tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20528288779061351402024-03-04T23:54:01.882-08:00The Chronicles of Mercy's MomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-20471715277730724092012-08-19T00:21:00.000-07:002013-07-14T22:24:24.741-07:00Half-Circle Skirt TutorialI made up this skirt the other day, a Circle Skirt with an elastic waist band.
I ended up being really happy with how it came out, but I had originally planned to make it a 1/2 circle skirt. Then I went on auto-pilot and cut it out for a full circle. You might think you can just chop it in half and call it good, but it doesn't work like that. A friend asked how to make a 1/2 circle skirt and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-32677787087135081292012-08-18T00:58:00.003-07:002012-08-18T01:02:03.277-07:00Twirly Top TutorialNothing like a little bit of alliteration to make a good title!
I sewed up a shirt for my daughter the other day and was asked about a tutorial, so here it is!
This is the original one....
I originally decided to make it because she has a cute polka dot one we bought and I loved it so much I decided to make it. Then in the process of making it I realized it was exactly like the little dressesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-42323135065545798542012-03-28T02:46:00.001-07:002012-03-28T02:51:03.960-07:00Paneled Circle Skirt TutorialBack with another tutorial! Someone commented on a sewing forum I'm a part of the other day asking about sewing a paneled skirt and I figured since I've made 'em before (they were actually one of the first types of skirts I've made) that I'd do a tutorial for anybody else who might be wondering about it.
Oh and as a side note, I wanted to make sure I was spelling "paneled" correctlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-25110601775966293552012-03-04T13:58:00.001-08:002012-03-04T14:00:49.321-08:00Tiered Peasant Dress TutorialSo I made this peasant dress the other day, and I'm kinda in love with it.
I decided to make a tutorial for all you lovely people! Let's get started! This tutorial is for about a 2T/3T. It is pretty heavy on the pictures, because I know when I'm reading tutorials I like he ones with LOTS of pictures. Oh, and please forgive the terrible pictures. All my sewing is pretty much done Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-17557003538118944952012-02-16T00:50:00.000-08:002012-02-16T00:50:06.174-08:00I do more than just Pin things....Hey there my poor neglected blog. I could give you a list of excuses as to why I've been absent, but do you really care? Yeah, didn't think so.
Instead I'm gonna share pictures of things I've done off of Pinterest. If you haven't heard of Pinterest before, it's a virtual pinboard, a visual bookmarking site. Instead of bookmarking just links and URLs, it saves the picture.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-21636398051527554532011-09-19T23:31:00.000-07:002013-09-16T01:33:40.708-07:00Urban Unisex Hoodie
The other week I decided it was time to transition into sewing some clothes more suited to cold weather. I had seen posts about the Urban Unisex Hoodie by Heidi and Finn a couple times and loved the look of it. I finally decided to buy it, and man I am SO glad I did! It is such a cute hoodie, and the pattern and directions are so easy to understand. It goes from 6 monthsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-28727774481928814942011-09-18T01:23:00.000-07:002013-09-16T01:33:12.884-07:00TUTORIAL- Making the Urban Unisex Hoodie ReversibleThis post has been moved over to my new blog Cautiously Crafty. Come on over!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-60847185648232927352011-08-27T20:35:00.000-07:002011-09-04T19:33:14.679-07:00Faux Chenille Quilt TUTORIALAs promised, here is the Faux Chenille Quilt tutorial!
I've actually been wanting to do this for awhile, but kept forgetting to take pictures of every step when I was making the big blankets. I got tired of waiting to make another big blanket, so I decided to make a Fat Quarter sized one for this tutorial. I usually make my blankets using 1 yard in size. This is a good size Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-65264889279820235062011-08-23T14:33:00.001-07:002011-08-23T14:35:34.328-07:00Faux Chenille Quilts!I've fallen in love with Faux Chenille Quilts. I'd seen pictures of them online, and thought they were beautiful. I looked up how to make them and it was SO intimidating. It took me a long time to work up the nerve to attempt to make them, but I'm so glad I did!
This is the first one I made, for my niece.
One of the things I love about these blankets is that they are SO forgiving of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-89297793735375228142011-07-20T21:56:00.000-07:002011-07-20T21:56:40.030-07:00Simplicity 2373 Pattern ReviewDuring my blog hiatus last month I did something it took me a long time to work up the courage to do. I made a dress for myself. Using a REAL pattern even! During one of Joann's big pattern sales several months back I picked up Simplicity 2373.
I loved the dress so much. I even went to the trouble of ordering the same fabric online. Then the pattern Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-25706902865538004842011-07-19T14:43:00.005-07:002013-12-25T20:47:42.477-08:00Crayon Roll tutorialThis tutorial has been moved over to my craft blog- Cautiously Crafty. Come on over!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-83433506471045336792011-06-09T22:33:00.000-07:002011-06-09T22:33:08.267-07:00Hi BlogJust wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten you. I've just been busy with the last weeks of school and finals. The next couple of weeks won't any better, but maybe I'll be able to get a post in here or there. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-70275222508441164152011-05-25T01:46:00.001-07:002011-05-25T01:46:48.322-07:00Organization: Mini Fabric BoltsLately my fabric has gotten kinda outta control. It used to be neatly stored in those Rubbermaid 3 drawer carts (and a huge cardboard box next to them). Then it exploded and was taking over the entire downstairs. While browsing the web and my crafting forums I happened across several references to "mini-bolts" of fabric. What are mini-bolts exactly? They are ridiculously Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-17110411810711351682011-05-10T23:43:00.000-07:002011-05-10T23:43:09.451-07:00Crunchy FAILSI'm a little heartbroken about this post. I love sharing and promoting "green", "crunchy" choices. But I feel its only fair to share when those choices don't necessarily work out.
My first crunchy fail is my garden.
Isn't that heartbreaking? Those sad wilted lettuce leaves. The dried up and droopy tomato and cucumber sprouts. And where is the strawberryUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-71786277500643857342011-05-07T00:07:00.000-07:002011-05-07T00:07:04.744-07:00Neglected.I've got a confession to make.
With all the sewing I do, my poor niece and nephew have been terribly neglected and suffered from a terrible lack of handmade auntie goods.
Until recently that is. I've been sewing little things here and there for them for months, and then finally at the end of April I got my butt in gear and had a week-long sew-a-thon.
The productsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-70963968123542379192011-04-23T15:06:00.002-07:002011-04-23T15:07:25.977-07:00GardeningYesterday in my Earth Day post, I posted that I was wanting to start a garden. Silly me though, I forgot that we already did kinda start.
(Left to right- lettuce, strawberries, cucumber/tomato, basil)
For Christmas this past year I got my mom a little basil kit that you grow in side on a window sill. We finally got around to planting it and have got a nice little basil plant going.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-30143778780143442212011-04-22T23:21:00.000-07:002011-04-22T23:21:39.139-07:00Happy Earth Day!Its Earth Day today! This is probably the first year that I've actually really given any thought to Earth Day at all. Largely in part because switching to cloth diapers made me much more aware of the impact my choices have on the earth.
So aside from cloth diapers, how else am I trying to be Green? I'm using reusable water bottles instead of disposable ones. The ones I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-32387872312149875072011-04-13T23:11:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:11:16.180-07:00No Poo update!Here is a brief glimpse inside my head almost every night after my girl has gone to bed....
"blog or sew? blog or sew? sew or blog? blogorsew blogorsew blogorsew?"
Then I usually end up sitting on Facebook or Babycenter.
*sigh*
But tonight I am actually going to update!
I've been doing No Poo for about four weeks now and I absolutely LOVE it! It is so easy, and my hair feels Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-65691444950536726372011-04-03T22:33:00.005-07:002011-08-09T23:10:47.486-07:00Overalls/Shortalls TutorialUPDATED at the bottom to include pics of some boyish ones I made!
Let me preface this by saying that I don't really write tutorials, so I'm sorry if I things are as clear as they could be, or if do it "wrong". Hopefully this will at least help you in some way while making overalls for your kiddo and not just confuse you more. I also apologize for the quality of the pictures. ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-34529831041309476332011-03-26T00:35:00.000-07:002011-03-26T00:35:50.868-07:00InterestingI was looking for a video to share with a friend about Dr. Harvey Karp and the 5 S's, and one of the related videos was Dr. Karp's opinion about "hot saucing" as a punishment for children. In the video he says society doesn't find inflicting pain acceptable to do to spouses, etc, or even for convicted felons, so why is acceptable to do so to children?
Just something interesting I thought IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-91252629583020294252011-03-22T00:25:00.000-07:002011-03-22T00:25:31.941-07:00No More 'Poo!No, I'm not sayin my girl has potty trained, because she hasn't, and if she had, I would be sad to say goodbye to all the Fluff. I'm talking about shampoo. I've been wanting to blog about this for a couple days, but time just keeps getting away from me.
I've read about the method thats called "no 'poo" or, shampoo-free numerous times online, but never really gave it much thought. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-28192680828585526312011-03-03T13:10:00.000-08:002011-03-03T13:10:21.311-08:00WhewThe kiddo is sick and it sure is taking its toll. I haven't sewn in a week, keep forgetting to take pictures for 365, and am waking up multiple times a night to check her fever. Shes been battling the fever for about a week now, and if I don't give her medicine right on time then it spikes up to 104. I'm ready for my girl to feel better. :( But, as soon as she gets the medicine Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-73147335068936134042011-02-14T18:39:00.000-08:002011-02-14T18:39:00.435-08:00My baby is TWO!
Yesterday was Mercedes' 2nd Birthday! It was a great day, we had a fantastic dinner at home with friends and family, then did cake and presents. She had a blast!
Its hard to believe she is already two. She went from this....
to this....
Shes gone from a lump of cute to an actual person. She is so smart, I can't believe how big her vocabulary is and how she Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-68071830359023671092011-02-11T17:34:00.000-08:002011-02-11T17:34:51.458-08:00Sew-A-Long Week 2!This weeks sew-a-long craft was something Valentine's Day related, or a pair of pajamas. This worked out pretty well for me because I needed to sew up a VDay dress for my friends little girl anyways. This dress is the same as the one I made for my girl, they are gonna match!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-11755913573544055852011-02-07T22:10:00.000-08:002011-02-07T22:10:44.362-08:00Refashioned shirtsA few days ago I posted this picture....
Four shirts I picked up on clearance at Walmart for three bucks each. Total of $12 dollars. Here is the after shot-
Kiddo shirts at wallys and target are usually $4-$6. By purchasing the adolescent shirts on clearance and then refashioning them I was able to get four shirts and a skirt for the same price as two or three tops. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2