Previously, I’d shared with you how I’d built a portfolio website (a website designed to show off a artist or photographer’s body of work) using two blogging platforms, Blogger and Tumblr.
The idea behind these efforts was to take up the challenge of building on a free platform something that was as easy to maintain as a blog, but didn’t look like a ‘blog’.
Well, the power of Wordpress compels me to build a fabulous portfolio site using that platform. Now, this is really not in the same spirit as the prior challenges, as a self hosted Wordpress site is not a free…
If you’re like me, you have way too many jars and bottles of condiments on the door of your fridge. You bought that bottle of Thousand Island Dressing for making Reuben sandwiches one day, and there it sits, taking up space.
Well, emergency condiment recipes to the rescue! Why buy that 1000 Island Dressing, when you could have easily made it from stuff you already had in your refrigerator? Take cocktail sauce off your shopping list. Tartar Sauce too…
Ingredients needed to make all the below: ketchup, mustard, mayo, sweet pickle relish, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce & honey. As usual, all measurements are…
One of the most creative people I know, Colleen (of the great indie online fabric store Some Art Fabric & and the brand new Sloth Craft) has gifted us with this fabulous blue jean remake tutorial. Born of a wrong sized thrift store purchase for jeans for her daughter, this is a great example of how to take something ordinary and turn it into something way cool! As always, we LOVE our guest posters! Hope you enjoy this great tutorial as much as I did! — Dot
I sew. Sewing defines me as a person and as…
I’m back in the world of the living now… thanks to everyone for all the good thoughts and well wishes while I was sick. I’m not TOTALLY 100%, but getting there. However, I’m not quite up to creating fresh new content today, so here’s some things I thought you might like…
1. king crab dog bed, 2. Lauren heart on sleeve cuff bracelet 1, 3. donkeygame
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Sorry for being MIA for the past few days. For those who don’t follow me on twitter, I’ve had the flu. (Yes, I can still tweet from my blackberry with a 102 fever!) Apparently I’m getting better today, as I’ve managed to make it out of bed and to the computer. We’ll technically sitting on the bed typing on the laptop, but you know what I mean.
So I finally went to the Dr. today, and they confirmed that I do have the flu, probably/maybe the swine flu — apparently it’s so common these days they don’t routinely swab for…
One of my latest blog finds, Shrimp Salad Circus, has a really nice tutorial on making a giant Sushi Roll Cake! Now you know I love sushi in all its forms, from real to faux, and this is a really clever take on the faux-sushi sweet cake.
Go check it out here!
Because I’m a nerd at heart, I tweeted the process of making a blueberry orange tart the other day. For those who happened to miss it on twitter, here is the transcript and the pics!
Note: All pictures taken on my blackberry, so quality is not so high, but you get the idea.
I used my basic blueberry pie recipe, but substituted orange zest & juice for the lemon. I also added slices of orange to the top which candied up nicely for a little different twist.
And instead of doing this in a pie pan, I used a tart pan (I love…
