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nutmeg

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a stay at home mama to three girls. I'm also an artist, podcaster, part time school teacher and seamstress from the Sacramento,CA area. I also love to cook, mostly Italian as Mr. Big is Italian and no day is complete without pasta or pizza.

~Nutmeg


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email
materialmama at gmail dot com


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My Interests

Painting, drawing, sewing, crafting, podcasting, creating and collecting art. Momming my three girls

I'd like to meet:



Etsy
Buy Handmade
cookiepants

Music:

Pat Benetar, Joshua Kadison, Jonathan Coulton, Wicked the Musical, Rent, Jekyll and Hyde, Harry Connick Jr., Carole King, Neil Diamond ..

Movies:

Harry Potter, Princess Bride, Citizen Kane, Thank you For Smoking, Contact, To Kill a Mockingbird, All About Eve, Kiki's Delivery Service , The Sound of Music, Fame, Moulin Rouge, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina

Television:

TiVo. Dirty Jobs, Battlestar Galactica, Big Love, The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes, DIY television, HGTV, Lost. History channel and Bravo are our staples.

Books:

UK version of Harry Potter, The Poisonwood Bible, Handmaid's Tale, The Stand, To Kill a Mockingbird, Freakonomics

Heroes:

my parents, my children, my spouse (aka Mr.Big) Norman Borlaug Fred Rogers Carl Sagan

My Blog

College!

PS I don't think I shared this pic of my oldest when we went to the preview day at UC Davis.  It was such fun!  How the heck do I have a college bound young woman? Here she is with her aunti...
Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:01:00 PST

Merry Merry! Links and gifts for you

Hello everyone! I'm so glad to get a moment to update you all.  Everything is good, my illness is hanging on and my throat isn't yet up to a podcast. I have gotten a few questions about the lin...
Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:59:00 PST

A new poll for Material Mama!

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Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

Crafty inspiration

I have been looking for some new ideas for making 'stuff' for my kids.  I'm sort of burned out on long sleeved shirts LOL. I found this site, and immediately ordered the catalog.&...
Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:02:00 PST

Material Mama Podcast Show 26 Spend, Save, Give

You can find the most recent shows to listen directly here If you don't have Juice or iTunes to download my free shows about sewing, you can use this direct link to all podcasts. Once there you can c...
Posted by nutmeg on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:54:00 PST

Free dress/shirt pattern for you!

This is the first dress I made custom for my girls. I'm offering the pattern for free if you'd like to give it a spin! It's a fairly simple A Line dress, with or without sleeves. You can use ribbing o...
Posted by nutmeg on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:17:00 PST

Fun in the Summer!

This is more mama centered, but I'd think anyone would have fun doing these activities. Make your own jello type dessert! I found this recipe at Taste of Home Make your own jello flavors! 4-6 serving...
Posted by nutmeg on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:16:00 PST

material mama podcast 24

Leave me a voicemail question or comment by telephone: 1-775-593-5136 Got a Mic? Record A Two-Minute Question or comment. Click here to leave a message Show 23 notes This just in! Make fabric lab...
Posted by nutmeg on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

Free pattern and Inspriation!

? hi again! ?Download this free pattern for your child. 80-122 centimeters, which translates approximately to this chart: ..> 80 cm 30-34 in. 20-27 lbs. 10-24 mos. 18 mos.-2T 90 cm 34-38 in. 26-33...
Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:50:00 PST

Material Mama Podcast #22

Show #22 Notes "my" baby ducks are growing up so fast! Noun tees with Audrey she was inspired by the MiniBoden catalog. Now that I've looked there too, I have some great ideas as well! A noun t-...
Posted by nutmeg on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:40:00 PST