Monthly Archives: January 2012

Fabulously simple Cupid’s heart appetizers!

January 21, 2012 | Topic: food, inspirations

Isn’t this a wonderful idea for Valentines day appetizers or lunchbox treats? I was searching for photos of tomatoes on a totally unrelated topic, and came across this one… which led me back to Eye Candy (which is a very clever food site I’ve linked to… Read on...

How to make a Paper Rose Wreath

January 20, 2012 | Topic: craft, Seasonal/Holiday

Artist, and Dabbled favorite, Diana Evans has a great tutorial on making cute paper roses and a paper rose wreath.
Perfect for Valentines Day, no? I think individual flowers would be nice on 3-D Valentine’s Day cards, too. Go check it out! Her hand drawn tutorial is adorable too…

Crafty Cthulhu Says: “Stop SOPA”!

January 19, 2012 | Topic: Announcement, art

Sorry for the inconvenience of no Dabbled yesterday, but I feel very strongly that we need to get the word out to stop the SOPA and PIPA proposals, so we joined with many other sites to go dark to highlight the problem. More info:

Internet blackout… Read on...

Dabbled is Dark Today

January 18, 2012 | Topic: Announcement

Dabbled, like Wikipedia, Boing Boing, and many other sites today, has gone dark from January 18, 2012 at 8:00 am until January 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm to protest SOPA/PIPA and Internet Censorship. This is important, and you need to be aware and get involved if you care about the… Read on...

“Don’t Blink” Treetopper (and more awesomely geeky/crafty Dr. Who links)

January 13, 2012 | Topic: craft

Dude! Totally love this nerdy DIY Don’t Blink Angel treetopper by The Domestic Scientist! For the non-Dr. Who fans, this is the reference to the weeping angels. Although I’m not really sure Dr. Who is nerdy anymore now with the modern Doctors. Old school Dr. Who is… Read on...

Don’t forget those after Christmas decoration sales!

January 5, 2012 | Topic: Seasonal/Holiday, Tutorials/Tips

Yesterday I reminded you about picking up your clearance Candy Canes for use in Valentines Day treats. Today I’m reminding you that the rest of those Holiday Clearance goodies are also a bargain hunting crafter’s delight! In previous years I’ve picked up a tablecloth which was remade into a fun… Read on...

Buy Now – Clearance Candy canes for Valentines treats

January 4, 2012 | Topic: craft, food, Seasonal/Holiday

I was at Target the other day and all the xmas stuff is at 75% off. I picked up a box of multiflavor mini candy canes, because I always see cool things people make with candy canes for valentine’s day, but you can’t find the candy then! … Read on...

Happy New Year ! (and winner announcement)

January 3, 2012 | Topic: Reviews / Giveaways

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and New Year! Did you make any resolutions? I sure did, and a busy one too. But I’m sure you’ve been wondering who one the Serve giveaway, so here are the results! By the power of the Random Number Generator, we… Read on...