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Before and After: A House, From Dated to Delightful

CasaSugar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:01 -0700

I showcase a lot of inspiring Before and Afters here on Casa, but I must say I've rarely been more impressed with one than with what you're about to see. I came across Flickr user HottHoller's home remodeling project, and I was blown away. For the most part, her house had great bones, but the décor was seriously out of date, and in places, terribly kitschy. It also suffered from dated cabinets and finishes that simply won't fly in '09. So she took great care to make sure that each room was updated and had its own sense of modern flair. In one space, you'll be blown away by blue embroidery. In another, pops of yellow will make you smile. Prepare to be won over.

Source: Flickr User HottHoller

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Mario Kart Wedding Cake Pwns

kristyrk — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:12:06 -0700

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Geek Tip: Search Flickr With Fun Tag Browser

GeekSugar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:00:21 -0700

One of my favorite things about using Flickr is playing with all the fun applications and alternative ways to view archived photos. If you've already checked out retrievr, Spell With Flickr and Depictr, you should check out the Flicker Related Tag Browser, which offers a beautiful display of images and image tags related to your search.

For example, My "cookies" search turned up a ring of tags like "chocolate," "mint," "food," "dough," "foodporn" and "baking." When I clicked on "chocolate chips" I was treated to a drool-worthy matrix of chocolate chip pictures people have uploaded to Flickr.

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Put Your Flickr Image On Your Wall With Wallpeppr

GeekSugar — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:30:04 -0700

Have you ever taken a photo you loved so much you wanted to blow it up, frame it and put it on your wall? Designer Carlo Jorges has thought up a less traditional way to put your photo on the wall - as in literally pasting them there as wallpaper.
Jorges' creation, a roller called Wallpeppr, is capable of coating various surfaces with images downloaded from the flickr online image community. It is connected to the computer via a network cable (we hear a wireless version is also in the works). The driver-software plugs into the flickr web-interface which holds controls for the output size of the image. A simple click on the go button sends the image to a roller where it is printed with the help of inkjet-technology.

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Happy Birthday Barbie Cakes

YumSugar — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:03:12 -0800

Guess whose favorite American gal turns 48 today? Why it's Barbie! She was launched at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. You'd never know because she looks great for her age, although I think she may have had some work done...

To celebrate her birthday I went out and hunted down a fantastic gallery of Barbie birthday cakes (bake a cake, stick Barbie in it and decorate!) photos over at Flickr.
There were over 590 photos, so I've narrowed it down to some of my favorites. Some of these are amazing works of art, and some of these are just down right silly. Be sure you check out the hot tub cake and the mud wrestling cake too. To see more Barbie cake images read more

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Source: Flickr (various members)

Mii Madness: The Office Cast

GeekSugar — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:33:04 -0800

My new favorite flickr user has created a hilarious collection of "Celebrimiis" of the cast of NBC's The Office. For those of you that have not been initiated into the Nintendo Wii world yet, Miis are customizable player characters that you can dress and model after yourself, the girl next door and in this case, the cast of The Office. You then play the Wii games as the character and great fun ensues.

The whole collection of The Office cast Miis are genius, and I give kudos to the fact that they were able to maintain the full integrity of Jim's hotness in Mii form, to see what I'm talking about and check out the full cast, read more

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