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Tomorrow, I promise!

June 9, 2010 |
Tomorrow, I promise!
I have pics from the party this weekend, and of the Perry Cake and the Clone Trooper Cupcakes… but between the weekend running over til monday with houseguests in town, and a client meeting tomorrow I had to prep for, I am behind!  I’ll get ‘em up tomorrow.  Maybe not the full tutorial on the cake, but at least a few pics! While you’re waiting, I did post one of my mom’s classic cake recipes on Foodwhirl. And one of our new contributors gives us a great how-to on Tamales (go say hi, she’s new!).

Socialiality!

May 30, 2010 |
Someone asked me the other day if Dabbled had a Facebook page.. And I realized that I’ve probably been slack about mentioning it… So, I’m mentioning it! If you’re on Facebook, I’d totally love it if you’d go Like our Facebook Page! I’m planning on using it more in the future, but right now I post cool crafty links there, plus it gets the Dabbled RSS feed so you can see links to the most recent Dabbled posts there too. I’m planning on doing some contests and other fun stuff there too! So go share your… Read on...

Craftdare..coming really soon!

April 23, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: website design
Craftdare..coming really soon!
Although the #craftsocial people know about this, I just realized I hadn’t mentioned a new project I’ve been working on with some other cool craft bloggers.  (It’s one of the myriad of reasons posting has been light on Dabbled the last few weeks — I just keep filling my plate full and going back for seconds!) So what is it?
We Dare You… We dare you to reach outside of your craft comfort zone and create pieces you’ve never dreamed of. We dare you to write about the creative issues most important to you. Most of
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Happy Vday!

February 14, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: Seasonal/Holiday
Happy Vday!
I’m mostly taking the day off to have a lovely little valentine’s day with the family…  In the snow… What’s up with SNOW in Georgia, anyway?  This is the second one we’ve had this year! But a few little things: Here’s a roundup of Valentine’s related projects on Dabbled, too! … Read on...

Foodwhirl.com Launches Today!

February 10, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food
Foodwhirl.com Launches Today!
Whoohoo!  The new team food blog, Foodwhirl.com, officially launches today!  It’s taken about a month for me to assemble this great team, and design and build the site, and now it’s ready for prime time… go check it out… Since I can’t say it any better than the About page, here’s what the site is all about:
A little while ago, we had the idea to pull together real cooks like ourselves–who have lives and families, but still want to be creative and fun in the kitchen–and ponder the answer to that eternal question… “What’s for
… Read on...

Valentines: Free Shipping on Prints!

January 29, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: art, my art
Valentines: Free Shipping on Prints!
Wanna buy a print for your Valentine? Been wanting some Dot artwork? Conveniently enough, Imagekind is offering free shipping on prints right now through Feb 8! Code VDAY10 (details below*) I have a few images up there, and if you have another you’ve seen that you’d like as a print, just email me and I’ll see about uploading it for you. Here are a few cute ones for Valentines Day! Read on...

The as yet unnamed food blog project… coming soon.

January 13, 2010 | Also posted in Topic: food
The as yet unnamed food blog project… coming soon.
I mentioned in November that I was thinking about a new food-related group blog. With the holidays, that fell to the back burner, but now that we have a fresh new year, we’re starting up work on this new project. So, I figured I’d give you guys a heads up on what’s coming! This new blog will try to answer the eternal question of ‘What’s for Dinner?’, with recipes, how-to’s, menus, techniques, and so forth. We’ll cover things like date-night meals, kid-friendly dinners, party fare, and budget friendly eating. It will be a group blog, with bloggers from… Read on...

Preview of coming attractions!

December 14, 2009 | Also posted in Topic: art
Preview of coming attractions!
I spent most of the morning drawing about 60 little pictures that are part of a great little stocking stuffer game I’ll be posting a ‘how-to’ for in the next few days.   Here’s a little preview of some of the drawings… I was pretty impressed with my marathon 6 hour session — I really DID have other things I should have been doing today! Free Shipping Ends Tonight A reminder: Free Shipping on Prints ends tonight!  If you have been wanting one of Nancy’s art prints for a Christmas gift, grab it now…. Details on the… Read on...

Happy Almost December!

November 29, 2009 | Also posted in Topic: inspirations
Happy Almost December!
You can’t deny it now, the holiday are really upon us now…  Stay tuned this week for 3 Holiday Tutorials! Some Fun holiday stuff from Last Year, while you’re waiting…:
  • Make a Shrink Ornament Santa HERE (includes template)
  • Lemon Pie – Decorate with a winter snowflake theme HERE
  • Some great ideas for Holiday Up-cycling!  Finalists in last years Dabbled Upcycled Craft Contest… Here!
  • How to Make Homemade Eggnog. Try it! HERE
  • Make and Freeze Homemade Stock (Any of those holiday recipes that call for broth will be better with homemade!)- HERE
… Read on...

Dabbled buttons for your linky goodness!

November 18, 2009 |
Dabbled buttons for your linky goodness!
Reader Lindsay, of the lovely blog Shrimp Salad Circus, emailed me the other day asking where my link buttons were.  Well, I’m embarrassed to say that they have been MIA since the move to WordPress months ago. So, I figured I’d through a few up here for your stealing pleasure, both standard linking buttons, and “I was Featured” buttons. Let me know if you want a different size of any of them, the sizes are noted below each thumbnail… “Link to Dabbled” Buttons If you just want to share the Dabbled Love, or just like the idea of… Read on...