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Prudent Baby

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up


Top: hehehe922 made a Boxy Toiletry Bag | krista@tharshesews made a Bow Tie | hehehe922 made a Layer Cake Skirt

Middle: CraftsforLily made a Snappy Toddler Top | BigHeartMade made a Bias Tape Bag | kfrudell made a Paper Pinwheel

Bottom: BoosieBoo made Minkee Eye Masks | oooty made a Pretty Party Dress | ourfotos1 made some Fabric Slippers

All of today's projects were discovered in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr. Share yours there too, or chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page or tweet them to us. And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up


Top: Liberated Mind made a Top Knot Baby Hat | Ashley made a Shirred Summer Dress/Top | A Bit of Sunshine made Kevin's Famous Scones

Middle: Dohdums made a Most Flattering Shirt Dress | Out of Alabaster made a Snappy Toddler Dress | Roubidou made a Bow Tie

Bottom: A Nest in the Making made a Beginner's Bias Tape Bag | Covet Collective made Drawstring Backpacks | Be A Good Mom made Beautiful Dress Up Wings

Leave these ladies some love in the comments, you just might win this week's Fabric Friday yard for fave comment!

So many fun ways to share your pics with us and the other Prudent Mamas:
-Join the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr
-Chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page
-Tweet them to us.
-And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form.
Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up


Top: Sewing Novice made a Crayon Roll (her very first sewing project ever, totes impressed) | Pandiola Lane made our Pretty Party Dress | She's Kinda Crafty made Reusable Snack Bags and super sized some into wet bags too.

Middle: @stitchtacsew used our How to Sew Piping Tutorial to make piping for her pillows | Sparklinbecks repurposed an old outfit in to a Snappy Toddler Top |  | Sara and Spice read our tute then made some butter.

Bottom: Jessi made a Top Knot Baby Hat and some Pants  | Keight made a Changing Pad Cover

Join the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr and share your pics, or chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page or tweet them to us. And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up


Top: Raechel Myers made a Pretty Party Dress | Crafts By Holly made two Boxy Toiletry Bags | Little Mr Moo made DIY Recycled Sweater Pants

Middle: My Mommie Made It used our Evil Buttercream Icing Recipe to make cupcakes for her Firetruck Party | Landsdowne Life made a Beginner's Baby Blanket #3Boyd Style made Crinkle Bots

Bottom: Margret made a Snappy Toddler Top | Mommy Needs A Hobby made a Snap Wrap Dress | Cinsarah made a Pillowcase Dress

Join the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr and share your pics, or chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page or tweet them to us. And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up from Flickr


All of today's gorg reader projects were spotted in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr!

Top: DIY Nursing Cover | Top Knot Baby Hat | Pillowcase Dress

Middle: Reversible Bib & Burp Cloths | Bow Tie | One Shoulder Dressy Dress

Bottom: Layer Cake Skirt | Reversible Napkin Rings | Ruffle Heart Shirt

Join the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr and maybe you'll see your pretty prudent baby project here soon. You can also chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page or tweet them to us. And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up


Top: The Path Less Traveled made a Long Sleeve Peasant Dress | Mindy made a Yarn Bowl | Juliette made Drawstring Backpacks

Middle: Shetriestolearn made a Laptop Sleeve | Fuoriborgo made our Fabric Slippers | Raechel made a Sweet Cotton Onesie

Bottom: Pandiola Lane made a Crib Sheet | Cheryl made a Crayon Roll | Amanda made a DIY Tray

We ADORE seeing your pics, share them and see tons of other folk's projects in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr. You can also chat with other awesome Prudent Mamas and upload your pics to our super fun Prudent Baby Facebook Page or tweet them to us. And of course you can keep sending them to us through our Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Thank you!

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Prudent Project Round Up: All the Potholders!


We uploaded all (almost 1,000!) of the potholder pictures entered into the Sewing Machine Double Down Contest (sponsored by Brother) to the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr! Check them out, and join the pool. We love seeing all the new Prudent Baby projects uploaded there. Hope y'all are having lovely weekends.  Mmm, my blueberry scones are beeping...

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

POTHOLDERS!!

Behold: More of the 871 abs gorg potholder pics we received for the Sewing Machine Double Down Contest...our minds are so entirely blown by the talent of the Prudent Mamas!




























Could you not just cry from all of the crafty goodness? Give these entries some love in the comments! Thank you ladies, life would be so drab without you.

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Mass Cut & Made whipped up a Snap Wrap Dress | White Apples made a DIY Cute Crib Sheet | YellowSquareLove made a Pillowcase Dress

Middle: HomeSweetTinyApt made DIY Watercolor Silhouettes | BagleyFamily made Adorable Ear Warmers | Sanna made a Snappy Toddler Dress

Bottom: Sara and Spice made a Layer Cake Skirt | EllensCreativePassage made a 10 Minute Onesie Dress | NeilandNikki made a Hooded Baby Towel

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Baie Dankie!

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Carlee Joy made a DIY Tray | Kathryn at My Mommie Made It made Adorable DIY Ear Warmers | Heather made a Fat Quarter Apron

Middle: Our friends at Bridget & Lucy made Pants | Jenna made a Simple & Stunning Succulent Wreath for her friend | Sew Can Do made a gorgeous Cookie Cone

Bottom: Stephanie made a Pillowcase Dress | Sleeping or Sewing made a Minkee Eye Mask | Two Little Monkeys had a whole different take on The Tape Trick

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Kiitos!

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: My Wishberry Blossoms made a Crochet Neck Cuff | Crafterella made a Crinkle-bot | Jessica made a super sweet Hooded Baby Towel

Middle: Mas Cut & Made whipped up a One Shoulder Dressy Dress | Penny Style made some adorable versions of our 40's Inspired Reversible Sun Cap (and they're for sale) | The Original Lulubean made some DIY Earwarmers

Bottom: The Mulvihill Family made a Fat Quarter Apron | Jillian at AMomWithALessonPlan made a bunch of Cameo Plaques | Kindergarten Crafter made a DIY Swaddling Blanket and her commentary is hilarious :)

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Mahalo!

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Ornament Throw Down Slideshow!

We had a blast with our December Contest, the Ornament Throw Down.  We asked you to use our Salt Dough Ornament Tutorial to create your own holiday ornaments.  We'll be announcing the winner of the $50 gift card to Bake it Pretty in next week's Prudent Mama Newsletter, but for now take a look at some of our favorite entries.

Seems like everyone had a great time! And don't you think it would be great to use the same tute to make handprints inside of hearts for valentine's Day? Do you have a favorite? Let us know in the comments. To find out who the winner is before we announce it on Prudent Baby, subscribe to the Prudent Mama Newsletter here.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Natalie from Leopard or Polka Dots made some Wristlet Key Fobs | Brooke at Oh Beau made some stunning Christmas Stockings | Woot at Wootabix made some sweet birdie Pants

Middle: Meghan made some Sugar Body Scrub | Rosh at Roshey'z Craftworld made a 40's Inspired Sun Cap | And even though the season has past, just had to share the "dark fairy" costume Genevieve made using our Tinkerbell Fairy Costume Tute

Bottom: Lizann made some Quick & Pretty Makeup Bags | Amy at The Tea Cup and Saucer also made a sweet Stocking | and Jen made a DIY Nursing Cover which her husband kindly modeled for us!

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Danke!

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Amy at Life on Willowdale made our Fabric Slippers | Meghan at Is Five made a Crayon Apron | Jennifer at Feed Me, Cloth Me made some DIY Pants

Middle: Kristi made a Christmas Stocking | Michelle at Baby Chic Creations made a sweet holiday Pillowcase Dress | Brynna Begins made some pretty Burp Cloths and a Bow Tie

Bottom: Over at Crafty Erin she whipped up a Fat Quarter Apron | Camilla took our 10 Minute Onesie Dress to the next level with a tute on adding ruffles and rosettes at Rosy Red Buttons | Vicki made a Bias Tape Bag

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Obrigada!

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Ashley at Chickadee Chickadee Clothing made the gorg Long Sleeve Peasant Dress | Jess made some cupcakes with our Evil Buttercream Icing | Nicole at Nichmo made our Crochet Baby Bonnet with that pretty eyelash yarn

Middle: Mrs K at The Chef's Wife made a Drawstring Backpack | Nicolas Web made our New & Improved Swaddle Blanket | Steph at My Sweetry Pie made a Snappy Toddler Dress

Bottom: Jessica at J Bee Delightful made a Perky Pom Pom Hat | Natalie at Leopard or Polka Dots made our Simple Body Scrub | And Birdie from These Moments of Mine used the Simplicity Deluxe Rotary Cutting Machine that she won here to make some Bias Tape!

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Efcharisto!

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: lisavillatown made the super cute Peasant Dress | AggiePride21 shared her woodland DIY Decoupage Keyholder on Flickr | Timm made the pretty pink-petaled Fairy Costume!

Middle: Misti made the Teensy-Tiny Snappy Toddler Dress | Jana at A Stitch in Lime was inspired by the shirring tips on our Shirred Summer Dress post to make herself a gorgeous skirt | Krista at 20 Little Things made an Oilcloth Book Cover

Bottom: Marie at Stitching Liberty's Bell made some Pants (and that sweet eyelet top) | Elizabeth made our Beginner's Bias Tape Bag | and bambinosteps made some yummy-looking Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." We want to see your pictures too, pretty please! Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Danke!

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Stacy at She's Kinda Crafty made a 10 Minute Onesie Dress | Sharon got super creative and used our Pom Pom Flower Tutorial to make these Elmo heads for a themed birthday party! | Megan at Lovelee Homemaker made some pretty Burp Cloths

Middle: Shelley at Shelley Inspired made our Nap Matt / Bed Roll and it's so cute I had to include both pics! | Ashley at Chickadee Chickadee Clothing made a Long Sleeve Peasant Dress |

Bottom: Hayley at Mayciebell made a DIY Duvet Cover | Heather at Pass the Cereal made a Crochet Penant Garland | and Maxine made an adorable TuTu for her adorable grand-neice!

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." To share your pics, join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. Smooches.

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Tara made Double Welt Cord and used it to upholster this chair! | Melissa from Honeyscrap made some adorable baby shoes using our DIY Baby Shoes Tutorial | The Stepford Wife made a DIY Nursing Cover

Middle: Brenda made a Pillowcase Dress | Sara at The Card Crate made a Snappy Toddler Dress | Audrey made a Pretty Pleated Purse

Bottom: Karen made a Quick & Pretty Makeup Bag and lined it in oilcloth | Homestead Mel made a 10 Minute Onesie Dress | and Bethany for Lil Bit & Nan made a Bow Tie

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. XO

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: So Simply Stephanie made a DIY Drawstring Backpack | Natalie from Leopard or Polkadots made two pairs of adorable Pants

Middle: Rochelle made a DIY Tissue Number Sign for Marli's first birthday | Andrea made an adorable Nap Mat / Bed Roll & that baby took a nap on it! | Jacinda's sister Sunshine made a super cute Portable Tea Party!

Bottom: Lisa made a Recycled Ruffle Sleeve Bubble T | and Runa in Bombay made two awesome Pretty Pleated Purses!

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." Share pictures on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page, or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. XO

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Ashley at Baby Culby Grows made the Rolled Fabric Flower Headband |Flier Judit made the Pillowcase Dress | Amanda made the adorable 40's Inspired Sun Cap (it's sunny down in Australia right now)

Middle: Jess used our Bonnet Tutorial & Pattern and added ears to make this cute costume | Amanda at Timpanda Baby made the Recycled Ruffle Sleeve Bubble T | Margie at The ReRe Project made the Reversible Bias Tape Bag

Bottom: Stacy at She's Kinda Crafty made some DIY Burp Cloths | Jolene at The Cheeky Wife Blog made our DIY Drawstring Backpack | and Erin at The Story of Us Five made a Quick & Pretty Makeup Bag!

Let these ladies know what you think of their projects in the comments and give them a facebook "like." Everyone loves seeing your project pictures. Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page (we have so much fun over there), or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your "As Seen On Prudent Baby" Button is down there on the left. XO

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