Monthly Archives: September 2010

Awesome Octopus Cake

September 28, 2010 | Topic: food, inspirations

This is some serious cephalopod! Octopus Cake by by Karen Portaleo/ Highland Bakery. Wait.. Highland Bakery? That’s in my neighborhood. They make awesome TASTING cakes, too. Another view via the always awesome Great White Snark Speaking of octopuses… I got stalled on… Read on...

Great idea.. let kids make their own stamps!

September 22, 2010 | Topic: craft, inspirations

Over at Filth Wizardry, I love this idea: We had a lot of fun messing around with lumps of plasticine and an old stamp pad, and I figured you’d probably like to see a load of examples of what went on, to give you lots of ideas. I’ve… Read on...

Dragon*con Artist Report

September 20, 2010 | Topic: art, inspirations

One reason I love to go to Dragon*con is all the awesome artwork, particularly in the comic artists area! And I got to see some really fun artists, which I’ll now randomly share with you, because they are cool.

Brian Despain I love Brian’s work… the subject

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Curblyʼs “Make It! Hardware Store Decor”

September 17, 2010 | Topic: craft, inspirations

I know, I still owe you a writeup on the artists from Dragon*con… But I’ve been meaning to post this review of the new book from Curbly, and it was just released, so I wanted to let you guys know! Curbly is a great website with tons… Read on...

Dragon-con 2010 Photos/Costumes

September 9, 2010 | Topic: craft, Halloween, inspirations, Personal

Another Dragon*con has come and gone, and we had a great time. I’m bummed that I missed most of my crafty friends… I’ll have to plan ahead better next time! But I did get to see lots of my artist friends, so that made up for it. And… Read on...

Remote Control Dalek made from Recycling

September 8, 2010 | Topic: craft, inspirations

LOVE this! After getting my inner nerd on at Dragon*con this weekend, I’m all about the geeky crafting. And really, with Doctors as cute as David Tennant (I so miss him!) and the new guy (Matt Smith?), being a Doctor Who fan is hardly geeky anymore. Awesome step… Read on...

Review: Ice Shooter Molds (and Herb Scissors) from Useful Things

September 8, 2010 | Topic: food, party, Reviews / Giveaways

The lovely folks over at Useful Things contacted me about doing a few product reviews, and they had such neat stuff that I though Dabbled readers might like, so I said yes. They sent me two of their neat products – Ice Shooter Molds and Herb Scissors. So… Read on...

Dragoncon this weekend!

September 3, 2010 | Topic: Announcement

I’ll be letting my inner geek out at Dragoncon this weekend. I’ll be sure to have lots of pictures for you guys when I get back! (Twitter or email me if you’re going to be down there..) To tide you over, here are some fun dragon-con stuff and geeky… Read on...