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Chiquita’s Birthday Bunting {10- Step Tutorial}

by gidget sewing & crafts

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 [...]

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Getting Crafty

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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 [...]

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

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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 [...]

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Surf Spots~ Last of 2008 Edition

by gidget faith

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!

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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 [...]

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Make Something Day Craft Resources

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If you’re interested in taking in part in Make Something Day, which is a positive alternative to Black Friday, or if you simply want to give some handmade gifts this Christmas, here are some great resources for fairly simple crafts for you that I’ve found throughout the blogosphere recently! Fun & Funky Composition Covers from [...]

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Reuben’s Art-On-The-Go Bag!

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For my nephew’s second birthday, I used Amanda Soule‘s book, The Creative Family, as a jumping off point for his gift. I loved Amanda’s idea for an art-on-the-go bag, and I also used her pattern in the book for the colored pencil roll. Since he’s so young, I used pretty simple contents, but Reuben loved [...]

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Weekly Surf Spots

by gidget fun

This week brings you lots of goodies and projects! Enjoy! Oh, and go Dodgers! (They made the playoffs!) Good Reads Making a list of family values is a great idea from flipflops and applesauce. Find out what it means to be an Urban Homesteader in 5 ways over at Eco Child’s Play. Are you a [...]

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Grand Opening Giveaway

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To those who came from Blissfully Domestic, thanks for stopping by… I’m stoked to announce the grand opening of my Etsy shop, Goodies by Gidget!! I’m just getting it up and running so I’ll be adding items gradually. My very-talented mom is also going to be contributing to the shop. In honor of this exciting [...]

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My First Etsy Purchase

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I listed this shop on my list of a few etsy favorites, but I wanted to showcase my first purchase! I’ve been eyeing these for a while… not only are they made from a recycled material (a gamepiece from a game a I love) but they have tons of different desings to choose from! Check [...]

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