Latest Frugal Dad Sewing Projects
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Sew an Elastic Fabric Pencil Pouch for Your Bookworm Wife
This bookmark pencil pouch is a great beginner sewing project to sew for a significant other who is into reading or journaling. My wife originally saw this elastic fabric pencil pouch via an influencer on Instagram. It was a neat design. It is basically a narrow pouch with a piece of elastic around it that
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5 Expensive Baby Products that I Bought for my First Child and Did Not Use with My Second
And 5 Things on Heavy Repeat. As the father of two daughters, I know how wonderful welcoming a new baby into the world can feel. But I also know how expensive it can be. Just the sheer number of things that you consider you need, or might need. Or even the things where you think
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Ghibli Inspired Soot Sprite Hide and Seek Dolls
The perfect rainy day activity for kids that love My Neighbor Totoro or Spirited Away. The Backstory of the Soot Sprite Dolls I am a dad who tries to encourage a low screen time environment for my kids, I always try to come up with ways to find low screen time, offline games for them
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Sew a Hanging Kitchen Organizer
This mesh hanging kitchen organizer can help you make the most of a small space. Reasons for Making a Kitchen Organizer When you have young kids you end having a whole new set of cutlery, plates, lunch boxes and cups. And we have limited cabinet space. So being able to see and create additional storage
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Sew a Reusable Cotton Sandwich Bag
Being eco and saving potentially hundreds of disposable plastic can be as easy as a few stitches and leftover cotton fabric. The Backstory to the Reusable Cotton Sandwich Bag My wife and I try to be good stewards of the environment. We are also always trying to show our daughter good examples of being environmentally
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Sew a Handbag Closet Organizer in Three Steps
By sewing two simple panels and adding some dowels you can revolutionize your closet organization and declutter with this simple closet handbag organizer. Background for Sewing this Closet Handbag Organizer I’ve been on a recent organization kick. We live in a small space and I’ve been trying to come up with ways to optimize small
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Make a DIY Kids Card Holder to Teach Days of the Week
Get started on early development yourself by teaching scheduling and days of the week using your own homemade materials. My toddler daughter goes to daycare during the week and often visits her grandmother on the weekend. She understands “today” and “tomorrow”. But she still doesn’t understand days of the week or calendar events yet. She
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Sew a $1 Bento Bag in 10 Minutes
This easy to sew bento bag makes a great housewarming or holiday gift for frugal sewers with limited time. With just $1, you can sew a bento bag that’s both stylish and budget-friendly. Why a Bento Bag? My wife and I are always on the lookout for ways to optimize storage and space. We also
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Sew a Bandana Bib
Sewing this simple, compact style bandana bib is great to have on hand once your toddler gets older and more active. Of the bibs that we have in our house, there are two kinds: one is the one with the big front that wraps around the back in a loop. The other, which I’ve used
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Sew a Washable Toddler Potty Training Car Seat Liner
This will save you time and money not needing to buy and change out potty pads in case of accidents. Why a Washable Potty Training Car Seat Liner? One of the stressful things I’ve found about potty training is keeping your car seat dry. With a toddler, we try to maintain a rhythm of going