Monthly Archives: June 2010

Iced Tea Gelato, and more Summer Recipes!

June 24, 2010 | Topic: Featured Recipes, food, my food

The other day I had an inspiration… We have a mint plant that is growing like crazy, and I adore a little sprig of mint in my Iced Tea in the Summer time. So a recipe creation was in order… What about gelato, inspired by the flavors of good ol… Read on...

We have a Winner!

June 24, 2010 | Topic: Announcement

Using an extensive process of noting all the entries on both here and Facebook, selecting for those who had followed the instructions, and using a random number generator, we have a Winner! Congrats to Alexia who wins the 500 Free Business Cards. And thanks… Read on...

Illustration Friday – Paisley Meets Slither

June 23, 2010 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

Why of course I didn’t take the sketch I never finished for the “Slither” theme, add some quick paisleys to the background, and try to pass it off as the Paisley theme this week! How could you even think such a thing!? Original sketch: http://dabbled.org/2010/06/sketchbook-tuesday.html

Sketchbook Tuesday

June 22, 2010 | Topic: art, my art

I did this little sketch the other evening while The Boy was in Kung Fu class. I liked it, so I inked it up last night. Kinda cute, huh? Somewhat inspired by The Far Side, and somewhat by the accidental results of my brother’s mouse-based science fair project, back in… Read on...

Phineas & Ferb / Star Wars the Clone Wars Party Food!

June 19, 2010 | Topic: food, my food, party

I promised more on the food for the party – we did it as a brunch to try to beat the heat a little bit. Since it’s food related, I’ve actually posted the writeup over at Foodwhirl: Menu for the birthday party brunch food. So go… Read on...

Giveaway Announcement!

June 17, 2010 | Topic: Announcement

I get offers from sponsors from time to time for giveaways for my readers (most of which I ignore), but this one looked like one that you guys might like! 500 Business Cards, Full color on both sides! I can think of tons of things to do with… Read on...

Ooh! A Giveaway! Win Free Business Cards!

June 17, 2010 | Topic: Reviews / Giveaways

EDIT: Winner has been announced, comments are closed.
Here’s a giveaway for you… just follow the instructions below to enter to win 500 Business Cards, Full color on both sides! I can think of tons of things to do with these… Use them for your art or… Read on...

Perry the Platypus Cake, Part 2: Assembly

June 16, 2010 | Topic: food, my food, party

(See all Phineas & Ferb Meet the Clone Wars Party Posts!) Ready to make your Perry Cake? Really, you CAN do this! Yesterday we covered all The Prep Work required to make your platypus cake. Now it’s a day… Read on...

Perry the Platypus Cake Tutorial: The Prep Work

June 15, 2010 | Topic: featured, food, my food, party

[Part 2 is here] I have a request for the tutorial to make the Perry the Platypus Cake, and since it’s needed in a hurry, I’m doing this tutorial in two parts. By the way, I did a really detailed tutorial on last year’s dragon cake, and this… Read on...

Don’t Panic! Understanding and backing up your blog

June 14, 2010 | Topic: website design

So last week I get an urgent message from blogger friend Carissa (GoodNCrazy.com) – She’d had problems with her host, and her blog was down, and she needed help getting a new host and getting her blog back up. Since I’d done her blog theme design, I… Read on...