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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FRIDAY {SURPRISE} PRIZE


Awesome sponsor Gingercake has generously supplied this weeks prize… her newest pattern, Lucky the elephant! A perfect gift for baby, don’t you think? Love this plaid guy! But all of her patterns are adorable, just take a look!

And the winner is…StitchedSewSweetly who said: That pattern is so cute! I’d fill a TRUNK with finished elephants!

HA, oh how i love a good pun. I know you’ll put this pattern to good use, we can’t wait to see your finished elephant. Go ahead and send us your email address using the contact form and we will send you your prize.  Winners have 5 days to contact us before forfeiting their prize to another lucky reader.

Find out next week’s Friday Surprise Prize after the jump…
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Link Love


Vanessa from lbg Studio is hosting a Dress a Girl Around the World Sew-a-long. All next week, there will be tutorials and crafty ideas to inspire you to create and embellish your own pillowcase dresses to donate! Perfect chance for you boy-moms to get your dress sewing fix!

Aivilo Charlotte Designs is a brand-y new sponsor with easy sewing patterns like this pretty Pleated Carry-All. Check it!

I’m crushing on this handmade Toddler Friendly Sewing Basket from Childhood 101. Via Modern Parents Messy Kids

A special welcome to new sponsor A Great Impression. Love the bold impact of this Damask Vinyl on the bright blue wall.

 ALSO…

Cynthia from Fabricworm and Birch fabric gives a sneak peek at her newest line, Storyboek, due in July.

Serious eye candy from NONPAREIL Magazine. Yum.

Since there are no Shamrock Shakes in Texas, I don’t want to talk about it, I’m totally wanting some of these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies. They look so delish.

And since we have been sharing organization projects for spring, a mom with a lesson plan shared these Nine Things I Love About my Art Cabinet.

And if you missed any of our babbling…
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The Craft Room Redesign Project: The New Floor!


A few weeks back, I asked for your help with ideas for updating my office/craft room and solving the challenges of the space, one of the biggest of which was the flooring. You flooded me with awesome ideas! The old floor was painted cement – cold, uncomfortable to stand on, and stained. Keeping in mind that we are renters, many of you suggested Flor tiles, which are squares of carpet that can be packed up with you when you move. I had been considering them, but all your tips put me over the edge and I went for it. The pic above is of my color inspiration fabrics – bright to lighten up the dark space, but warm and cozy for everyday comfort. With those in mind, I chose a solid sunny yellow color and got to work.

I’ll show you how insane easy it was to install them (I did it myself – like, just me alone, in 3 hours) and a few pics of the updated space. I still have TONS of work to do, but this first step has me feeling energized and excited about the new workroom! Here’s a refresher on the before-flor.

Good bye nasty old floors, hello fancy new FLOR, check out the pics after the jump…

Thank you for all of your advice so far, you have me so excited to work on this project and filled with new ideas and energy! So, have you ever used or considered FLOR tiles? What do you think of the color choice? Leave us some comments, this week’s favorite wins that adorbs elephant pattern!
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GIVEAWAY: Any Yard of Your Choice from Fabricworm!


As all the Prudent Mamas are aware, we get all of our fabric from the swoon-worthy selection at Fabricworm. Shop owner Cynthia is a fabric designer as well as collector of all the most beautiful collections of designer cotton, home decor, japanese import, oilcloth, apparel fabric, knits, flannels etc. etc. etc. and her custom bundles are coordinated perfection.

Well, guess what? The winner of this giveaway gets to choose ANY YARD THEY LIKE from Fabricworm! All you have to do to enter is visit fabricworm.com, get lost in the gorg fabric goodness, then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling us which fabric you REALLY WANT THE MOSTEST. Then we will randomly select a winner, and Fabricworm will send you that yard! Have fun spending the next several hours lost in a fantasy maze of fabric deliciousness…

Leave your comment anytime between now and midnight next Wednesday March 10th. We will randomly select a winner and announce next week. Tweet, stumble, and/or share the giveaway on facebook and leave another comment each time letting us know for an additional entry. Come back every day for new entries, you can even pick a different fabric every day. Good luck!

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