Monthly Archives: September 2010

Awesome Octopus Cake

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!

Great idea.. let kids make their own stamps!
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’veRead on...

Dragon*con Artist Report

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”

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

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

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

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!

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 geekyRead on...