Tag Archives: inspirations
Tutorials, Downloadables and more!
First off, we had a fun, if hectic trip to Disney last week, and some lovely guest posters while I was away, so if you missed them, be sure to check these out!
Tutorial: Make a Bracelet from an old Record
Kelly from Tresijas shows us how to make a fun and easy bracelet! A great present that you can do yourself…
Christmas Tag Downloadable
Fanie from Art vs Craft.net made a cute cat Christmas gift tag for you!
A cute stocking stuffer: The Little Game Box
And my own holiday gift to you,… Read on…
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
- Holiday links:
… Read on…
Happy Thanksgiving Link Day
Just a little fun list of Thanksgiving Links!
- Love this Silly Turkey Cupcake!
- Turkey CakeWrecks
- Tip Junkie’s Thanksgiving Roundup
- An illustrated Thanksgiving Song
- Thanksgiving Science, Crafts and More
- CRAFT Thanksgiving Roundup
- Leftover Cranberry Sauce Muffins
- Turkey Facts from Freakonomics
- Marshmallow Sweet Potato Pie at Chica and Jo
- Pumpkin Pie Variations at not martha
- How to Safely Fry a Turkey
- Thanksgiving Dessert Buffet
Decorating for your Halloween Party – Links Galore!
Planning a Party? Or just getting into the Halloween Decorating Spirit? Here is a roundup of a bunch of cool ideas, for classy, spooky, creepy or scary decor!
First off, for some general sources of inspiration..
Check out The Swell Life’s 24 Crafts in 24 Hours. I especially love the Green Slime Lantern and Veggie Head for your halloween party decorating.
Always a great source for any occasion, One Pretty Thing has done some excellent roundups for Halloween: Here and Here are two good ones!
Now, for some specifics for… Read on…
Halloween at Dabbled Thus Far..
Here’s the recent Halloween posts you might have missed…
Food:
Costumes:
- Halloween Costumes, Part 1
- Halloween Costumes, Part 2… Creative Couples Costumes
- Halloween Costumes: The Hammerhead Shark
Decorations:
Dragon*con! And some Geeky Links so you don’t get any work done today…
Who is going to Dragon-con in Atlanta this year? Labor Day Weekend?
Lots of geeky fun, and worth going just to see the cool costumes… If so, let me know, maybe we can do a meet up! I’ll take lots of pictures of course, for those of you who have to miss it.
Update: The Domestic Scientist & Dabbled are thinking about doing a geek craft chick meetup at D-con. Details to come! Let us know if you’re interested!
While I’m on the subject of reveling in my geekiness, here are some cool geeky links:
- If
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Your Morning Linkdump
Here’s a few quick links to cool things for you (some of which you may have seen on my Twitter)
- Craftzine.com blog : Tiny Felt Sculptures
- Tutorial and Pattern for a softie monster. via WhipUp
- I’m going to have to try this spanakopita recipe.. mmm… http://bit.ly/oKdTN
- These s’mores cupcakes From Saucy look positively sinful… http://bit.ly/178bKU
- Love this so cool jewelry I found in the Dabbled flickr group: http://bit.ly/iTOGv
- In case you missed it, the winners in the Threadcakes contest. wowee. http://www.threadcakes.com/winners
- Waffle House – weird stuff just seems to happen there:
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Dabbled Interview – Geeky Fun with “The Domestic Scientist”
Today’s spotlight is on Renee, also known as “The Domestic Scientist” and her delightfully geeky projects. From dice games, to video games, to card games, to geek icons, she takes her crafting inspiration from the geek world! (Some links to some of Dot’s favorites at the bottom, and check out these pics on flickr!)
1) So, first off, the easy stuff… In 5 sentences or less, who are you, what do you do, how long have you been doing it?
Basically I’m a geeky mom that gets bored easily. Since I like working with my
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Thursday Wrap-up…
From kids party ideas to tutorials, here’s what’s been happening at Dabbled this week…
Oh, and Don’t forget.. you can follow Dabbled on Facebook, Friend Dot on Flickr, or Friend Dot on Twitter… if you’re into those things! (PS, if you do (particularly on twitter) do leave me a comment here or email so I know who you are!)
- How to Throw a Robot Spaceman Party!
A spiffy cool idea for your next kids party… All things Robot-Spaceman! Cakes, favors, invitations (free for download) and more! - Cool Dabbled Craft/Food Roundup Some cool stuff you might have
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Arts at Inman Park Festival (Part 3 of 3)
(Today: Art. Yesterday: Crafts. Last Week: Random Fun.)
Yesterday was crafty stuff, today Part 3 is artists, and I found some with my type of subjects! Hopefully this will introduce you to some art, and give you some inspiration as well.. As usual, click through on the pics to see larger!
To start off, one of my favorite finds was a fellow robot artist!
Jason Thomas is an artist after my own heart – robots? check! cephalopods? check! he’s even got jellyfish… hmmm, I’ve never tried those! Plus, he was giving away honey with purchase!
… Read on…
