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Knit Baby Hat Contest Winner!

Our contest ended December 10th and the winner is Long Tail Newborn Hat! Thank you to everyone who entered, each entry was a joy to receive.

Thanks again goes to Sundara Yarn for being our sponsor. Enjoy picking out some yarn, Ellen!

View all the entries right here!

PS - We're hosting another contest in January. Hint...it involves blankets this time.

News: We are on Facebook!

Yes indeed, I finally set up a page for us. Come say hi on our MakeBabyStuff Facebook Page.

An adorable birdie bib pattern and a bigger, mess catching pocket bib pattern for you.

I admit, I got tired of sewing constantly for the little ones so I drafted a maternity or mama tunic pattern for myself. I wear it with the belt, non-maternity style though...my youngest is just one year, don't get any ideas.

What did I make this year for my little ones for the holidays? A toy box specifically for dress up stuff. Here are my simple toy box building instructions. Ours was a robot of course. I'm currently working on more costume type things to go inside of it.

I wonder what you guys are up to for the holidays. Making anything for your little ones?.

Share Your Handmade Holiday Stuff for Kids? I'm dying to see!

PS - new tutorials and announcements are always posted on our blog: Make Baby Stuff BLOG!

You may have noticed I took a little break from doing the monthly Crafty Mama features, but I've missed them too much. It is just too much fun to learn all about a fellow crafty mama and how she does it all. So they are back!

To kick it off, we have a fabulous interview with Cheryl who has an incredible crafty blog called Sew Can Do and she also runs a shop called The Green Hedgehog on Etsy. She has three little ones, homeschools and still gets a ton of stuff done. Very inspiring! Especially the bit about how she just learned to sew two years ago. You can read the interview right here. Thanks, Cheryl!

Are you a crafty mama? To be considered, fill out our Crafty Mama Submission Form and show your stuff!

Happy Holidays...see you in 2011!

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season and a Happy New Year! I'll see you all in 2011!

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