Monthly Archives: March 2011

Easter Idea Roundup

March 28, 2011 | Topic: featured, Seasonal/Holiday

Click on the photo above for Cool Easter ideas from the past–these were some of our 2010 posts…

And here are some more resources:

Easter Egg Prep – How to blow eggs!
More Easter Crafty Links.. (more egg dying ideas)

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Love this upcycled art sculpture!

March 22, 2011 | Topic: art, inspirations

I spotted this at Eric Barclay’s blog last week, and figured you guys would love it… His art is always fun, but I thought this one deserved extra mention for it’s creativity :) Mrs. Olafsen and her dog, Hercules (he made it from from the McDonald’s… Read on...

Foodwhirl Wants You!

March 18, 2011 | Topic: food

I’ve been coding my little heart out for the past week adding some new functionality to our group food blog, Foodwhirl.com. I’ve been wanting to add some new functionality to make it easier for you guys to submit your own recipes, and submit links to your food… Read on...

Thanks to Babble for naming Dabbled a top 50 craft blog

March 17, 2011 | Topic: Announcement

Thanks to Babble (nice name, pretty close to Dabbled!) for naming Dabbled one of the Top 50 Mom Craft Blogs. Go check out the whole list… there’s some great peeps on there that I already visit regularly, plus some I’m looking forward to checking… Read on...

New Projects Page on Dabbled, and Pie.

March 15, 2011 | Topic: food, website design

I’ve been playing around with a new look for Dabbled, and I’m not quite happy with it yet… the main page seems too cluttered for my taste. But one thing I love is the new Projects page. It’s a quick look at many of the old projects featured on… Read on...

Blue Jean Remake – Funky cute kids jeans tutorial

March 9, 2011 | Topic: craft, Guest, Tutorials/Tips

I thought this springy tutorial of Colleen’s from 2009 deserved another airing… check out how to remake too small jeans into these fun girls pants!

One of the most creative people I know, Colleen (of the great indie online fabric store Some Art Fabric & and the brand

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St Patrick’s Day cooking…

March 8, 2011 | Topic: Featured Recipes, food, Seasonal/Holiday

St. Patrick’s day is coming up… got any cooking plans? Here are some of the recipes we shared last year on Foodwhirl.com.

Guiness Corned Beef

Irish Car Bomb Bread Pudding

Niki’s Homemade Corned Beef and Cabbage

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A new look for Dabbled.org

March 6, 2011 | Topic: website design

If you’ve stopped by Dabbled this weekend, you might have noticed a little construction. I’m still in process, but Dabbled has a little bit of a new look. So excuse anything that doesn’t look quite right, and do let me know if you see any errors. I should… Read on...

Friday Link Day – BFFs, Scarecrows, Recipes, and more

March 4, 2011 | Topic: craft, food, inspirations

Best Friends Forever/Love Hurts – Such cute best friends! Over at Super Punch.

The Art of the Scarecrow – The Candy Corn Chronicles spotlights these incredible scarecrow art sculptures. I really like Alice at Futuregirl’s post about the

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Goodbye Tumblr as a Portfolio Platform

March 1, 2011 | Topic: art, my art, website design

…and hello WordPress! Several years ago I created a portfolio site for my art on Tumblr. I wrote up the how-to here, and it’s been a very popular post–and still quite valid for using Tumblr for this purpose. However, I’ve decided to move on now. I Read on...