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Sweet Treats too cool to eat…a photo roundup

March 17, 2009 | Topic: food

Here ya go, another roundup of cool pictures from flickr.com! The theme this time is Sweet Treats, Too Cool to Eat, and here are a few really fun yummy items… some professionally done, some do-able by us amateurs, but all inspiring. Read on...

The People have spoken! People's Choice Winner of the Anti-Valentines Vote..

February 25, 2009 | Topic: Uncategorized

I know, I know… valentines is long over. But we have one more award to give, and here it is! Congratulations to Jeanne at The Candy Corn Chronicles for winning the People’s Choice Award for her delightfully creepy Anti-Valentines entry: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.… Read on...

Craft (print version) RIP, and more

February 13, 2009 | Topic: craft

I love the Craftzine blog – (yeah, you may have seen Dabbled there a few times). You may have heard by now that Craft magazine is ditching their print version and going to all online. Sad in a way (because I love the physical lovelies on… Read on...

A new watercolor – "Hang Time"

February 11, 2009 | Topic: art, Illustration Friday, my art

This was hanging out in my head based on the IF prompt “Time”. And I’m happy to say it came out pretty similar to what I envisioned. I’ve got a few more in my head to get out too, we’ll see what happens! Read on...

Tutorial – Make a Stacked Felt Pin – A clever Valentine!

February 10, 2009 | Topic: craft, Featured Craft, recycled sweaters, Tutorials/Tips

Here is a fun and quick project, suitable for valentines or spring. Wouldn’t this be cute for a little girl to make for valentines for her friends? Or stack bolder flowers without the heart and make a fun funky adult brooch.… Read on...

More Cephalopod Crafts – Octopus Wine Cover, and Crafty Cthulhu Roundup

February 9, 2009 | Topic: craft

My friends Dennis and Grieg (Grieg is a very talented photographer) are apparently also a very talented crafty dudes! Love this little cephalopod wine bottle cover… isn’t he just too cute!? Even though cephalopod week is officially over, I had to do just one more… Read on...

One more octopus… and Making Soup!

February 6, 2009 | Topic: food

Skitzophrenic post here, but I wanted to get one more Octopus out for Cepholopod Week.
And I also have a new instructable up, on how to make a totally easy, kid-veggie-friendly, inexpensive soup – Carrot Vichyssoise… So here he… Read on...

Cephalopod Week – It's the octopus' turn!

February 6, 2009 | Topic: art, my art

Apparently there was an outcry of discrimination among the octopuses of the world that my cephalopods this week were of the squid-y variety. To make amends, here is a sweet little Octopus pal, Edvard, is just looking for love (probably in all the wrong places). Read on...

Anti-Valentines contest updates and inspiration

February 5, 2009 | Topic: Uncategorized

Good Morning! Cephalopod week will continue this evening, but a quick check in on Valentines Day. Don’t forget to get your entries in for the Anti-Valentines Day contest… Spread the word, too — grab an “I’m Entering the Contest” button at the bottom

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Cephalopod Week – Links to cool things with Tentacles

February 4, 2009 | Topic: Uncategorized

In Soviet Russia, Squid Eat YOU! This squidee’s over at Laughing Squid! Bizarre Tentacled Robots
via @joshpincus, who also reminded me of this cool squid cake spotted on Craft.

@TorreyBelle pointed me to some… Read on...