Hey Everybody!
As of January 7th, I have officially been blogging for 6 months! I have had a great time doing it and those 6 months went very quickly. I wanted to have a couple giveaways to thank everyone for reading my blog and entering my giveaways, so when my bloggy friends at Come Home Disney got a hold of me to do a joint giveaway – I jumped at the chance! Continue reading
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Hello everybody!
I had an awesome winning week. I won 6 giveaways – YES 6!!!!! WOW!!! Continue reading
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Hey Everybody!
So I have been back sweeping for over a week now….so I bet you are wondering what has she won. Well I actually won 2 things from a Facebook party I forget to mention last week, so I will start there. Continue reading
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I have been back to entering blog giveaways again – 3 days now. And I have already won two things:
CHOICE of the Daily Beauty or a Bath/Shower Gel with a Body Lotion and a Rubbie Duckie from Da Freebies
and One week of shout outs on Facebook for Just a Dash of Geek from Little Birdie Promotions
I am excited to have the wins start again! And a big thank you to these blogs for hosting such awesome giveaways!
The other day I asked people if they had giveaways that they were looking for….only one person responded – so it made my job easy! Thank you El Ross 
He was looking for some good giveaways to enter to win his wife some stuff – How sweet is that?! He said his wife likes girly stuff, so I sent him a small list of giveaways to hold him over until I wrote this….now I am going to list some more!
Jewelry
Lifeverse Birthstone Bracelet ends 12/23
Return of the King Pendant ends 12/30
Food
Godiva Chocolate Basket ends 12/09
Dilettante Chocolates ends 12/14
12 piece box of Fannie May Favorites Chocolate Dipped Strawberries ends 12/17
Beauty
12 oz. Arbonne Ginger Citrus Body Butter ends 12/09
Jamberry Nail Shields ends 12/14
Natural Skin Shop 18 Actives Eye Duo ends 12/20
Makeup Goodie Bag with worth 100$ makeup products and bhcosmetics gift card ends 01/14
Clothes
Mother Daughter matching aprons ends 12/10
$50 Gift Certificate to Shabby Apple ends 12/15
Not a huge list but a couple good things to enter If these giveaways weren’t your cup of tea – that’s ok leave a comment below or send me an email natasha(at)justadashofgeek(dot)com of what you are looking for and I will keep my eyes open and write a new Giveaway Geek Post next Saturday.
In case you missed my other giveaway posts:
Blog Giveaways – Views of a Blogger/Sweeper
Tuesday Soup – giveaways
Just a Dash of Geek Giveaways:
Ends Sunday! 12/09
Set of shapped crayons from Crayon Mavens (winner’s choice)
3 Art Prints from The Geekerie
Ends Monday! 12/10
Her Universe Darth Vader PJ set ends 12/10
More that end at a later date
Review Prize Pack and Giveaway Hop ends 12/15
My Sweet November’s Lady Skeleton Cameo Necklace Giveaway ends 12/17
Wii U Giveaway #2 *Group Event* ends 12/31
I also want to remind everyone to send in your geeky holiday pictures. It can be your geeky tree – a geeky ornament – you or your child dressed in geeky winter holiday clothing – geeky winter lawn figures…whatever you want! I want to do a special geeky holiday post late next week and I want to show case everyone’s pictures. If you have a blog or website – I will display a link to it along with your picture! So send those to me at natasha(at)justadashofgeek(dot)com . If you want to see my tree you can HERE.
So did you win anything this week?
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There is nothing like a good pumpkin pie when it is fall. When I was younger I always made pumpkin pie from a can….using the recipe on the can. I never thought that I could easily bake a pumpkin pie like my grandmother could. I always envied the people who could take a pumpkin and turn it into so many tasty dishes.
Then, one day, I had a pumpkin and looked up some old recipes for Fresh Pumpkin Pie. It was so easy. I thought…hmmm this can not be – I thought that it would need a master chef… or my grandmother to make something so tasty. Well I am here to tell you , it is easier than it sounds. Don’t be intimidated by that scary pumpkin any longer! Continue reading
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks (click the picture to go to the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks)
Making fresh pumpkin puree is simpler then one would think. I always went and bought cans of pumpkin, but I had heard for soups and such fresh pumpkin puree tastes better. So today I am going to teach you how to make fresh pumpkin puree.
Supplies for fresh pumpkin puree:
A pumpkin – I use a Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin because you get so much more, but you can also use a small pie pumpkin. Pie pumpkins are sweeter – so if you use a pie pumpkin, you will have to lessen the sugar asked for in recipes.
A Steamer or a make shift steamer (I used a big pot with a metal pasta strainer set inside)
A big knife – you may have to try a few to find the one you like best
Big Bowls
Blender or an immersion blender
Our pumpkin
Finished Large Record Clock
In keeping with my week of soft-core blogging, here is a list of links to past crafts….they are oldies but goodies! Enjoy!!! Continue reading
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Hi Crafty Geeks! I think these little Jack-O-Lantern candles would be a nice addition around a party, or great for the outside of the house while you pass out candy. These candles are easy to make – so easy to make that children can do it, with adult supervision, of course. Continue reading
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Cool Gift Bags!
Ever since I was a small child, I have thought that the gift bags make the party. The more unique the gift bag, the better the party…really, I believe there is a correlation. Every party I went to as a child that was just “the best party” ever, had really cool gift bags. They are the last thing your guests see as they leave the party. So at your next party, send your guests off with these cute and unique gift bags. Continue reading
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Supplies Needed:
1/2C Corn Syrup- I used light corn syrup. You can also use Dark corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, or the fake honey that the dollar tree sell (which is probably corn syrup LOL) You will just have to play around with the dye to get the color you want. Also if you use an alternative the taste may change – so be aware of that.
1TBSP Chocolate Syrup
Red Food Coloring
Green Food Coloring
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Here is the how to video. I actually make my appearance on film for the first time…I hate appearing on video and apparently I was nervous as I kept rolling my eyes …. not something I do in normal conversation Well at least I don’t think so – maybe I do…. Now I am going to be so awkward in my next conversation trying to see if I roll my eyes that much…. it is an awful cycle. Anyways….I have to do all my video in one take since I don’t have any video editing software yet – I need to buy a new computer. Top it off that my camera man is a tripod and you have the making of the most unprofessional home video EVER!
You can store your fake blood in the refrigerator until you need it.(You may need to take it out and warm to room temperature so that it thins a little) And as I said in the video this is liquid sugar – don’t decorate with it to far in advanced as it might attract bugs. Great for the day of the event. This is also very sticky…so be ready for it! This will stain cloth…3 wash clothes were harmed in the making of this film… I am hoping bleach will help, but I made sure I used my old rag wash clothes just in case. I dropped some on my counter and it wiped off completely after 10 minutes of setting on the counter. However I dropped some on another part of the counter and it set in for over an hour and it left a light pink stain. I think it will come off with some Comet or Bleach – but I thought I would mention it.
This will also look so nice on a Halloween cake or cupcakes that needs blood as a decoration….
So what do you think of my video and my fake blood? Does it pass the test?
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