Sled is a company out of Boston, Massachusetts and Brooklyn, New York that crafts handmade leather and wood products into classic and distinctive accessories using natural materials.

Their flagship product, the Runner, is a cowhide and birch wood back housing bezel that completely replaces the glass back of the iPhone 4 and 4S.

It works with both Verizon/CDMA and AT&T/GSM, and adds an unmistakable warmth and unique character to your phone.

[Sled]

What you see here is a Ferrari F430 that has been covered in cowhide and then tattooed by French artist Phillipe Pasqua.

It sounds ridiculous, but the end result is rather impressive, so I’m sure this isn’t the last time we see a leather covered supercar prowling the streets.

[Via: Jalopnik]

I had no idea that pogo stick tricks were even possible, but as this video shows, they’re not only possible, they’re actually pretty legit:

Miguel Endara made a drawing of his dad, called “Hero”, out of 3.2 million dots of ink, and documented the process so you can see what it looks like:

Artist Mary Ellen Croteau proves that recycling can be beautiful with her work, titled Close, made entirely of bottle caps.

According to Mary:

Plastic bottle caps – like bags, a plastic product that can’t be/isn’t recycled. I conceived of an “endless column” of these caps, after Constantin Brancussi’s iconic modernist sculpture. One became two, and two became many. While making these columns, I noticed the smaller caps tended to nest inside one another, and the color combinations reminded me of Chuck Close’s painted portraits. So I got sidetracked and started on a large self-portrait made entirely of bottle caps. The piece measures 8 feet by 7 feet. No paint is used, except to delineate a few shadows where white board was showing through. In a few cases, the caps are trimmed in order to fit a tight space.

See more detailed photos at her site.

[Mary Ellen Croteau]

Sure, you’ve seen a skateboarder do a backflip before, but have you seen a skateboarder do a backflip and then switch skateboards in mid-air?

Check this out:

[Via: Geekologie]

The Little Printer from BERG Cloud is a compact, inkless, thermal printer that uses wi-fi to connect to the web and print out a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper based on subscriptions that you set up using your smartphone.

When you’re ready, just hit the print button, tear off the latest ‘issue’ and take it with you, giving you information on the go and turning your digital life into an analog journal.

Check out the demo video below for a preview:

The device won’t be ready until 2012, but you can give them your email on the BERG Cloud site to get notified of when they’re ready to ship.

[BERG Cloud - Little Printer]

Before serving your guests a freshly made Cherpumple, you’re going to need a main course worthy of such a delicious desert.

So what goes well with pie-on-pie pandemonium?

How about the tarDunkin’, a turkey brined in Dunkin’ Donuts Coolattas, stuffed with Munchkins and served with coffee gravy and mashed hash browns?

Yup; it doesn’t get much better than that.

[Instructables - tarDunkin']

What the Turducken is to birds, the Cherpumple is to cakes.

A Cherpumple is an apple pie, a cherry pie and a pumpkin pie each cooked inside of a cake, and then combined into another cake and then covered in frosting.

The example you see here weighed in at more than 20 pounds, and took 200 guests more than 4 hours to finish.

[Charles Phoenix - Cherpumple]

When Girl Scout Cookie time rolls around each year (they sell them from October through March) I’m usually good for at least a few boxes of Thin Mints and Samoas, but do you know what varieties are the most popular?

Wired put together this delicious looking pie chart to compare sales data, and show you how your favorites stack up:

Wonderputt is adventure golf, “but with cows, toads, ski slopes, torpedos and a sprinkle of alien abduction for good measure.”

The result is a surprisingly entertaining game that’s easy to play, but hard to master.

My first trip through the course, I managed to shoot 27 under par, scoring 81,528 points and ranking a Colourful Relaxed Eagle.

See if you can beat that!

[Wonderputt]

If it looks like a pizza, and tastes like a pizza, it must be a� snack food?

What you see here is actually a meta-pizza, made from a variety of pizza flavored snacks, including Pizza Supreme Doritos, Pizzalicious Pringles, Pepperidge Farm Flavor Blasted Xplosive Pizza Goldfish crackers, Pepperoni Pizza Combos, and pizza flavored hummus:

Delicious, I’m sure.

[Meta-Pizza]

In Danny MacAskill’s latest video, Industrial Revolutions, he reminds us that the laws of nature can be defied with a LOT of practice:

Building detailed models out of LEGOs has always been an interesting hobby (though not necessarily one that I’d take on myself) which is why work like this set of Team Fortress 2 characters is so impressive.

Each character is made with genuine LEGO pieces, and from what I can tell, doesn’t use a ton of them either, which makes it even more impressive.

Click through to view the full set in all its glory.

[LEGO Team Fortress 2]

Shwood creates beautiful wooden sunglasses that take retro styles and give them a natural twist.

In their own words:

A simple experiment with nature. Born from the limb of a Madrone tree, a rusty pair of cabinet hinges, and lenses from the corner store, Shwood has been a curious endeavor from the beginning. An endeavor to create a product that encompasses the individuality and uniqueness that can only be found in natural surroundings. A desire to experiment with design, materials, and aesthetics in the search for something that works. Free from passing trends, the brand�s focus remains that of its roots, innovation and creation. Long live creativity.

Shwood�s in-house manufacturing process merges precision technology with classic skilled craftsmanship to create a timeless art form. Every step from veneering and precision lens cutting, to shaping and finishing is conducted in our own Portland-based workshop to promise an entirely handcrafted eyewear piece. Wood manipulation is kept to a minimum in order to showcase the medium�s natural and unique splendor. All models are accompanied by 100% UVA/UVB protection Carl Zeiss lenses imported from Italy. Polarized lenses are also available.

With collections that range from $125 on up to $195 for limited edition collaborations made with rare and unique woods (including recycled skateboard decks!) there’s a style and a price for everyone, so check out Shwood to see what fits.

[Shwood]

Josh Vietti plays a mean Hip Hop Violin. Yup; you read that right. Hip Hop. Violin.

Enjoy:

The Crystal Mask of Wisdom by Rob Beschizza is an entire video game that fits in an 8×8 pixel box (that’s smaller than a favicon!).

The empire of halxe is in despair and dragons scour the land. Search for the Sword of Maguss in the forest of foiwn. Locate the Shield of Doom in the tomb of peuxbe. Collect the 16 rings of power and find the key of souls to unlock the secret of the pinnacle of pain, where the evil Tharg gathers forces for the final attack.

It’s a must play, if for no other reason than to be impressed by how much gameplay they were able to cram into such a tiny space.

[The Crystal Mask of Wisdom]

IndieCases is a San Francisco based company that commissions top graphic artists to produce exclusive iPhone case designs, that are then posted to their Tumblr. Then, their community of 17,000+ followers provides feedback through likes and reblogs, and the designs that generate the most buzz are made and sold the following week. Quantities are limited to keep the selection fresh and unique, so you’re guaranteed to look good while keeping your phone protected.

[IndieCases]

The new Guinness World Record for the highest Blob Jump has officially been set (and set with style!) at 55 feet.

If that sounds high, it’s because it is!

Check out the video to see what I mean:

If anyone wants to break the record, I’m guessing you’re going to need a parachute soon…

What do you do when your flight home from Dallas Fort Worth gets canceled, leaving you stranded over night in the airport?

You have some fun: