Unleash Your Creative Genius and Become a Self-Published Author or Artist with Blurb Books

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Ever had a great idea for a book but didn’t know how to get it published. Maybe you create amazing recipes and food photos, or want to put all your best sketches or stories together in a permanent binding. Or how about turning your pet photos into a children’s book!?! Talk about a cool DIY project! Check out this self-publishing success story for some more great ideas and inspiration on how to get started:

Blurb author Kal Barteski is a maker extraordinaire whose creativity knows no bounds. She’s a working designer, painter, storyteller, book creator, TEDx speaker, and calligrapher who can now add “video star” to her resumé with this Blurb book-maker profile. Watch the first installment in the new Canadian Author video series with a look at Kal’s creativity.

No doubt you’ll be inspired to make your own book with Blurb. 

Watch FREE Online DIY, Craft, Cooking & Photography Classes Anytime!

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Baby, it’s COLD outside! If you’re going a bit stir crazy being stuck indoors, or are just looking to learn some new skills or start on a fun new project, you don’t want to miss the FREE mini-classes available online over at Craftsy.com!

free bag-making class

With the FREE Bucket Bag Class, you could make a super CUTE bag for the dog park or handy storage bine to keep all your fur kid’s toys and gear together! In addition to needle crafts including knitting, quilting, sewing and crochet, you can also learn cake decorating, photography, perfect pizza making, fondant basics, and a bunch of other FUN stuff.

Woof Woof Papa is always on me about being more careful when I’m chopping things in the kitchen, so I’m interested in the FREE Knife Skills Class…check it out:

knife skills class

Craftsy also offers reasonably-priced full-length classes online and with all their free and paid classes, you do them on your own schedule, and on any laptop, computer, table or device you want. You can watch and restart them as much as you want and even ask questions and get tips from the instructor and other students. I’ve done the online Knitting course and love how easy it was to follow and how well-done the whole thing was!

Visit Craftsy HERE to check out all the FREE mini courses and get started on a fun new project of your own!

Making Dairy-Free Frozen Treats for Pets & People with Yonanas

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DIY Dairy-Free Frozen Dog Treats

If you follow us on Instagram, you probably already got a peek at how excited Daisy and I were when our Yonanas Dessert Maker arrived recently! We’ve been putting it to good use, making frozen desserts for Woof Woof Papa and ourselves.

If you haven’t already heard about it, Yonanas is a super easy to use machine that makes Dairy-Free frozen treats and desserts using only frozen bananas and other frozen fruits. You can add chocolate, cookies, nuts and other stuff if you want to get creative, but if you want to share with your dog just stick to fruit you know they can eat and do NOT add all the other stuff. Save that for the humans! Here’s a quick demo video on how it works, since I couldn’t use it and film my own at the same time LOL:

As you can see, it’s really easy. And I also like that cleanup is a breeze. When I’m done I take it apart (also super easy) and either rinse it in the sink or put the parts in the top shelf of the dishwasher. It’s very similar in design to a juicer, but way easier to clean and faster to take apart and put back together, in my experience!

easy yonanas cleanup

To make sure we’re always stocked up on frozen bananas, I buy large bunches so there will always be enough to eat AND some to freeze when they get spotted. And then when the freezer starts to get full, I like to make a big batch of Yonanas all at once. Usually Woof Woof Papa and I enjoy some while we watch a movie, and Daisy also gets a little cup for herself…but not too much at once! Most dogs do fine with small amounts of fruit but take it easy. We usually stick with just banana, or banana with a little frozen mango since that’s our favorite, but you can get creative depending on what you and your pup like! If you have human kids, they will love helping out and creating new flavor combinations, too!

To make sure I always have some frozen treats on hand, I take about half of whatever I make and put it into freezer molds so that Daisy can enjoy a tiny treat from time to time without over-indulging or having to wait til we have enough bananas to make a new batch. I like using these paw shaped molds but you can use ice cube trays or anything else you like!

Hurry up and freeze already!

Since I cannot resist that FACE, I usually let her lick the bowl too. I’m sure she likes to think of it as “helping” clean up!

lick the bowl

Besides serving Yonanas frozen desserts in a bowl or freezer mold, you can also make popsicles, creamy cold cantaloupe “soup” and loads of other healthy, non-dairy treats and dishes.

Do you and your dog love frozen bananas and other frozen treats? Want a deal on a Yonanas Machine? Check out the options on sale at Amazon.com!

frozen paw

Paw Shaped Silicone Molds for food and treats

8 FREE DIY Kindle Books: Make Homemade Dog Treats, Amigurumi Animals + More!

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free diy ebooks

If you’ve been suffering from cabin fever due to the crazy winter we’re having, or are just looking for a fun new DIY project, gift ideas or treat recipes for your cat or dog, then read on! I had a few minutes today to roundup some fun new FREE Kindle books to help give you some creative inspiration.

Take a sec and snag these 8 FREE eBook downloads about DIY Projects, Crafts and Making Pet Treats while they are available at no cost. You can read them on a Kindle or any tablet, PC, laptop, Smartphone or other web-enabled device using one of the free Kindle Reading Apps.

Remember that once you own the book, it’s added to your library and is yours to keep and read whenever you have time, but they don’t stay free for long so hurry on over and download them now! Always verify price still shows $0.00 BEFORE completing each transaction, since prices change quickly and without notice.

Free Kindle eBooks about Crafts, DIY Gifts & Pet Treats:

Dog Bone Cookie Cutter Personalized With Your Dog’s Name!

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dog name cookie cutter

I just ordered the CUTEST personalized dog cookie cutter over at doggyloot.com this morning and wanted to make sure you know to look for it before they sell out or end the deal!

Choose the size you want (small, medium or large) and then tell them your dog’s name (up to 7 letters). Shipping is included and prices are $14-$18 ($3 OFF regular price).

This would make a super CUTE gift for a new pet parent, or just to treat your own dog to personalized cookies for their birthday or any time! This would also come in handy for Pet Crafts or DIY projects like making your dog a personalized Christmas ornament or anything else you want to put their name on in the shape of a dog bone.

Visit doggyloot for this and more great daily deals for dogs.