Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Andrea at Things I Make sewed that Pillowcase Dress | LOOP + LiL made a DIY Cute Crib Sheet | Brittany at Keep Up With The Collins made a Simple Snuggly Baby Blanket

Middle: Priti at Arm Candy for You made the Most Flattering Shirt Dress | Jean Marie at Welcome to My Craft World made the sweet Summery Sun Hat | Tisha made a cute gift set with a DIY Step Stool and matchy Burp Cloths

Bottom: Cherry at Bright Red Cherries whipped up some Apple Cream Cheese Muffins | Melissa at Honeyscrap conquered zippers with her Quick & Pretty Make Up Bag | Michelle at Music Therapy Tween made a Big Bow Headband

Your “As Seen On Prudent Baby” button is over there on the bottom left. We adore seeing these pics, send them by form or share them with everyone in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr!

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Link Love


Anna Maria does it again with the simple instructions to make this tunic on her blog…
Love the Envelope Project on Meet Me At Mike’s…
DIY picnic blanket at Dos Family…
Make sweet dandelion bracelets with OhDeeDoh.

And more…
New single from Erin Weir! Bye Bye Blackbird at Mix Tape
Will someone please bring me one of these right now, with a pretty straw…Green Tea Shake Recipe at The Kitchn
Interesting conversation about childhood obesity going on at DoubleX
Amazing alphabet prints at Hoot Design Co
I’m off to Dwell on Design tomorrow… are any of you going to be there? If so, email me!

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Brownies with Feelings



Clare and I had a blast making and decorating Daddy’s favorite dessert on Sunday. My goal was to keep things simple and fun and yummy! I was inspired by these little sugar eyeballs that I had from Bake It Pretty. It was really interesting to talk about facial expressions, and how to draw a surprised or angry or sad face. Clare mostly wanted happy faces. This project requires minimal time, supplies and skills (as you can see, ha!)

Click here to get the details on this easy idea for decorating brownies. It’s part of Prudent Baby’s Summer of Fanciful Treats: Sponsored by Bake It Pretty

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DIY Fabric Dry Erase Calendar


When I saw this fabric backed dry erase board idea from Paper N Stitch on Craft, I got so excited! Life as a writer involves a lot of deadlines (as does life as a mom, right?) and I had been trying to think of a way to display my editorial dates & story pitches for one of my other gigs in an up-in-your-face-get-it-done-now-woman kind of way, while still being pleasant to look at. Thank you Britnni for the inspiration!
See how I made my Fabric Backed Dry Erase Calendar after the jump…
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Apple Fritters


Every single morning during my last month of pregnancy I ate an apple fritter on my way to work…alone in the car…licking my fingers after each bite.  Yes, I got really fat. Anyway.

I have been inspired to bring little S into the kitchen more by my friend Rebecca’s site Cooking With My Kid, so we made these homemade fritters together and are sharing the recipe here and over at Cooking With My Kid today.  These might give you a heart attack but the recipe is easy, quick, and your kids will be like “Mommy made donuts!  We love mommy!!!” If you don’t want to deep fry try some Apple Cream Cheese Muffins instead.  Get the full Apple Fritter Recipe after the jump…
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Recycled Calendar Coasters


Remember when I made our headboard and I told you how I found that beautiful otomi fabric on ebay?  Well the seller also sent me a calendar with all kinds of gorgeous images of otomi fabric.  It was so pretty I didn’t want to throw it away, but a girl only needs so many paper calendars.  Since I’ve been working on prettying up my home office with exotic fabrics like otomi and suzanis, I thought recycling the images onto some coasters would be a nice touch.

I know I showed you how to do this once before with the Matryoshka and Owl Coasters, but I’ll show you How to Make Mod Podge Coasters again after the jump.  It’s so crazy easy!

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GIVEAWAY: Small Stash Sewing by Melissa Averinos


We are back with another fabulous giveaway! This time it’s a copy of Small Stash Sewing by Melissa Averinos. If you know Melissa, you know you want this book and if you don’t know Melissa, visit her blog yummygoods.com to learn more about her life as a “fabric designer, author, shopgirl, painter, Cape Codder, good listener and lover of pie.” She’s funny, right?

Sigh, now I can’t stop thinking about Cape Cod. Have you ever been?… some of my favorite Summer memories. What is your favorite Summer vacation spot? Why don’t you tell us for a chance to win Melissa’s book. And if you’re feeling chatty, tell us your favorite Summer vacation memory. The funnier the better, but it can just be sweet or boring or whatever. You will still be entered to win. Unless your favorite Summer vacation spot is Dallas because you are wrong, it is sooo freaking hot here right now. Just kidding,  you are still entered to win if you love to Summer in Dallas (and if you use “Summer” as a verb.) As you think back on a good vaca story to tell us, here are a few of the gorgeous projects you can make from Small Stash Sewing!




{hello from Jacinda’s toes}
This Giveaway will end on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 at Midnight CT and a winner will be chosen at random.

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