Must Have Monday: If I Was Buying Christmas Gifts for My Kids…

So here is where this little experiment gets tricky. Christmas time. I’m actually pretty excited about it and although Hubs hasn’t made any commitment to handmade I’ve been thinking of several fun homemade gifts/projects he/we can do for the kids as gifts for Christmas time. I’ll keep you posted on how it pans out.

Since I’m the holiday shopper in the family I was helping Hubs out by looking around on Etsy for a couple of handmade gifts for the girls. He’s buying, not me! Anyway, I came up with this little round-up and thought it might help some others of you out there looking for cool handmade gifts for your little ones this holiday season. Happy shopping!

yogabagabapuppetsWee Knit’s Yo Gabba Gabba finger puppets – PZ would LOVE these. Plex (the yellow robot) is her favorite. Read more »

Park City Girl Quilt Roundup Pt.2

Here is pt.2 of my Park City Girl Fall Festival Quilt favorites. Enjoy and have a great weekend!
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crafty tammie- I LOVE the colors in this one. Just beautiful! Read more »

Park City Girl Quilt Showcase Pt.1

Amy from Park City Girl hosted her online Fall Quilt Festival last month and got over 600 entries! So far I’ve looked at 228 and these are some of my favorites.

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Reversible Rabbits

I’m finally getting around to posting these super cute pants I made for Q in the middle of Halloween costume madness month (otherwise known as October). I found the tutorial on The Sewing Dork’s blog, a great resource with all sorts of fun and useful tutorials. 

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I used some “vintage” purple flannel that I found at Knittn Kitten and the black cotton with bunnies is a Japanese import by Kokka. 

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These were so easy to make I’ll probably do a few more before the season is out. I’ve got some other pants in the works for both girls and a pair of overalls which I’ll post as soon as I’m done.

One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mamakind

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can you guess what she is??

So PZ wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween. Yay! Fun costume!! I let Hubs and her do the paper mache helmet and backpack/oxygen tanks and I sewed the suit. I used this pair of overalls that I’d bought from Inretrospect last Christmas as a guide and added sleeves. I put elastic in the ankle and wrist bands and added a little piece of admiral star ribbon. I added the gathered shoulder and the high collar to give it a bit of 60’s “moon girl” appeal. 

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She’s a Winner!

Shannon from Simply Mangerchine is my winner! YAY!!

Halloween Decoration Tutorials

This one is for my friend Cory. She and her roomies, the Scrapa Scrapa Scrapas are having a super fun sounding Halloween party and I’m the lame-o Mama who can’t attend. Boo! So for those of you hosting Halloween parties or for those who just love the holiday as much as I do, here are some creative spooktacular holiday decorations. 

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Our Best Bites – Shrunken Apples

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My Nifty Gifties Project Complete and My 100th Post Giveaway!!

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I finally finished my facebook I will make you something challenge. I made this bracelet/pincushion for my friend Yancey. I got the how-to out of Jenny Ryan’s Sew Darn Cute book. I call this the silver lining bracelet. It seemed appropriate as we are headed into Portland’s rainy season. Plus, she’s my crafty buddy. Yay!

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Tuesday Tutorials: the Halloween Costume Addition

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Local Mama and Craftzine contributor Susan Beal gives us this awesome Yoda costume tutorial. Pearl looks so cute! Great job, Susan!!

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Monday’s Must Haves: Children’s Halloween Costumes

Trick. Looking for a handmade costume for your kiddo this year, but don’t have the time to make one yourself? Check out these Etsy finds and have the coolest dressed kid on the block. Treat!

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