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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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Announcing The Gracious Basket {Giveaway}

by gidget family

I’m so excited… one of my dearest college friends (pictured above with me in ‘06) recently contacted me to tell me about a new business her family started called The Gracious Basket. Today I’m going to tell you a little about it and offer you a chance to win a gift certificate!
Have you ever been [...]

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Give Water For Christmas

by gidget faith

It’s hard to peek outside our own little bubbles, as we feel frenzied with Christmas stress cheer, to stop and think about how truly blessed we are. To think about the fact that so many moms can’t even provide clean water for their families.

I thought about this as I washed my daughter’s hands this morning, [...]

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Christmas Traditions: Creative Gift-Giving

by gidget faith

There’s a lot of talk about gift giving these days, to do or not to do Santa, homemade or store-bought, a lot or a little… Here’s a little glance at how we do it (or rather, are going to do it as some of this is new for us this year).

For starters, we aren’t doing [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

by gidget family

This week I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Christmas. Here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade.

Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas.
We all know babies often love the packaging better than the gift… Check out SimpleMom’s list of [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

by gidget faith

This post was originally published August 12, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. You can read the re-published version of Part 1 here.

When a family close to us decided to stop giving and receiving presents at Christmas a few years ago, I’d say we were surprised (but not really surprised) and in a [...]

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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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Give Meaningful Gifts

by gidget faith

If you’ve read my Christmas Manifesto, then you know we’re trying to simplify the way our family does Christmas. Recently I came across a mind-blowing video and a really cool movement. I encourage you to check out the video.

A couple of other cool ways to give meaningful gifts (other than homemade ones, which is very [...]

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It’s the Absolute Ultimate!! #13~ My Favorite Recipe for the Holidays

by gidget food

Banana (Nut) Chocolate Chip Bread
This is a family recipe that I make and give away every Christmas. Everyone seems to love it so it’s a great homemade gift. Here are a few notes to go along with the recipe:

I store up my too-brown bananas in the freezer so I always have them ready. And [...]

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Make Something Day Craft Resources

by gidget crafty

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 Ohana [...]

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