Monthly Archives: March 2010

Make Roses… for everything!

March 17, 2010 | Topic: craft, food, recent

Flowers are a great decoration for crafts and food alike! And roses particularly have romantic connotations, or are just plain lovely. (Well, except the Bacon Roses, those are just plain weird.) I’ve been seeing them everywhere lately, so here are a few ways to make them:… Read on...

St. Pat’s recipe roundup

March 16, 2010 | Topic: food, Seasonal/Holiday

I know my dear sweet readers are of course voracious readers of Foodwhirl as well, right? Right? Okay, if you’re not, or if you might have missed some things, here are some of the cool Irish/St Pat’s recipes that we’ve had thus far! (Check out… Read on...

The Chicken Egg Family

March 15, 2010 | Topic: craft, food, Seasonal/Holiday

I’ll be posting this on Foodwhirl later this week, but here’s a preview for the ultra cool peeps who read Dabbled! Is this not the cutest thing? Get the whole HOW TO at Eye Candy Food Blog!

Are you looking for Easter dishes that are easy and fun to

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Easter Egg Prep – How to blow eggs!

March 13, 2010 | Topic: craft, inspirations

I love this tutorial from Wisdom of the Moon. I must admit I don’t usually blow eggs (ie remove the egg from the shell ahead of time then paint the eggshells), but this technique seems like it might make it worth the effort–can you believe the secret to this… Read on...

A couple of robot sketches for Subterranean

March 12, 2010 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art, Robots

The prompt on Illustration Friday this week is Subterranean…I’ll probably do another pic for IF this week, but I thought this was cool.. Which do you like better? I was playing around with a fun little online drawing tool called Read on...

Dabbled Cake featured on MSNBC!

March 10, 2010 | Topic: food, my food

Very cool huh? This isn’t even the favorite cake I’ve ever made (I think the dragon cake is even cuter) but he does hold a special place in my heart! See the how-to on making the robot cake, plus matching invitations and such for a Dabbled inspired… Read on...

Cool Sushi Cake – Giant Ebi Nigiri Cake

March 10, 2010 | Topic: food, inspirations

Loving this giant Ebi Cake by Coco Cake Cupcakes! The rice details are a fabulous touch… Sushi Cakes are so much fun… remember this one from Shrimp Salad Circus? Here’s some more Sushi themed Cakes and Cupcakes from Flickr, too! (Links to the flickr pics… Read on...

Good Links

March 9, 2010 | Topic: inspirations

A few quick links for you, to get your day going! Love this nautilus by The Book Collector’s Wife! It’s on my list of cool cephalopods! Cool chess sets at Dudecraft 5… Read on...

Bacon Week at Foodwhirl..

March 8, 2010 | Topic: food

Be sure to drop by Foodwhirl.com for Bacon Week this week! You know you want some. There will be recipes featuring that delightful flavor that is bacon, all week long. Up currently: Candied Bacon Martini & Bacon Caramel Corn… Yum! Unrelated to Bacon Week… Niki’s… Read on...

My Tarot Card for the Super Punch 3 year Anniversary

March 5, 2010 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art, Robots

And it’s perfect for today’s Illustration Friday: Brave. Doesn’t this king look Brave and True? You know he had to be a robot. About the project at Super Punch: