Monthly Archives: June 2008

Robot Party Round-up

June 23, 2008 | Topic: Uncategorized

Since the Robot Party posts are scattered around as I finished each element, here’s a round-up post with all of the stuff you can use for your own robot party..! (My own, plus links to other good inspirations) Invitations &… Read on...

The Robot Band

June 22, 2008 | Topic: art, my art

I bought some new charcoal pencils the other day, and used them for this sketch–which i transformed into an ‘album cover for monday artday.
These guys were fun to draw.. it seems like they’d be a blast to go see in your local club! A little different style for… Read on...

Illustration Friday – "Hoard"

June 20, 2008 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

I’m quite happy with my robot toddler, hoarding his toys.
I did this in a similar style as Baby but I’m even happier with the technique this time. (There’s another similarity to Baby, can you spot it?)
Pencil… Read on...

The Cowboy Spaceman Robot

June 20, 2008 | Topic: art, craft, my art

I used this graphic for the goody bags at the party. Feel free to steal, along with the Invites and Thankyou note graphics, for your own robot parties! This was a quick coloring job because i finally got around to doing it the morning of the party. But… Read on...

Stenciled Robot Onesies

June 19, 2008 | Topic: craft, Featured Craft

Just a quickie morning project. I had a pack of onesies for a friend who’s having a baby, so I stenciled them using the freezer paper stencil method. Tutorial (and previous attempts) here. Not my best attempt,… Read on...

HOW TO: Robot Cake

June 18, 2008 | Topic: food, my food

Links to all the other related posts at the Robot Party Round-up.
I promised a tutorial on how I made The Boy’s UltraFab Robot Cake, so here it is… And honestly. It’s pretty easy. Ingredients:
3 boxes of cake mix* and whatever ingredients they… Read on...

Random Post: Spring Cleaning..

June 16, 2008 | Topic: Uncategorized

Ah, my first day of my sabbatical.
I quit my job without having another one, and now I’m planning to take a month off.
So, I’m attempting to ensure I’m accomplishing things. Today was blog clean-up day — Nothing too major…I changed the template to a stretchable one so that… Read on...

Illustration Friday – "Punchline"

June 16, 2008 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

“Sometimes, when a comedian is stuck, and can’t come up with his own punchline, he is tempted to purchase one. The price is much more than it originally appears.” Not sure exactly where the inspiration for this comes from…… Read on...

Last Week's Illustration Friday – "Forgotten"

June 15, 2008 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

OK, I didn’t forget… But I’ve been off at the beach with little time to sketch, and no ability to scan or upload! I did this little sketch last week — the pail and shovel are long forgotten in the sand, and now this little crab has found them. A… Read on...

Robot Cake and Favor Bags

June 9, 2008 | Topic: food

Edit: Cake Tutorial is up! So check it out! Birthday party was a smashing success! As I mentioned, it was a robot theme (homemade invitations and thank-you notes here)
You’ll have to wait til after my mini vacation for all the good stuff – I’m going to write up… Read on...