deep fried cupcake on a stick... what?

one late night while watching tv, this infomercial totally had me convinced that i needed this and that my life would be less complete without it. i watched for a solid hour, pushing the fact that i should either change the channel, read a book or go to bed into the back recesses of my mind. it never occurred to me to to research other alternatives online- no: i needed it now. i mean, look at it:

all of your screen-printing needs in a portable, easy to use machine with out spending $1k and devoting a whole garage to a messy machine. want to change the pattern? easy! just wash the screen. want to make custom colors? easy! mix them with the free color mixer tray.

i waited patiently for them to put the price of the machine on the screen and to my shock, it was only $33! in the motion of grabbing my cell, i noticed the fine print: additional fees apply... i immediately turned off the tv, wiping brow from the near-miss of consequences. 

so how much does this self-contained package of fun.... only $300. thank god i put the phone down. once i saw the price, i broke out in a cold sweat when i imagined how i would break the news to martha. 

"but look! i can put zoe on your reusable grocery bags!"

i would get flared nostrils, hands under the pits and a loud "jasmine" in response... 

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a few months ago, i stumbled on this little gem of a web site. this site is freaking awesome, and i can not wait to  try the different things on it... 

like making button clips for your hair... 

or... 

deep fried cupcakes on a stick... 

or ... 

a beer can ashtray. 

anything creative that is remotely art & crafty, you can find here. where was this site when i was in the girl scouts? i could have used this to blow the other brownies' popsicle houses away....

so lessons learned- i am going to investigate other cheaper alternatives on how to put my cat's picture on crap, take up beer can art, avoid the deep fried cupcake and invest in this:

and maybe one of these: