Articles tagged with: valentines
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I’m mostly taking the day off to have a lovely little valentine’s day with the family… In the snow… What’s up with SNOW in Georgia, anyway? This is the second one we’ve had this year!
But a few little things:
- How cool, Laughing Squid linked to the Tentacle Hugs v-day card! (We heart Laughing Squid!)
- Be sure to check out the valentines, Chinese new year, and mardi-gras themed recipes at Foodwhirl!
Here’s a roundup of Valentine’s related projects on Dabbled, too!
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Dabbled LOVES Hello Naomi (aka Naomi Henderson), a favorite cupcake maker from Down Under! (Read the Dabbled Interview with her)
We’ve features her fabulous work here before (here, and here), and she has graciously given us a tutorial on how to make some lovely V-day cupcakes.
See below for
- The Vanilla Cupcake recipe
- How to Decorate them
(a few translations from us Yanks, to the best of my ability: Icing Sugar = Powdered Sugar. Castor Sugar = a superfine sugar, which you can purchase in speciality stores here in the states, or make by pulsing regular sugar in a food processor or coffee grinder)
I’ve included…
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Just a quick sketch for Illustration Friday, since the week’s almost out, and I’ve been so busy working on Foodwhirl.com… (Which you should now go check out!..details here.)
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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…
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This little Code Monkey made his debut a few years ago, but he’s back as a downloadable/printable PDF for a geeky Valentines Day card for 2010. Perfect if you or your significant other is a Code Monkey, a Jonathan Coulton fan*, or at least always on the computer! Available in 2 tagline versions: “Code Monkey Likes You.” and the simple “Happy Valentines Day”.
Just print, fold, and give!
Download :
–Code Monkey Likes You version: Code Monkey Likes You Card
–Happy Valentines Day version: Computer Monkey Valentines Day Card
*Code Monkey song reference link
If you’re not following Dabbled – Why not!? Don’t miss a thing – Get…
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I wasn’t going to post this yet, as it’s part of a swap package I’m doing for this round of Sweet Goodness Swaps, but since I accidentally leaked it to my swap partner already, I figured I’d share it with all you guys as well. I wrote this up as an instructable – go vote for it in the Sweet Treats Contest! Pretty Please?
Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Hearts – and ways to fix and avoid chocolate problems. – More DIY How To Projects
It’s got some good hints for working with chocolate, and ideas for rescuing chocolate projects, too!
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First off, a reminder that THIS IS IT, the last day to get in your entries for the Anti-Valentines Day contest. Go check out the Dabbled flickr pool for a quick look at some of the entries. Need motivation? Go check out the prizes from our lovely sponsors! You have until Midnight tonight, Eastern US Time.
Handmade Help is helping the victims of the Australian bushfires by getting creators of handmade items to donate the proceeds of an item or their store to the relief efforts. (via WhipUp)
Go check ‘em out. And buy something or donate something!
I decided to donate something,…
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And hey, don’t forget our sponsors who are bringing you the cool prizes – show ‘em some love and go visiting!
So, some inspiration… I’ve picked a couple of our entries thus far to showcase here… But go check out all the entries in the comments over Here.
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2/12 update: Like the squidees? I’m donating one of the original squid watercolors to the Handmade Help relief effort for the Australian bushfires – go bid on her and help a good cause! Details and links to the auction Here.
For you, a free Valentine downloadable card!
Here are two cards you can print and share, featuring our lovely valentine squid. (He needs a name, any ideas?)
You can either snag it from flickr (click on the above image), or grab the higher quality pdf (prints 2 to a page) here.
Aren’t Cephalopods the ultimate valentine’s day theme?
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Apparently, in trying to be lazy this morning with my links, I got myself into a recursive loop. So, here are your links, now new and improved with 98% less infinity.
Pictured above, from my flickr travels:
Starburst Bracelet from candy_calamity
Valentine’s Day Waffles, in Miniature from bebetoby.
Really neat – you wouldn’t believe those pins and pendants are from plastic bottles! Check out monamivie’s stuff.
Also you’ll wanna check out:
Really neat – Turn an old sweater into a personalized Valentine! (via One Pretty Thing — lots of other great stuff here too!)
Valentine Home Decor ideas at Tip Junkie
Betz White’s Fast and felted scarflet
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