DIY Dog Cake + Ice Cream Party Kit Giveaway

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Yesterday, in our Easter Basket Dog Party Ideas list, we featured Puppy Cake Dog Cake Mix. This wheat-free cake mix for dogs makes it super easy to make pupcakes, birthday cakes for dogs and more. It’s a fun way to make any doggy celebration even more special.

Ready to party? FOUR lucky winners will each receive a Prize Pack from Puppy Cake!

Each prize pack includes 2 boxes of Puppy Cake Mix, a Dog Bone Shaped Cake Pan, and a carton of Puppy Scoops Peanut Butter Ice Cream Mix for Dogs.

Enter HERE to win 1 of 4 prize kits.

Giveaway ends 4/7/19. Modern Dog Magazine is responsible for prize fulfillment.

How to Make Cake Toppers That Look Like Your Dog + KitchenAid Giveaway

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Dog lovers, are you planning to stay in this weekend and cuddle with the fur kids instead of braving the post-Thanksgiving store sales and crowds? We are too!

I was searching for a new dog-related DIY project I could start this weekend and found this super cute Dog Cake Toppers Lesson on Craftsy.

Bring your furry friends to life as adorable canine cake toppers!

Whether they’re posing for a treat or adorning a cake, dogs bring a smile and sense of joy that’s always worth celebrating. Join the award-winning “Cake Dutchess” and learn to make edible canine cake toppers along with some fun accessories such as bones, bandanas and more. Using basic shapes and easy-to-follow techniques, you’ll be able to recreate your favorite doggos for any occasion.

Online Class Includes:

  • 6 Streaming HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
  • Downloadable class resources, including a printable supply list and design templates
  • Detailed instruction, explanation and demonstration
  • Answers from fellow classmates in our virtual classroom
  • Click to preview this class

I’ve done Craftsy’s online knitting classes before, and know how fun and easy to use their online craft classes are, so I’m excited about this new one. Every class comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there is nothing to lose. In addition to a great weekend activity with kids, this craft lesson would also make a great gift for your favorite crafty dog lover.

When you buy the course here for $9.99 you own it forever and can access it on any computer, tablet or smartphone with internet. You also get a FREE month of access to unlimited online classes from the whole library with categories including online photography lessons, paper craft classes, jewelry making, plus lots more great DIY projects.

Visit their website here to check it all out.

Now that you are on your way to making adorable cake toppers, be sure to enter our latest giveaway for the chance to win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. Quality kitchen tools and appliances make all the difference and this one is at the top of every baker’s holiday wish list!

KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer Giveaway

Use the Rafflecopter contest widget below to enter. Giveaway is open worldwide and ends 12/4/18 at 11:59pm ET. Winner outside of the United States will receive the cash equivalent of $250 via Paypal. Model and color may vary. Good Luck everybody!
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Fun Gift Idea: Bake-A-Bone Dog Treat Maker

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bake a bone dog treat maker

Dogs love treats and now you can make your own at home with no mess or fuss. This fun and easy Bake-A-Bone Dog Treat Maker makes healthy, delicious preservative-free treats in minutes. Perfect for small, medium and large dogs, and great for parties.

Bake-A-Bone features allergy-sensitive recipes including wheat-free, corn-free, low-glucose, lactose-free, gluten-free and soy-free. Recipes for every taste: chicken, beef, liver, peanut butter, cheese, vegetarian, vegan organic and much more.

dog treat maker

Make fun specialty treats also snicker poodles, banana biscotti bones, birthday bones, puppy pot-roast bones and decorate them with fun, pet-friendly homemade icings. Freeze some treats for later — your pup will love them frozen!

Snag the treat maker while it’s on sale for 43% OFF and eligible for Free Shipping at Amazon.com. Makes a great gift for any dog lover on your list or get one for your own home and make holiday dog treats with your family and friends. Go HERE to read more and get yours now!

Tips, Kits and Tools To Make Your Own Dog Treats

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Tips, Tricks and Tools for DIY Dog Treats

Every want to learn how to make your own dog treats? Whether you are concerned about controlling the ingredients, looking for more frugal alternatives to store-bought treats, or just like to make stuff, here are several fun deals on cookbooks, tools and kits we’ve rounded up to help you get started on making your own DIY dog treats:

Make Your Own Dog Treats:

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How To Make Your Own Cookbook for Fun and Profit

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How to make a cookbook

Ever thought of putting your favorite recipes into a beautiful book you can give as a gift or pass down the generations? Maybe you’re famous for your pet treats and you’ve always thought about creating your own cookbook to sell or give to friends and family, but never knew how to get started!

Blurb is a company that lets anyone create beautiful books from their favorite content, and get those books shipped in any quantity (even just one copy). Not a designer? That’s OK, Blurb’s free BookSmart software is an easy route to a great cookbook.

What’s the best way to get started? Holding off a bit. It’s tempting to want to dive right in, but thinking a bit and getting organized is worth it in the end. Make the most of your time by dividing each step into chunks so you can tackle them at different points in your book-making process.

And here we go:

1. Organize: Gather your recipes and do a process of elimination. Once you’ve narrowed your favorites down, you can gather accompanying images—just make sure you’re giving the recipe and image files the same name to make it easier when it’s time to upload. Keep everything in one folder on your computer.

2. Flow it: Next, determine how you want your cookbook story to flow. Do you want to sort your recipes by age, popularity, or even something else? Once you’ve determined the order, you’ll have done the bulk of your creative decision-making.

3. Get the tool: Download our free book-making tool, BookSmart, choose your book size (Standard Portrait and Standard Landscape are the most popular for cookbooks) and input your title and author name. Then choose “Cookbook” as your starting point — this will give you the best layouts for the job. Then pick a source for your images — from iPhoto, your computer, even Flickr or Picasa. Lastly, choose a theme. Now you’re ready to put together your cookbook.

4. Lay it out: This is where the real book-making comes in. BookSmart will provide you with 20 pages in our standard recipe layout, but you’ll find plenty of alternate layouts in the “Choose page layout” panel on the upper left. You can also add additional pages ­­— including photo pages — by clicking “Add Pages” in the top toolbar.

5. Just add copy: Our layouts provide space for stories, introductions, and those all-important ingredients and directions. Paste in your copy and you’re golden. Then garnish with photos. Don’t forget to run BookSmart’s spell check feature.

6. Preview and review: Click “Review book” and go through page by page. If you’re not a natural-born proofreader, ask a friend to take a second look.

7. Order: Make any last minute edits, click “Order,” and follow the prompts to checkout. Remember to order extra copies for friends and family—or sell it in our Bookstore. Order now and save 15% on all print book orders through April 30th with code TAKE15%.