Articles in the inspirations Category
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I love this tutorial from Wisdom of the Moon. I must admit I don’t usually blow eggs (ie remove the egg from the shell ahead of time then paint the eggshells), but this technique seems like it might make it worth the effort–can you believe the secret to this is using an aspirator (ya know, they thing you suck out babies’ noses with!?)! And I love that this way they can keep their eggs from year to year..
In preparation for one of our favorite holiday craft activities, I start collecting blown eggs early. I find it helpful to blow…
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Loving this giant Ebi Cake by Coco Cake Cupcakes! The rice details are a fabulous touch…
Sushi Cakes are so much fun… remember this one from Shrimp Salad Circus?
Here’s some more Sushi themed Cakes and Cupcakes from Flickr, too! (Links to the flickr pics below the large photo mosaic)
1. sushi cakes tray with “grass”, 2. sushi!, 3. sashimi boat v2.0, 4. DSC06742, 5. Chocolate-Orange Sushi Cake, 6. Vegan “sushi” cupcake
Way cool inspirations, all!
Featured on Dabbled? Don’t forget to grab a nifty button!
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A few quick links for you, to get your day going!
Love this nautilus by The Book Collector’s Wife! It’s on my list of cool cephalopods!
5 weird things I learned at culinary school at Talk of Tomatoes
Blade Runner death scene done in Legos (Blade Runner remains one of my fave all time movies. Right up there with The Princess Bride) (via Great White Snark)
Cute redone side table into play stove... love the creative re-use! (Previous play stove posts here and here)
Twittered this week:
- Totally love this simple tutorial from @sisterdiane! : A super-simple way to cover a composition book
- Loving these little birdie remakes at @dollarcraft! http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2010/03/anthropologie-bird/
- Brussels…
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I literally squealed when I saw this at Superpunch this morning…
Noah Dziobecki created a dead on Star Wars-themed version of Goodnight Moon, called Goodnight Forest Moon. You can download the book here.
The Boy loved Goodnight Moon when he was little, and now he’s completely into Star Wars in all it’s forms. So this is totally cool. You can download a pdf of the book, and he gives very detailed instructions on how to print and make your own version.
“In the great metal room, there was a comlink, and a tauntaun, and a holo picture of..” (pdf)
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Some fun from around the web..
- Go Canada! I love this little drawing from Diana Evans on the Olympic Games.
- I’m really enjoying the color series prints from Little Brown Pen… The Yellow one is so bright!
- The Domestic Scientist has scoured etsy and FOUND DINOSAURS!
- Seen in the Dabbled Flickr Pool: Felted Cupcakes! and Crocheted Fluffy Bunny Slippers…
- More in the Dabbled Flickr Pool: Luscious Teal Resin Lips & The Great Winged Moose!
- Tutorial on Craft on “Fulling” a Sweater into Felt… We love this technique! (Use your felt for all kinds of neat things, like Ele-purses!)
- Niki’s Lemon Cake looks simply divine.. and it’s Vegan, too!
Chicken Chili Update:
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At Dabbled we love to make something new out of something old.
It’s a great way to get new uses out of something that you don’t wear or is outgrown, and if you mess up, well, you’re not out expensive fabric, right? Plus, it’s fun to REFASHION!
Here’s a few tutorials to start you on your way!
Kids Refashioning Tutorials:
There are a ton of these out there, these were just a few I had saved in my ‘to write about’ file!
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Love This! It’s a great stop motion of “Adobe Photoshop Cook” making butter cookies! (via Swissmiss)
Adobe Photoshop Cook from Lait Noir on Vimeo.
Agent P (Perry) Costume
Reader Nina used the Perry the Platypus costume idea from October to create this fun Perry costume for her daughter. I love how she made the one piece Perry body (since she couldn’t find green sweats) using a sweatshirt and sweatpants of hers for the pattern. According to Nina: “We cut a line down the back so she could get in it, and used strips of matching fleece to make two ties to hold it closed. We followed…
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On the Foodwhirl.com blog today I have a post up highlighting some interesting and fun cakes I found on flickr.. Go check it out!
My own robot cake from a few years back, and a roundup of other robot cake ideas!
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I just ran across this at How to Do Something, and I was so impressed I figured I’d add it to today’s inspirations list! She made it out of wood, and screen, and cans, and twigs… Seriously, how cool is that?
Go over there and check it out – she shows a step by step on how she did it.
If you missed it, the rest of the inspiration links for friday are HERE
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http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/02/how-to_layered_jello_mold.html http://manhattancraftroom.blogspot.com/2010/02/perfect-manhattan-evening-plus-jello.html http://www.pickycook.com/breakfastandbrunch/berrymascarponepancakes.aspx http://mimikirchner.com/blog/archives/2010/02/the-winner-and-the-pattern/ http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/how-to-make-chocolate-dipped-twinkie-bonbons-home-hacks-108505 http://averychocolatewedding.blogspot.com/2010/02/crepe-paper-poppy-diy.html http://creativepartyplace.com/2010/01/21/ladybug-first-birthday-party http://www.oneprettything.com/?p=8911 http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2010/02/victim-of-hannibal-lecter-cake.html http://www.dudecraft.com/2010/02/lepidopterecycled-work-of-michelle.html http://www.omnomicon.com/pancake-results
