Monthly Archives: October 2009

Halloween Costumes, Part 2… Creative Couples Costumes

October 10, 2009 | Topic: Halloween, inspirations

Welcome to yet another Halloween post! (Don’t miss any this month: Get the Feed (RSS) or Get Dabbled via Email)

Another flickr Gallery for you, this time, Couples Costumes. Some of these are quite well done… others not so much, but still a funny concept.… Read on...

Halloween Guest Post: Recycled Halloween Wreath

October 9, 2009 | Topic: craft, Guest, Halloween, Tutorials/Tips

A big welcome to Jeanne from WildWoods Art who brings us a lovely tutorial on making a recycled wreath for Halloween! Jeanne is a big Halloween inspiration!

Who doesn’t like to hang a pretty wreath on their door or fence in celebration of a Holiday or Season? … Read on...

Halloween Costumes, Part 1

October 8, 2009 | Topic: Halloween

Dabbled flickr Halloween Costume Gallery: Here’s a collection of cool and interesting costumes for your inspiration possibilities… From a plastic army man to Cruella DeVille, from Astro-boy to a narwhal… Some of these are movie inspired, like Dr. Octopus, Shawn of the Dead, Nightmare before Christimas, and Death… Read on...

Halloween Costumes: The Hammerhead Shark

October 7, 2009 | Topic: craft, Halloween, inspirations

The winner of last year’s Dabbled Halloween Contest was the incredibly creative Jen Straw, who designed a fabulous wobbegong shark costume for her son. She also sent me a writeup of how she did a wonderful Hammerhead shark costume for her son the following year, but I didn’t… Read on...

Halloween Decor: House Zombies and Creepy Cherubs!

October 5, 2009 | Topic: Halloween

The creative Vanessa at Gerbera Designs was one of our winners in last year’s Dabbled Halloween Contest, so I asked her if she had any great stuff to share with us this year! And she did! These are both easy and inexpensive ways to punch up your halloween creepy… Read on...

Halloween Food: The Mummy’s Hand..

October 3, 2009 | Topic: food, Halloween, my food

Happy weekend… this is from last year, but it was so good, I thought it deserved a repeat! My dear creative friend, Chad, made this for the Halloween party last year… and was kind enough to give us a tutorial, so we can all make our own!

From Funny, to Geek, To Scary… Pumpkin Carving Ideas

October 2, 2009 | Topic: Featured Craft, Halloween, inspirations

Halloween isn’t too far off, and it’s not too early to be thinking about that perfect pumpkin! Carve Your Face This one from Wisdom of the Moon is just fabulously done! Yup, that’s her face, and she carved it. She has a very detailed tutorial so you… Read on...

iframe Hack – A Warning for readers and other bloggers

October 2, 2009 | Topic: website design

Dabbled got hacked a few weeks ago, and I just figured it out. So I’m passing on the warning to you guys. First off, everyone should do regular spyware checks on your computer. Yes, even if you have a mac–in the forums I was reading there were mac… Read on...

Halloween Craft: Spooky Tree for $1

October 1, 2009 | Topic: Guest, Halloween, Tutorials/Tips

Hi! I’m Heather from Dollar Store Crafts, a daily blog devoted to making cool crafts with dollar store stuff. I’m so excited to be swapping posts with Dot! Fall is here, and with it, an abundance of oak leaves and branches in my yard! I love our… Read on...