to euthanise it in the Emergency Intelligence Incinerator.  Of course if you’re feeling extra lazy, you can always buy the premade plush version from ThinkGeek.

If none of this post makes sense, have a read of the Portal wiki page.  If it still doesn’t make sense, well, it’s a gaming thing.

Sydney-sider crafty-wannabes (oh, hai!), have you heard the awesome news?

Notebook: Magazine is offering craft classes!

They’re calling it The Craft Room and will be starting with Sydney classes in May and June, but have promised to expand to Melbourne and other capitals in the near future.

They’re offering sewing, embroidery, crocheting, knitting, quilting, scrapbooking AND CUPCAKE DECORATING!

Guess which one Leigh and I have registered for already? (Yay cupcakes!). We’re sofa king excited to be going – and Liz is coming with us, too! Yogi from Sweet Dreams Cakes will be our teacher and it looks like she makes spectacular cupcakes – nom!

(Shh, don’t tell Leigh or Liz, but I want to peer-pressure them to come to the beginner’s sewing class. It’s taught by Corrie, and if you take a look at what she makes, you’ll see why I’m so keen to go for a lesson!).

The classes are reasonably priced (we seem to think so, unless anyone has any knowledge/experience to share?) with the cupcake decorating class costing us $75 for a three-hour class (though it’s going up to $95 for the June timetable). The bigger, all-day classes are $200+. The sewing classes are sponsored by Brother, featuring brand-new sewing machines to play on!

I wish I had a hand steady enough to make cute things like this out of eggshells:

The little shower cap is just too adorable! Check out Chez Larsson for a heap of other scenes created with eggshells. Amazing stuff.

I’m sure most bloggers have beeen there, you have thought of something amazing to blog, making a mental note for late..yes must blog that!

Only, you sit down to actually blog..and it’s gone *poof* Mental notes aren’t too reliable unfortunately.

With this super handy Blog topic to post list, you will never forget those awesome posts again.

Available over at Vale Design as a free download and print yourself.

You must check out her other printable freebies, some really great stuff in there!

Okay you guys, I am suddenly wanting my own children:

Care Bears were one of my favouritest things when I was growing up (apart from Rainbow Brite, of course. And Muppets).

The instructions for this on Instructables are brilliantly written:

Find a really chill baby, and convince them of how fun it would be to dress up like a bear. Rawr! Surround with other toys, a la that scene from ET.  As if you needed to add cuteness.

Excuse me, I must go steal a child so I have an excuse to make one of these…

Anyone who loves Ikea knows their attractive shopping bags. The yellow ones you get to use in-store, and the blue ones you can buy to take home.

Most people stash their pretty blue bags in cupboards. But not Adriana:

Beyond Awesome.

Adriana does more than just create things that end up on Ikea Hacker, she also runs a course called IKEA-ology: Ikea as global urban home.

Adriana is my kinda gal!

I can’t sew. My sewing machine is held together with sticky tape, srsly.

But I so wish I could sew one of these super cute cat houses. My lot would love it, and love to fight over it.

Isn’t it awesome! Perhaps my meezers would need a duplex?

Check out the tutorial at Sew take a hike.

First the came iPad, now we have the iTampon…

*groan*

I know, I know, we are all sick of the feminine hygiene product related jokes surrounding the big iPad announcement yesterday. I know I am.

I for one love the idea and can’t wait to get my hands on one.

But the iPad isn’t shipping for months, and maybe you can’t wait that long? Well, you can make yourself your very own iTampon!

All you need is 50 tampons, some hot glue and a little bit of crazy and you’re set to go.

I must admit, while it is very disturbing it’s quite detailed isn’t it?

Maybe you would like to check out some of the other tampon craft projects… though I would strongly suggest that you don’t o.O

An Irish company has launched an environmentally-friendly personal massager (you know… for the ladies).

Ahem!

Instead of using batteries, it’s powered by a wind-up mechanism, much like old-school wrist watches.

As the official web site says:

“Unlike traditional “green” toys it will never require replacement batteries as it houses its own patented power core. Intense vibrations from the word go. A specially adapted key is fitted within the base and is extracted and turned to initiate the power core. A few quick turns ……. and hey presto!!”

“Hey presto!”, huh? Not quite the term I’d associate this with, but okay lol

The Earth Angel is available Down Under (see what I did there? oo-eerr) from Natural Contours Australia for $109.

Who’s willing to do a review for That’s Noice? ;)

The Finders Keepers markets are coming up in Brisbane and Sydney.

A great chance to support some amazingly talented Australian designers and artists and get in a spot of Christmas shopping perhaps.

The Brisbane markets are will be held on the October 31st and November 1st 2009.

The Sydney markets will be held on the 4th and 5th December 2009.

Check The Finders Keepers site for more information on times an venues.