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Need a little more Star Wars in your life? Inspired by this summer’s Clone Cupcakes and the Stuff on a Stick contest on Instructables, I was inspired the other day to create this tasty little Clone Army…
The pops are basically Rolo candies, covered in marshmallow fondant, with fondant details. No baking required!
Though I do admit that they are a bit time consuming…
But were definitely appreciated by the young Star Wars fans…
Wanna Make them yourself?
I’ve written up the whole thing as an instructable, with tons of photos and instructions for both the clone troopers and the storm trooper versions… Click the image below,…
Featured Craft, Robots, art, craft, my art, recent »
I’ve been working on a way to sell some of my artwork, in a way that is both affordable, and more ‘useful’ than just a picture you hang on your wall. So this is a couple of prototypes of my latest idea! (Excuse the pics, these aren’t the highest quality!)
I’ve been playing around with glass tile necklaces, with either prints from my artwork, or original drawings, as fun and wearable art.
Here are the 2 prototypes–based on the watercolor series (“Robot World“) which is currently in the Museum of Science in Boston. One is the robot from “A Clockwork Red” and…
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Hi Everybody!! My name is Chrissy P. from Felted Chicken! I’m your average-everyday Felter living & working on Hollywood, CA. I’ve been needle-felting for about a year and a half now, and am always looking for new, interesting, and easy ways to add some extra UMPF to my sculptures. Nancy was kind enough to ask me to share a tutorial on one of these processes.
In addition to the traditional felting techniques that everybody uses (needle & wet-felting, dying my own wool, accenting with tufts of colored wool) I also use an Airbrush to add shadows & gradients to my pieces. …
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Flowers are a great decoration for crafts and food alike! And roses particularly have romantic connotations, or are just plain lovely.
(Well, except the Bacon Roses, those are just plain weird.)
I’ve been seeing them everywhere lately, so here are a few ways to make them:
Some fun Rose Making Links:
<<Here’s a rose “chip” made from Beets! Such a clever idea for a ’savory’ rose! See the how-to at Eye Candy. Also some done with purple potatoes (see pic above)
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Little Birdie Secrets has a tutorial on making really pretty paper roses, that looks very neat! Love the end product…>>
<<Another one from Eye Candy – Make…
Illustration Friday, Robots, art, my art, recent »
Illustration Friday prompt this week was Propagate… I’m not really sure HOW these dolls propagate, but I’m sure it’s interesting
This seemed to be begging for a caption, this was the one I came up with… any better ideas?
If you missed it..Earlier today: Clothes Tutorials – recycle your wardrobe!
And the latest from Foodwhirl.com!
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Another Valentine’s Day free download for you… This cute little squid made his debut in 2009, and is back as a printable for your valentines day needs! Plus, instructions on making your own quick envelope for this or any other homemade card!
Downloads:
Single Card – Tentacles are for Hugging
Set of 9 mini-cards – Tentacles are for Hugging
2 cards – Tentacles version, Happy Valentine’s Day version
Download either the larger single card, or a set of 9 mini cards for school giving.
Quick Homemade Envelopes
If you want envelopes for your cards, the process is simple. (See the photos below for visual instructions!) I like…
Featured Craft, Tutorials/Tips, art, craft, my art, recent »
Here’s a great little stocking stuffer you can make yourself. My 4 year old played a game similar to this* at grandma’s over Thanksgiving, and loved it, so I thought a pocket version would be a great little ‘handmade’ Christmas gift. I’ve included (almost) everything you need to make one for yourself as free downloads! Just grab the file, print, and add your own Altoids tin for a cute little gift that fits perfectly in a stocking! This freebie is a present for you, my readers, because if I didn’t have you, there wouldn’t be much point to this.
You…
Tutorials/Tips, craft, recent »
Today I’m over at Dollar Store Crafts — Go check out my tutorial for making a cute, easy and cheap Stocking Ornament / Gift Card Holder!
And, in case you missed it, while I was off in London last week, we had 3 lovely tutorials last week by three lovely guest posters!
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Tutorial – Make Resin Star Christmas Tree Ornaments From Kerry at www.pennydog.com A great project if you’ve been wanting to try crafting with resin! |
By Heather from Dollar Store Crafts I love projects that turn old sweaters into something new.. this would be great for when you accidentally shrink one, too! |
Halloween, Tutorials/Tips, food, recent »
For Halloween this year, I tried a new idea, that I had gotten from the most excellent blog, Filth Wizardry. She did this as a fun project with the kids, and I thought it looked like a lovely and disgusting item for the Halloween buffet, especially for the kiddos. Now those of you who follow me on Twitter may remember this for the Dot Cooks “Live Tweet”, where I documented all my Halloween food prep (if not, you can see the summary here!).
So why am I showing you this now, since Halloween is a whole year away? Well, I think…
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Halloween is the favorite holiday around here, so stay tuned for lots of fabulous halloween food, costumes, ideas and so much more. I’m trying to decide if we’re doing a contest this year–it was great last year. You guys up for it!?
Here at Dabbled we’ll have lots of new (and old) stuff, but here are a few other sources you should check out!
To start you off, check out some of these great compilation posts at Superpunch:
And here’s a roundup of tips from the always clever Parenthacks
If you’re feeling competitive–or just want some…
