Isn’t this a wonderful idea for Valentines day appetizers or lunchbox treats? I was searching for photos of tomatoes on a totally unrelated topic, and came across this one… which led me back to Eye Candy (which is a very clever food site I’ve linked to before: check out the Chicken Egg Family!).
So simple and clever.. The arrow toothpick is the perfect touch!
Go there and get the directions: Struck by Cupid’s Arrow Cherry Tomatoes
Artist, and Dabbled favorite, Diana Evans has a great tutorial on making cute paper roses and a paper rose wreath.
Perfect for Valentines Day, no? I think individual flowers would be nice on 3-D Valentine’s Day cards, too.
Sorry for the inconvenience of no Dabbled yesterday, but I feel very strongly that we need to get the word out to stop the SOPA and PIPA proposals, so we joined with many other sites to go dark to highlight the problem.
More info:
Internet blackout day is over, but we still need to stop SOPA. Yesterday I posted this to Twitter, but since we’re back up today, I’m sharing it here too! Feel free to pirate this image for use in getting the word out!
Dabbled, like Wikipedia, Boing Boing, and many other sites today, has gone dark from January 18, 2012 at 8:00 am until January 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm to protest SOPA/PIPA and Internet Censorship.
This is important, and you need to be aware and get involved if you care about the internet and the freedoms we currently enjoy. All it takes is people who don’t understand what they are doing (ie our representatives) doing something dumb in the name of trying to stop piracy, and ruining it for everyone.
Proposed US Senate legislation — the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA)– would put Dabbled, and most other sites that link to cool stuff on the web, in legal jeopardy if we linked to a site anywhere online that had any links to copyright infringement.
This would unmake the Web, just as proposed in the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Please visit AmericanCensorship.org for instructions on contacting your Senator.
Thanks for reading Dabbled, and we’ll be back tomorrow!
Cheers,
Nancy (aka Dot), Dabbled.org
If you want to join the protest with your site – because we all have to stand together, the tall and the small – here’s a WordPress plugin that will help your site join the fight with just a small amount of setup: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/go-dark/
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has more information on this and other issues central to your freedom online.
*thx to BoingBoing as I paraphrased some of their message for this one. I don’t think they’ll mind.
Dude! Totally love this nerdy DIY Don’t Blink Angel treetopper by The Domestic Scientist! For the non-Dr. Who fans, this is the reference to the weeping angels.
Although I’m not really sure Dr. Who is nerdy anymore now with the modern Doctors. Old school Dr. Who is still nerdy, but I never got into that – I must admit I just love the new stuff (I started watching with Eccleston, and adored Tennant, and now Smith is just too much fun!)
Renee says:
From I made her out of Paper Clay. Best stuff EVAR! The first time I used it in making Bianca for Dragon*Con it was really fun, but I didn’t quite understand the potential it had! Underneath the clay is a skeleton of Styrofoam and wire. And a rather silly M&M Mini’s tube in the middle to keep her strong on top of the tree. But hey, I’m recycling! Here are some other, closer shots of it.
Want more DIY ideas?
and a few more links of crafty/DIY Dr. Who:
Yesterday I reminded you about picking up your clearance Candy Canes for use in Valentines Day treats. Today I’m reminding you that the rest of those Holiday Clearance goodies are also a bargain hunting crafter’s delight!
In previous years I’ve picked up a tablecloth which was remade into a fun and modern treeskirt, and I noticed my local Target had some pretty red and white snowflake tablecloths (a smaller print than this one from previous years) left on clearance and marked down cheap. If you don’t need a tree skirt, those tablecloths are a great source of holiday fabric for making anything from stockings to kids aprons to fabric ornaments…
Here is the link to my Tree Skirt tutorial, and it’s even easier if you can find a round cloth instead of the oblong one I used : A $4 TREESKIRT FROM AN ‘AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE’ TABLECLOTH
Some other things I’ve picked up in the after holiday blitz are:
I was at Target the other day and all the xmas stuff is at 75% off. I picked up a box of multiflavor mini candy canes, because I always see cool things people make with candy canes for valentine’s day, but you can’t find the candy then! So this is your reminder… pick some up now…!
Here are a few things you’ll be able to do with them..
Candy Canes and White Chocolate Heart Pops
I’m sure we’ll think of more… so don’t miss out and get yours for cheap now :)
And be on the lookout for cool holiday linens, like tablecloths, on clearance too. They make great craft materials for next year, like reusable bags (link via sew green) or (Dabbled’s own) tree skirts!
And no, I’m not a paid shill for Big Candy Cane or Target , hehe.
(reposted from 2011, because it’s still a great idea!)
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and New Year! Did you make any resolutions?
I sure did, and a busy one too. But I’m sure you’ve been wondering who one the Serve giveaway, so here are the results!
By the power of the Random Number Generator, we have a winner. Congrats to Amy! I’ll be emailing you to the details.
(PS, in case anyone was confused, even though it says 22 comments, 2 were twitter posts, so there were 20 entries.)
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We all know how it is this time of year… we get so busy with shopping & family & busy schedules. So what I REALLY need this time of year is just a fun night out with the girls (no offense, guys!). So that’s what we did the other night — left the kids and the boys at home, and hit the town! Well, hit the town as much as moms who have to get up early the next day can, at least…
Recipe for a successful girls night:
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Check out these Pop Rock Fireworks cookies — Cakespy did these up for the fourth of July, but they would be equally fun for New Years eve, or any other time you’d like a cookie to explode in your mouth!
Like a summer blockbuster movie, these cookies are chock full of explosions: they’re both infused and garnished liberally with Pop Rocks. This not only makes them crackle like fireworks but also pays homage to that other all-consuming american obsession: truly trashy candy (and I say this in the most loving way possible).
So–are you ready to make your fourth of July extreme?
Go read the whole thing, and get the recipe at Cakespy: Pop Rocks Cookies
