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Muffins and Felt

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First of all. My friend Sarah is so awesome, that upon reading my last blog post, she proceeded to bring me a copy of She & Him’s Vol. 1 CD that very night as we met to hang out/volunteer at Fill-a-Belly. Such a fun surprise! So, on to today. Some sweet friends came over for [...]

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Recent Projects

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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 [...]

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Sew Much To Do

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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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Chiquita’s Birthday Bunting {10- Step Tutorial}

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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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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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It’s the Absolute Ultimate!! #4: 10 Cool Craft Tutorial Sites

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As promised, here are 10 places to find awesome FREE craft tutorials that I’ve come across recently. These could be great tools for making homemade gifts or a li’l somethin’ somethin’ for yourself!! The amazing Amy Butler is now offering free patterns for download! There’s a button you can click at the bottom of her [...]

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Backseat Apron~ Protect Your Backseat From Little Shoes!

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Thanks to Moondoggie’s genius suggestion, I whipped up this little thingamajigger for our backseat to protect the fabric from our little Chiquita’s crazy kicking feet. At 15 months, she still does not weigh 20 pounds (in case you were wondering the American Acadamy of Pediatrics recommends 20 lbs AND 1 year*) so she is still [...]

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Homemade Cloth Diaper Liners

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We use BumGenius one-size pocket cloth diapers and gDiaper hybrids during the day. In order to make the few we have last longer, I made a few extra liners out of 3 layers of microfiber towels cut to 6.5″ x 12′”. I just sewed a simple zig-zag around and then applied some Fray-Check to the [...]

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