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Last Minute DIY Gift Idea: Kids’ Coaching Set

by gidget crafty

Have a sporty little one in your family? Here’s a gift we made for our nephew last year.

All you need is a clipboard (even an old, re-purposed one since it will be covered), acrylic paint, scrapbooking paper, some mod podge, and some printed-out letters (I used font “Varsity Regular”). I painted the clipboard first, then [...]

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Retro Reading~ Boycott Black Friday

by gidget crafty

This post was originally published November 19, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009.

I love this time of year, because my family has a tradition of camping at the beach for the long Thanksgiving weekend. My dad smokes a turkey and we have a big potluck dinner with our friends and family who are [...]

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Recent Projects

by gidget crafty

I’ve been trying to find time to craft amidst the stuff of life. Here are a few recent projects I’ve finished…
A dress for our dear neighbor friend, modeled by Chiquita {pattern drafted by my mom}…

A bath mat {pattern from SouleMama’s Handmade Home}…

And a mini Mei-Tai for Chiquita’s “Molly the Dolly” at her request {will be [...]

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Sew Much To Do

by gidget crafty

One of the reasons I needed a break from blogging was to finish up a few sewing projects. I still have a big one to be finished (a quilt I’m making as a gift) but I was able to finish a couple of things, including this shirt (similar to one I made myself a few [...]

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Just What I Need…

by gidget crafty

a new hobby… I’ll explain later; I’m off to the beach!

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Chiquita’s Birthday Bunting {10- Step Tutorial}

by gidget crafty

So this post is almost 3 months late, but better late than never!
On May 7, our little Chiquita had her 2nd birthday. We celebrated at the beach, with a few friends and some family under the cabana.

I went pretty simple on decorations, although my favorite part was the homemade bunting I made. It also matches [...]

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Getting Crafty

by gidget crafty

I’ve been trying to work crafts in to my days more lately. I even have a tutorial I’ll be posting soon! Here are a couple of projects I’ve done lately.
A dress for Chiquita to wear to her Aunt’s wedding {Simplicity Pattern #3740}!

A Ruffle Top for me {from Sew, Mama, Sew}!

A quilt for a friend’s baby! [...]

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It’s the Absolute Ultimate!! #20~ Fabulous Fat Quarters

by gidget crafty

Great Fat Quarter Ideas
There’s something about a shelf of color-coordinated fat quarters at a fabric store that I love…
A fat quarter is half of a half-yard of fabric, cut on the fold to make a piece of fabric that is wider than a regular quarter-yard (18″x21″ versus 9″x42″), giving you a more usable piece [...]

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Surf Spots~ Last of 2008 Edition

by gidget crafty

I’ve been collecting some great starred posts in my reader for a while now, but just haven’t quite gotten around to getting a round-up put together with all the holiday fun/terrible cold & cough. With a little breather between Christmas and New Year’s (and I’m finally breathing a little better myself) I figured now was [...]

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Calling all Quilting/Patchwork Gifts!

by gidget crafty

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Now that I’m officially okay with hearing Christmas music, it’s time really get crackin’ on those homemade gifts I’ve been wanting to work on.
For those of you who have made and posted about any fun quilt- or patchwork-related gifts (recently or previously), I’d love you to share your [...]

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