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Our Little Blog Made the News!

November 8, 2010 By: Stephanie9 Comments

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Yesterday our local FOX station aired a segment about my $0 Christmas projects on the 10:00 news.

If you are new to Binkies & Briefcases, you can find all of the projects that I have completed over the past few months by clicking on the links below.

So far I have completed these children’s toys

“Colorforms”
A Felt Tool Set
A Space Play Set
Dinosaurs (Pattern available at the top of my side bar)
Stuffed Crabs (Pattern available at the top of my side bar)
Dominoes
Puffy Dollhouse
Sweater Puppets (These made the top 10 in this month’s Iron Crafter Competition)
Rag Doll

You can also find other low-cost ideas for gift-giving for older children or adults like my recent sweater sleeve stockings, homemade vanilla extract,or blueprint art.

I’d like to thank Nava & FOX 43 for featuring my story, I hope that we can inspire some other families to focus on the true meaning of Christmas without getting caught up in the commercialism.

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  1. Iris says

    November 8, 2010 at 9:22 am

    You’re in the big league now! Congrats to you and the hair looks great!

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  2. stephaniegiese says

    November 8, 2010 at 9:47 am

    Thanks Iris!

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    November 8, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Congratulations!!! This is awesome, Stephanie!

    Reply
  4. Dawn says

    November 12, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    congratulations-that’s so cool! i’m off to check out your felt tools-i bet me son would love that!

    Reply
  5. Lisa at Paint in my Hair says

    November 12, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    good for you! that’s awesome!

    Reply
  6. Paula says

    November 13, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Congratulations! I’m off to check out your projects.

    Reply
  7. Amanda @ Serenity Now says

    November 13, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Congratulations!!! That is so cool. 🙂 Thanks so much for linking to my party. I hope you’ll come back again soon. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Kalleen at Second Street says

    January 7, 2011 at 11:37 am

    Congrats on the spotlight Stephanie. I had fun looking all your projects over. I hope you kids loved them all. I think my favorite was the dominos. thanks for linking up.
    kalleen

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  9. Louisa says

    January 7, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing your crab pattern. It looks like a great project.

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Stephanie Giese is an indie author based in Florida. She writes stories about realistic problems with humor, heart, and sass. Her work has a strong focus on mental health and consent. Her North Bay small-town romance series is set for release in 2025.

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