A Portable Herb Garden & How To Pick Basil


One of my greatest little pleasures in life is having fresh herbs at my fingertips. Clare and I took advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend and got our hands dirty. This portable planter is from FOODMAP DESIGN and we love it for it’s modern look and portability (and they are having a 20%off sale right now) but you could easily make something similar at home… or, ya know, just use some pots. But trust me, there is nothing like having Sweet and Thai Basil, Oregano, Thyme and Sage ready and waiting. Oh and Mint too, but keep that in a separate pot, it spreads like a weed!


I’m sure all of you Prudent Mamas are in the know on the best way to pick your basil plant for optimum production but if this tip is new to just one of you, it was worth it!

Check out how to pick basil after the jump.
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Smocked Sundress with Pom Poms Pattern


I’m so thrilled some of you are finally able to shirr thanks to the little trick I shared with the Sweet Shirred Summer Dress Pattern.  I’m having so much fun shirring my heart out, I hope you are too!

Here’s a take on the traditional smocked dress for summer, made with another gorgeous voile from City Craft which is available online here.  Get the full DIY Smocked Sundress Pattern after the jump…
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Prudent Project Round-Up

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Taylor at Silas Jones made the crazy adorable cute Fabric Toddler Belt…
Karen at The Big Trade-Off used our Playpen Sheet DIY to customize a sheet for her super-cute bassinet…
Over at Lil Duckie Arts she was inspired by our Recipe Binder to create this organizational gem…
and Angki at And the Story Goes… crafted some treats with our DIY for Cupcake Toppers from stuff you have laying around the house!

Your button my dears:



Ladies we love seeing your projects so much, go ahead and send us pictures using this Prudent Baby Contact Form or add them to the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr!

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Saturday Link Love

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Hand Carved stamps class at Home Ec…
Plastic zip purse DIY at Simple Pleasures…
Super cute DIY for Anthropologie copy-cat earrings at Hello Marzipan…
And matchbox favor boxes how-to at Oh So Crafty!

And more…
100 upcylcing ideas here via Shelterrific
30 Quick and Easy Spring Dinners at Sunset Magazine
Our friend Kelly from Yes, Please featured on Martha Stewart Weddings
Fabric Easter Basket DIY on Moda Bake Shop via Cut Out & Keep
Sneak Peek of La Petite Magazine from Kenziepoo, we did a very special DIY feature we can’t wait to share with you!

Have some links you want us to check out? Send them to us using this Prudent Baby Contact Form!

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Sneak Peek

Here’s a sneak peek of some treats we made for a little website you may have heard of called Martha Stewart…


The shoot, styled by the lovely ladies of Yes, Please and Bash Eco-events and photographed by the amazing Bonnie Tsang, is gorgeous.  We can’t wait to share all the details with you!

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