Quick Tip: Fabric Scrap Storage

I know that one day I will use all (most…some…one?) of these fabric scraps and I am tired of having them jumbled at the bottom of a drawer. It occurred to me yesterday to display the cuties in this apothecary jar.  Now I can actually SEE my fabrics and enjoy the little bit of them i have left.  Not that you need the how-to, but it’s posted after the jump anyway…
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Baby Food Jar Projects: Soy Candle Place Cards

So I’ve never really had the urge to make a candle, but I have all these baby food jars and the fabric tea lights were so popular, I thought I’d give it a shot.  It’s crazy easy, you can buy everything you need at Michael’s or Amazon cheaply, and the result is a super-posh way to recycle baby food jars into fun party place cards that will make everyone think you are some sort of crafty wizard.

Hey thanks OhDeeDoh for the post today!
and thanks to Re-Nest too!

For all the baby food jar projects we’ve posted so far click here, and stay tuned because we have so many more to share!

Get the how-to after the jump…
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DIY: "Honey, It’s My Turn To Sleep In" Reversible Eye Mask

I wear one of these every night and have for at least ten years.  Scarlet sees them and says “MAMA!” and runs over to put it on my head and ask “where’d mama go?”  I thought I’d try to make one of my own and it was pretty simple to figure out.  Give it a go and send me a pic.  And every girl I know, Hi you are getting one for Christmas.
Get the full tutorial after the jump…

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My Neighborhood Inspiration: Jaime from Fairfax Village

Our homes are inevitably influenced by where we choose to live.  Here begins a new series of inspiration posts highlighting the neighborhoods of our favorite bloggers.  I’ll start: I live right around the corner from the Fairfax district of Los Angeles.  Fairfax is a wonderful mish-mash of Jewish shops, temples, and bakeries and hipster record stores, skateboard shops and edgy restaurants.  Because orthodox jews do not drive on the Sabbath their communities exist in close proximity – allowing them to walk to their shops and temples.  The orthodox community makes wonderful neighbors and have the best bakeries and thrift shops.  In the past few years the unorthodox skateboarding world (a world my husband inhabits) has crept onto the street with stores like Supreme (you can skate the bowl right in the store), The Hundreds, and SLB.  Have a fancy meal at the sign-free Animal, a kosher deli experience (hello, egg creams with my dad) at famous Canter’s Deli, or watch Jack Black and crew test out new material at comedy club Largo.
The cutest thing on my entire street?  The Hebrew alphabet learning toys…in Hebrew it’s called the “Aleph Bet” đŸ™‚
Get a full inspirational pictorial after the jump…
And if you would like to share your neighborhood with the Prudent Mamas, let us know via the contact form to the left.
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Prudent Project Round Up

Dana at Create-Share-Inspire made her own version of the DIY Vintage Lace Bowls using lace ribbon, how gorgeous is it?  See how she did it here.
Caitlin over at Mollie Doll made a beautiful version of the DIY Scarf for Mommy AND an adorable hat!

Shannon of super-fun UggaMugga gave Kevin’s Famous Scones a whirl here, is your mouth watering or what?

And the Savory Stuffed Pumpkin is still a popular recipe (I’ve made THREE this week).  This version over at Life with Keiki looks so cheesy-wonderful!

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