Upon the Rainbow

Spun Sugar Nails

Kat — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:54:54 +0000

This amazing nail painting technique is called “spun sugar.” The boldly colored nails shown here are from Pointless Cafe:

And she was using a tutorial of pastel polishes from Adventures in Acetone (which may I say, has a pretty awesome rainbow-tastic header image)!

By the way, the pastel nails are all done using Lime Crime’s Les Desserts d’Antoinette series!

Rainbow Splat Nail Polish

Kat — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:25:22 +0000

I’ve never seen a nail polish quite like this, and I love it! You can even get it on Amazon! Oh Splat White Glitter Nail Polish with Rainbow Glitters

Unicorn Sprinkles Shaker

Kat — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:23:05 +0000

Now this is a great way to add sprinkles to your cakes, cupcakes, or anything else! Via Oh My That’s Awesome.

Pink and Blue Star Cake

Kat — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:04:32 +0000

I love pink AND blue, and no need to choose with this cake with the rainbow interior! From Kitschy Living.

Neon Waterfall

Kat — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:55:19 +0000

Two photographers named Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard went to a local waterfall, dumped in some glowsticks (which float), and took long exposures of the glowing lights to make this beautiful picture. Don’t worry about the environment – they didn’t open the glowsticks, and they were all retrieved afterwards! Via This is Colassal. Click through to see more!

Rings from Truffle Shuffle

Kat — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:37:23 +0000

I can’t decide which of these rings I want more. Wait, yes I can… the two-finger rainbow!

Silver Rainbow Bright Ring

Paradise Heart Ring

TED Talk: I Listen To Color

Kat — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:57:51 +0000

Neil Harbisson was born colorblind, but he has a camera on his head that plays tones that correlate with the frequency of colors. This video is under 10 minutes and has some humorous moments!

Chocolate Chips in Light

Kat — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:05:21 +0000

My friend Adrian dropped some chocolate chips in a fortuitous rainbow of light and thought of me! Thank you Adrian!

Sydney’s Rainbow Crosswalks

Kat — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:04:56 +0000

According to Buzzfeed: “A popular rainbow crosswalk has been suddenly removed from Sydney, Australia’s gay and lesbian district because the city claimed it was a traffic hazard. The crosswalk was created to honor the 35th anniversary of the gay and lesbian carnival, and supporters want to keep the crosswalk because they say it serves as a symbol of the city’s tolerance.”

This is what it used to look like:

In response to the city removing the crosswalk, people have started creating their own rainbow crosswalks. Here’s a few examples. Click through to the Buzzfeed article to see the rest.

Sprinkle Cake

Kat — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:42:37 +0000

This lovely cake not only has a rainbow interior, it is also coated in rainbow sprinkles! How fun! You can find all the instructions at The Cake Blog. Via Not Martha.

Sunday Sweets St. Patrick’s Day 2013

Kat — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:41:01 +0000

We can always count on rainbow cakes on St. Patrick’s Day. These are all from Cake Wrecks and their Sunday Sweets feature.

While not exactly a rainbow cake, I just couldn’t resist the gorgeous colors in this last one!

Star Sprinkle Cake

Kat — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:34:51 +0000

I’m calling this Pinterest beauty the Star Sprinkle Cake, but I adore the bow on top too! Thanks Jessie!!

Turtle Cake

Kat — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:27:26 +0000

This (birthday?) cake with mini cupcakes and an adorable turtle comes to us via Pinterest. Thanks Jessie!

Duct Tape

Kat — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:43:42 +0000

The only possible description for this is Best Duct Tape Ever. Available on Amazon.

Duck Brand Duct Tape

Elegant Wedding Cake

Kat — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:26:33 +0000

This lovely wedding cake comes to us via Pinterest.

MLP Rainbow Dash Headphones

Kat — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:54:22 +0000

I think I just found myself a new pair of headphones! Get them at Amazon or your local Hot Topic.

10 Types of Rainbows

Kat — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:34:43 +0000

You can go to this Listverse post to read about the ten types of rainbows: primary, secondary, Alexander’s dark band, supernumerary, red, cloud, twinned, reflected/reflection, rainbow wheels, and lunar rainbows! Beautiful!

Tecnica Moon Boot

Kat — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:56:32 +0000

Just in time for winter, these rainbow moon boots come in blue and white! Click on the images to go to Zappos!

Skechers EZ Flex Women’s Shoes

Kat — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:52:41 +0000

Check out these super colorful Skechers!

Agatha Ruiz De La Prada Kids Shoes

Kat — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:40:16 +0000

This lovely shoe design comes in infant sandal, infant/toddler open toe, and infant/toddler closed toe. Super cute!