Beverly Hills now has what may be the first 24-hour cupcake ATM. Stuffed full of frosted mini-cakes from Sprinkles, a Beverly Hills bakery, the ATM-like machine hosts a touchscreen and robotic arm. Cake has just gotten a whole lot sweeter. 

 

Natalie Portman went to the Oscars last month looking fabulous (as per her usual) while wearing a vintage red polka dot Dior gown. This week that 1954 couture was up for sale and went for a whopping $50,000!
The Daily Mail has more on just way this vintage dress sold for so much.

England's newest initiative for spreading Olympic Games-pride encourages Brits to gild their capital via golden marigolds and other flowers planted along windowsills and walkways. The hope is that the plants will bloom just in time for the Olympic Torch's arrival.

Whether it's the new product line of man-geared sewing machines, the growing number of needle nights in pubs and other man-cave hot spots or just a crafty way to met the ladies (pun delightfully intended), men have been increasingly drawn to sewing as a hobby. Whatever the reason, we say the more the manlier. 

In one of the week's more moving craft stories, the Wall Street Journal reports elderly Japanese tsunami survivors have turned to knitting and an impromptu support group to cope with the recent and still lingering effects of last spring's disasters.