tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20528288779061351402012-01-24T12:31:51.811-08:00Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-21636398051527554532011-09-19T23:31:00.000-07:002011-09-19T23:31:24.706-07:00

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 months up to 5t, so you can

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I'm going out of order with this tutorial.  Normally I'd like to do a post about the pattern and sharing things I've made with it first before I posted a tutorial, but it turns out this tutorial is in high demand, so I'm posting it now, and will do the other entries in the near future. First, this is on how to make the Urban Unisex Hoodie by Heidi and Finn reversible. It's an awesome pattern, I

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As 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 for a baby/

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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 mistakes.

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During 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 and fabric sat in a box for awhile,

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Hello my poor neglected blog!  I've returned.  With a tutorial, even.  For crayon rolls. I love office/school supplies.  Back-to-School shopping is one of my absolute favorite kinds of shopping.  Notebooks, binders, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, colored pencils.  *Swoon* With it being Back-to-School season, I decided I would stock up on art supplies so I have them on hand for throughout the

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Just 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. 

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Lately 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 adorable baby bolts

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I'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 strawberry plant you may ask?  It disappeared

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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 products of that sewing. I've

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Yesterday 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.  Mercy

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-30143778780143442212011-04-22T23:21:00.000-07:002011-04-22T23:21:39.139-07:00

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 use are still made of

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-32387872312149875072011-04-13T23:11:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:11:16.180-07:00

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 sooo clean and

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UPDATED 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.  It was night, and

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I 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 I

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-91252629583020294252011-03-22T00:25:00.000-07:002011-03-22T00:25:31.941-07:00

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. What is it? 

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The 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 the fever is

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-73147335068936134042011-02-14T18:39:00.000-08:002011-02-14T18:39:00.435-08:00

  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 talks and comprehends.  and

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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!

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A 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.   The neckline on the

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We're now into month two of the 365 project (well, actually that was a couple days ago but I'm just now getting around to posting).  The first month was a ton of fun and I think I did pretty well with only missing one day, I hope February goes as well too!

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An online sewing board I'm a part of has decided to do a sewalong/blogathon.  Several ladies were lacking the motivation to sew much, and also post on their blog frequently so they decided to do a sew-along and invited anybody in the group that wanted to join to participate.  Sounds like fun to me!  They decided they would give two project choices and each person could pick which one they wanted

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-50674494238055818172011-01-30T23:27:00.001-08:002011-01-30T23:29:27.639-08:00

I was looking through my old pictures the other day and came across the pictures of my early sewing products and thought I'd share them on here.  When I first started out I thought I'd never be able to sew the cute stuff I saw other women sew, but here I am sewing up clothes for my girl.  Its pretty awesome to look back and see how far I've come. Heehee, my first project ever, baby leg warmers.

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I missed a day for my 365 project!  January 23rd. :(  I didn't even realize I missed a day until I went to upload the new pics and didn't have one for that day.  Oh well.  I'm sure I'm bound to miss a few more before the year is up. I sewed this dress yesterday, this was my first attempt at this style of dress.  I'm not especially pleased with the way it came out, mainly because I don't think I

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So far the 365 is actually turning out to be easier than I expected.  I haven't missed a day yet, and with a character like Mercedes there isn't really a shortage of inspiration.  All the pictures so far have been uploaded to my Flickr if you want to check em out. Other than taking pictures I've pretty much just been going to school and sewing.  I'm having a blast with serger sewing up shirts. 

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Whew, this 365 project is going to be harder than I thought.  We're only on Day 1 and I'm already having difficulty in two different aspects.  1st, I realized it was 6 PM and I still hadn't taken a picture yet and had no ideas for the picture. 2nd, once I had an idea and had taken the pictures I couldn't pick just one of the pictures. One idea I had for pictures, and my mom actually suggested it

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Its been awhile.  Sorry.  I hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas and is super excited about the New Year. I know I am.  I'm excited because I finally ordered a serger and it should be here on the 5th!  I can't wait to get it and start making tons of clothes.  I'm also excited because I'm going to be starting a 365 project.  I am going to (try) to take at least 1 picture every single day. 

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I've been terribly neglectful of my blog.  Only 1 post in October, and none for November until today- the 23rd.  I have actually been busy though. A recent picture of Mercy and I, showing off the back-carry in our mei tai I am in the process of enrolling in the local community college, right now I'm just waiting to hear back about financial aid.  The first year for the most part is going to

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I'm unusually excited about winter/Christmas time this year.   I'm excited for my family's holiday traditions.  My family has painted ornaments for several years, now our tree is entirely homemade ornaments, its pretty awesome.    Me, Christmas of 2008.  Chris wanted a picture of Mercedes and the snowman he painted. Since getting married,  my husband and I started a few new

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I'm a terrible blogger and for that I apologize,  I'm pretty sure its been practically forever since my last post and the only excuse I can offer is that I'm soaking up being back in Oregon and spending time with my precious girl. I think about you frequently though, and have a  couple posts floating around in my head that I just need to get motivated to actually type out.  I don't see that

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-16055228936062668992010-09-27T21:51:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:51:10.834-07:00

I came across this letter while checking one of my forums the other day.  It is a letter from a momma to another momma who she saw Nurse in Public one time.  It's a very touching letter and I wanted to share it to show all you other mommas that you could very well be making a difference that you aren't aware of when you NIP. Every time you feed your baby in public, not cloistered in the bathroom

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If any of you mommas out there are into crafts you should head on over to the kamsnaps blog and enter her giveaway, tons of great prizes! http://kamsnaps.blogspot.com/2010/09/holiday-giveaway-marathon-1.html

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In a recent discussion about the Similac recall, several moms said they were glad they breastfed their babies.  The formula feeding moms got upset and chastized the BFing moms for "making them feel worse" and told that they were essentially saying "told you so".  Yet in the same discussion, moms who used Enfamil were saying they were glad they didn't use similac, or glad they used an off-brand

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-6680537055634935062010-09-16T23:32:00.000-07:002010-09-16T23:32:51.329-07:00

Sorry I've been absent lately, its been a busy couple weeks.  Mercedes and I have returned to Oregon and are staying here for good!  The husband is getting out of the Navy and we are moving home where we belong, I cant even put into words how incredibly happy this makes me.  So anyways, the last few weeks have been spent busily packing and trying to organize my house somewhat, and sew as much as

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-71225327374218921292010-09-02T12:37:00.000-07:002010-09-02T12:37:03.097-07:00

As I previously mentioned there has been a lot of talk about Flat diapers in the forum I frequent.  I posted pictures of my girl in hers on one of the threads the other day and had several ladies ask me to make a video of how I fold and put it on her.  Here's the video, please forgive me if I sound like a complete goofball in it, I've never made a video tutorial before.

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I've got a lot of room in my heart for cloth diaper love.  In addition to flats being my new love, I've also fallen in love with fleece diapers.  Both, making them and their function.  I didn't think I was going to like sewing fleece diapers at first, but I do, now its its own branch off of my fabric/sewing/cloth diaper addiction.  They work well, and don't require a cover like fitteds do,

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On the cloth diaper board I frequent, there has recently been quite a few posts about Flats.  Flat diapers are similar to prefolds, in that its a piece of fabric that you can fold in different ways to give your baby customized absorbency and the best fit.  Flats are essentially just squares of fabric, usually just one layer and can be made of most any material.  The threads made me curious and I

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I originally started this blog to put out on the net our experiences with Baby-Led Weaning.  When I was looking into it I couldn't readily find any info on it on the net about order of foods, how to prepare foods, or even really personal accounts of BLW.  So I decided I'd write up our own personal experiences with it, so that way if in the future any mom was trying to find info on it, she'd

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-59283894533329320312010-08-23T10:01:00.000-07:002010-08-23T10:01:32.638-07:00

I need this shirt! (Available HERE) I love cafepress. Tons of awesome shirts with  sayings about anything you can think of.  My favorites are the cloth diaper and breastfeeding ones. (from The Luscious Lactivist.) and of course, for my husband-

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-7058548332246260452010-08-16T22:58:00.001-07:002010-08-16T23:01:20.263-07:00

Here is an example of what one of our weekly menus looks like, this is from a few weeks ago. Sunday- Leftovers (don't remember what they were exactly....) Monday- Mac n' Cheese w/side salad Tuesday- Leftovers (I usually do leftovers after a casserole/soup night) Wednesday- Tacos w/Spanish rice (Old El Paso Spanish Rice is the only way to go.  If you don't already have a preferred brand, or tried

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Our first attempt at meal planning and 1 big shopping trip was a success.  The two weeks went by, we followed the menu, and didn't eat out or need any extra shopping trips.  The second attempt went even better, the planning/making a list part went by much quicker and I didn't feel like ripping my hair out at all, and the shopping trip went quicker.  It didn't us long to notice the benefits of

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About two months ago in an effort to help us reduce spending and shop smarter we decided we were going to take out our grocery money in cash, and only make 1 big shopping trip per pay check.  We would do our shopping and when that cash was gone, we were done spending.  I realize this concept is a pretty basic one, but for us, with the convenience of being able to magically swipe and its paid for,

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When we first introducing solids Mercy wasn't so crazy about most of them.  She didn't really love avocado, or pears, or cantaloupe, cucumbers, or broccoli.  The first food she really seemed to enjoy was a fresh peach.  And they are still a favorite of hers. We recently bought some monster peaches from Costco and she thoroughly enjoyed them.

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So after thinking about it, I realized that Mercy has actually been saying "sentences" for a couple weeks now.  She says "Thank you", "Bless you", "All done", and tonight "All done Mama".  ♥

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It is so amazing to me how much Mercedes has grown into her own little person from the itty bitty baby that depended on me for everything.  Now, she still does depend on me for quite a bit, but its different.  She has her own thoughts now, and opinions on things, her own preferences.  She prefers water to juice.  Sometimes she wants to be naked, other times naked is the worst thing in the world.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-38703493866203121892010-07-13T21:35:00.003-07:002010-07-15T22:24:39.417-07:00

My baby is 17 months old today. (Scuse me while I go cry a little bit.) My baby is not such a baby anymore, shes turning into a big girl.  I'll look at her and see my little baby, but then she'll go and do something like bring me a water bottle while saying "Wata. Pleeease."  Or bring me her Animal book saying "Amals.  Book. Pleeease." Then sit there and make the animal noises as I turn the pages

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-36295136657852823692010-06-26T17:56:00.001-07:002010-06-26T17:56:25.003-07:00

In addition to yesterdays blog about extended breastfeeding, here are some interesting facts regarding the matter. Breastmilk continues to provide substantial nutrients well past the first year of life, including protein, fat, and most vitamins. In the second year (12-23 months), 448 mL of breastmilk provides: 29% of energy requirements 43% of protein

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That is the question many moms get asked when they nurse their baby past the age 1, and sadly, sometimes after 6 months of age.  There are so many opinions out there about when a mother should quit breastfeeding.  Several I've heard have been "when the baby has teeth", or "when she can ask for it", or even ages, 4 months, 6 months, a year. "You're still breastfeeding?" As an

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-56747626506900861452010-06-11T16:30:00.000-07:002010-06-11T16:30:31.496-07:00

 Here is a tasty fun little snack to try one of these summer days! ~Mini Bagel Sandwiches~ First you need Mini Bagels.  Ya know, those cute little baby sized ones.  Then your condiments of choice.  I like mayo, mustard, and pepper.  You also need sandwich fixins.  Mine was turkey, cheese, and lettuce, nice and simple.  Smear condiments on mini bagel, construct sandwich as you normally would,

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-17556784229695151042010-06-10T00:46:00.001-07:002010-06-10T00:46:53.323-07:00

I'll admit that my cloth diaper experience might be a little limited. I haven't tried very many brands/types of cloth diapers.  But I am going to try and start doing reviews on ones I have tried, and hopefully this will motivate me to get out there and try more. First up on the list is Doodle Dypes. I love these diapers.   They are made by a wonderful WAHM, Sandy.  Made using Bamboo fleece,

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-89099227166004290132010-06-09T23:31:00.001-07:002010-06-09T23:40:46.051-07:00

Mercy is past the "introducing" stage of solids, so the post ideas dealing with BLW are slim pickins.  However I'm still enjoying the benefits of BLW.  I see quite a few posts on my parenting community along the lines of "How do you get your child to eat vegetables?!"  I generally try not to respond because I'm sure my answer of "put it in front of her" isn't exactly the type they are looking for

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Went to the beach with my husband and daughter this weekend.  We had an absolute blast.  It was pretty much a perfect day.  Mercy looked so adorable in her swimsuit.  I played in the water a little bit, but mostly sat back and observed through the lens of my camera.  It was Mercy's first real time in the ocean and I figured she would be scared, I stayed back so she would depend on dad to catch

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My evil plot to take over the world with cloth diapering 1 person at a time is in motion. Bwahaha! I went over to visit and friend and talk fluff with her because she was interested in converting to cloth.  She has since decided she definitely wants to.  This brings my convert tally up to a grand total of 4 people. My friend Tabby and my friend Mikayla are now cloth converts. My little sister

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One person at a time. Cloth diapering is addictive. And once you're addicted its hard to kick the habit.  You're the addict, you're an enabler, and sometimes even a dealer. An Addict because its hard to stop buying cloth diapers.  Occasionally you'll get on the wagon, but then fall off and binge.  An Enabler because you egg on other CD addicts.  "Buy it.  You know you want it.  you need it." 

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I don't know if its because its 1 am and I'm really tired, or what.  But I found this HILARIOUS.  Literally gasping for air, sides hurt, convulsing, because I was laughing so hard. http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2010/05/blunders-that-burn.html I'm also especially amused by these. http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/08/cakes-for-all-ocassions.html

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I got to talk to the hubby today.  He is finally back in the same country, with cell service.  Me and Mercy will finally get to see him again before too long, after three months apart.  Not as long as last time, but still pretty long.  Thinking about this homecoming got me thinking about last homecoming and I ended up going back and reading all my Tweets from that day.  For your viewing pleasure-

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It appears that the Myths and Facts section regarding cloth diapers on the Pampers website has mysteriously disappeared.  I am beyond thrilled.  I'm guessing they got a flood of emails from cloth diapering mommas who were unhappy with the lies they were spreading.  Hooray for them removing their heads from their, er sposies!

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-43282330661050364402010-05-22T01:13:00.002-07:002010-05-22T01:57:46.597-07:00

I was asked to list my sources for my entry the other day, specifically about the Disposable diapers take 500 years to decompose comment.  I realize now that I should have taken the time to find and list my sources within that entry, but I was upset with Pampers "Facts" and wanted to address them immediately, even if it was only with my anecdotal arguments. I found multiple sites that said the

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-86254854465534741902010-05-21T16:42:00.002-07:002010-05-21T16:42:46.857-07:00

Check out an awesome give away for name art here!  Hurry fast, ends tonight at 10 pm CST! http://www.alannainsuburbia.blogspot.com/

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*UPDATE* It appears that Pampers also felt the heat of angered cloth diapering parents because they have removed their Myths and Facts section regarding cloth diapers!  Hooray! Apparently Pampers is feeling the heat of the cloth diaper trend.  They have gone on the so called Offensive and have a Myths and Facts section on their website, listing different "Myths" associated with cloth and

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-85062635099342316692010-05-19T16:35:00.000-07:002010-05-19T16:35:40.199-07:00

So many blogs rollin around in my head. Benefits of Extended Rear Facing/dangers of Forward Facing too soon. Cloth diaper converts. Response to Pampers ridiculous claims about cloth diapers. I don't even know where to start.

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"What Would You Do?" Uh, for starters, I would rewrite that entire segment.  I was SO disappointed with how they did the nursing in public scenario. It took place in a little cafe.  A mom purchased a cup of coffee then sat down, unbuttoned the top couple buttons of her shirt and started breastfeeding her baby.  A man walked by (the manager) and proclaimed (in a disgusted voice) "Oh god. Excuse

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-24891195530677461252010-05-12T17:40:00.001-07:002010-05-12T17:45:38.190-07:00

There is a series on ABC called "What Would You Do?".  It is a hidden camera show that shows how the average person would respond when confronted with various situations.  One was "What would you do if you saw a man verbally abusing a woman in a park"  Then it swapped to "...a woman verbally abusing a man in a park"  another was "...if the waitress was very obviously hitting on your husband in

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-44003010986375118302010-05-11T01:05:00.000-07:002010-05-11T01:05:10.771-07:00

My camera has all of a sudden decided that it does not want to upload pictures.  The computer is not recognizing it when I plug it in.  I can still take pictures just fine, but can't share them with the world wide web :( . I tried looking up the error message online but nothing really came up.  I tried calling customer service and tech support but it was of course not during business hours. 

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Dear Blog, I'm sorry I'm so neglectful.  I will try to be better. I promise.  Unfortunately its 2 AM and I'm not feeling like now is the time.  Just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you.                                                                Love,                                                                     Paige.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-43451537325648547072010-04-13T21:51:00.000-07:002010-04-13T21:51:33.450-07:00

I've recently embarked upon the journey of making skirts.  It all started when I was at the fabric store and found some really cute fabric that I thought would look fabulous as a skirt.  So I grabbed it up and set about figuring out the proper measurements and a good pattern.  My first attempt... After that one, I just had to go back and get the same pattern in green. and I love it.  It is

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-50399470043291802222010-04-05T20:47:00.004-07:002010-06-26T17:56:46.386-07:00

Thats right. Eating for two doesn't end when you give birth to your precious bundle of joy.  When you're breastfeeding at least. So many mommas seem to forget that your baby gets his nutrients from you, which means you need to keep yourself well nourished. Just as its important to eat a healthy well balanced diet when you are pregnant because what you eat passes to your baby in utero, its

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-91531171728318836782010-04-01T10:53:00.000-07:002010-04-01T10:53:53.738-07:00

Through this Sunday when you buy two soakers you get a pair of Sans Pants half off!  We just stocked a TON of Sans Pants so definitely go check it out! http://www.etsy.com/shop/havemercy213

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Hi.  My daughter's name is Mercy and she is a food-a-holic.  There is no doubt that Mercedes is my girl.  The way to her heart is certainly through her stomach. Her favorite, most spoken word is "Bite."  If I even open the fridge, she comes running (as fast as her wobbly toddler legs will take her, which is pretty fast) to the kitchen with her chorus of "Bite?" in her precious little baby girl

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-62007212869931520492010-03-25T16:21:00.000-07:002010-03-25T16:21:23.767-07:00

I started a FB Fan page for Have Mercy! the other week.  I have the button on my sidebar, but figured I'd also go ahead and post the link here, become a fan! Sneak peeks, updates, and special deals! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Have-Mercy/362374060686 In other news, the giveaway for a FREE Have Mercy! soaker ends tomorrow night at 10 PM.  If you haven't entered yet I strongly encourage you

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-48642107260020397102010-03-20T20:22:00.000-07:002010-03-20T20:22:27.252-07:00

I have converted yet another person to the wonderful world of Babywearing.  The sling I posted pics of the other day was for a friend of mine who recently had a little girl.  I delivered it to her yesterday and showed her how to use it and everything and happened to run into her today where she told about her babywearing experience earlier today and how much easier it was and how much she loved

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-57134879487581956802010-03-20T00:22:00.000-07:002010-03-20T00:22:11.243-07:00

Check out GreekMomma's Blog for a surprise giveaway.  Its a secret, can you guess what it is? http://mommagreek.blogspot.com/

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-70219149810424860012010-03-20T00:20:00.001-07:002010-03-20T00:23:49.859-07:00

Stocked some new soakers today, they are ridiculously cute and definitely warrant a look. http://www.etsy.com/shop/havemercy213 I've also been making baby carriers, these are two of my most recent.... ' (My sister modeling it with Mercy) and a sling.... ' It had been a long day.  Please excuse my frazzled appearance and my mess in the background. It has definitely been a productive week

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-59968435111170545822010-03-15T21:05:00.001-07:002010-03-16T13:33:18.206-07:00

Miss Mercy Rose moved up to her convertible car seat this past week.  We got her the Britax  Marathon in the Mariposa pattern. Snoozin in her seat, all strapped in properly and safely.  She likes being up higher, it gives her a better view out the windows I think.  When she isn't sleeping that is. In honor of her new car seat I plan on doing a couple blogs about car seat safety.  This one is on

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-39618763726189227632010-03-08T21:26:00.001-08:002010-03-08T22:15:55.185-08:00

I am exhausted.  Mercy has a cold or something and it has turned her into a very clingy, whiny, pretty much inconsolable little girl today.  It has given me a raging headache.  On the bright side, my wonderful friend came over today and whisked her away to the park (before we knew she was sick) and I was able to go to the post office and grocery store all by myself.  Which was good, because

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-30688678558546458772010-03-01T02:01:00.001-08:002010-03-01T02:02:09.154-08:00

Miss Mercy and I went on a road trip today with GreekMomma.  Okay, so maybe it wasn't a REAL road trip or anything, but we drove a couple hours to do some shopping in the big city.  Maybe an hour into our drive I'm looking at our diaper bag and realize that we have a Babywearing emergency. I am completely without a carrier.  I had a sling in my bag, but took it out because I planned on bringing

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-58198648260904348252010-03-01T01:41:00.000-08:002010-03-01T01:41:01.384-08:00

I've been pretty busy lately, running all over the place with friends and sewing sewing sewing.  Miss Mercy is doing wonderful, we ordered her new big girl convertible car seat earlier this week, just anxiously awaiting its arrival now.  Shes going through the delightful stage of tossing her food off her plate, it certainly makes meal time interesting.  As for sewing I've been pretty busy.  I've

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-80601861120932686562010-02-26T01:04:00.001-08:002010-02-26T01:04:32.167-08:00

My Etsy shop is open and stocked! I am so excited, I know it will probably take awhile to really get up and running with consistent orders, but I am still very excited to have finally opened it and stock it. Check it out and let me know what you think! http://www.etsy.com/shop/HaveMercy213

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-10849547259439531582010-02-16T00:54:00.002-08:002010-02-16T00:57:02.204-08:00

I apologize for my neglect.  I have a good excuse.  Well, not really.  I've been running around with friends, and when I'm not doing that I've been, ya know, being a mom. I do have good news though!  After much procrastinating and dilly dallying I think I am finally about ready to open my Etsy shop.  I have been turning this idea around in my head for MONTHS, and I think I'm just about ready to

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-49080720322590804242010-02-13T23:10:00.001-08:002010-02-13T23:12:05.709-08:00

My precious baby girl is now a whole year old.  Its crazy, it seems like just yesterday she was a newborn baby girl, but at the same time like that was FOREVER ago.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-19883732294102769282010-02-04T01:41:00.003-08:002010-02-04T01:44:46.754-08:00

Not only have I embraced the world of cloth diapering, which I never thought I'd do, I have also recently started making my own baby wipes.  At first I was just using paper towels, spraying some of the mixture on one and proceeding as usual.  For awhile though I've had the thought of using cloth wipes rollin around in my head.  The other day upon finding some cute flannel in the remnants bin, I

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-88282272696324735982010-01-27T21:50:00.001-08:002010-01-27T21:51:06.918-08:00

I've been terribly neglectful lately and I apologize.  I'm in the midst of a traveling adventure and have been so busy I haven't had much time to post.  I got to meet up with a couple wonderful friends in San Francisco the other day, cute pictures to come.  For now though, I just wanted to post a quick entry telling you about a great cloth diaper giveaway, its over at http://couponmommyof2.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-44206957535689891602010-01-20T00:04:00.001-08:002010-01-20T00:05:18.982-08:00

Since we're going to be in Oregon for Miss Mercy's 1st birthday we decided to do a cake smash early so that way daddy could be here for it.  We got her a little Winnie the Pooh cake from Walmart to destroy all on her own.  It didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to, I wanted to do it during the day when there would be lots of natural light, but after a week of not having time to do it while

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-71890426592454435962010-01-15T22:25:00.002-08:002010-01-15T22:26:41.682-08:00

Dear Baby-Led Weaning, You make my life very interesting.  I believe you are partially responsible for fostering an incredible bit of independence in Miss Mercy.  For example- she takes it upon herself to take food from my plate and try to take my fork and feed herself.  Her latest adventure was opening the cereal cabinet, grabbing a box of cheerios, opening that, and proceeding to sit on my

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-9063186123355105562010-01-08T21:55:00.000-08:002010-01-08T21:55:19.209-08:00

I purchased my first "real" cloth diaper the other day, a GoodMama fitted with snaps.  I will be doing a review of it in the near future, in the meantime there is a great giveaway at The Cloth Diaper Whisperer, go check it out! Here's a quick pic, to show you just how cute they are!  This is Miss Mercy, modeling her new super cute LazyDaisy diaper.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-48604580135082578132010-01-08T16:32:00.003-08:002010-01-08T16:42:41.783-08:00

I mean really talk. Not baby talk, not babble, but actual real TALK.  I have done this since Mercedes was born.  I have conversations with her, I ask her questions and for her opinions.  We will walk through the grocery store and she will be in the wrap or in the cart and I will ask her whats next on the list, what brand we should get, is this green pepper big enough, do we need carrots, does she

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-48362982189493487652010-01-08T15:49:00.002-08:002010-01-08T15:52:32.784-08:00

I apologize for the lack of posts lately, I have been lost in a tangle of fabric and thread. Diaper cozies.... and wraps, and felt alphabet "blocks", Oh My! Please forgive me for my neglect, but I have a sewing addiction and am working on getting it under control.  I have several blog posts that are dying to be posted though, so don't be surprised if your Dashboard is flooded by  me.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-34807777938538140862010-01-03T22:56:00.001-08:002010-01-03T22:57:16.536-08:00

I'm very distraught.  This cold weather is seriously hindering my photo chances.  We've been having fun going to the park to play and take pictures, but now with it being so cold I can't really take her out, or if we do she has to be super bundled up.  Harumph.  I took her out yesterday, and I imagine that will probably be one of the last park photoshoots we have, and I didn't even get as many

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-52188532164634086902009-12-30T22:00:00.000-08:002009-12-30T22:00:02.900-08:00

The results are in and the winner is..... Entry #7- Amanda, for following my blog. (winner was chosen using the generator at Random.org)  Congratulations Amanda! Email me at mercysmom@live.com to claim your prize! Thanks to everyone who entered!

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I am thoroughly enjoying the new camera I got for Christmas.  (Thanks Dad!) Isn't she awesome?! Doing the monkey bars at 10 months old! h Playin with dad at the park  Watching other kids play at the park. I love her. Oh, and I didn't REALLY let her just hang from the monkey bars, Dad was holding her and I had some photoshop fun.  Scared ya didn't I?

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Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479707900260578116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052828877906135140.post-31188065080635801582009-12-22T21:38:00.007-08:002009-12-30T12:25:20.818-08:00

      p, pre {margin: 0;} input.blogger-ie-hack {position: absolute; left: -9999px;}hr.more {border-width:1px 0 0 0; border-style:dashed; border-color: #666; height: 8px; background:#ddd}  ********UPDATE******** I'm extending the deadline to Midnight tonight (Dec 30th)!! ************************ One of my goals is to make and sell wraps, among other things.  I managed to snag some

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Merry Christmas everybody!  My present to you is a new holiday layout!  I hope to do a giveaway here in the near future, so keeps your eyes open for it!

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My camera died today.  The lens won't pop out and it just gives me an error message on the screen.  So, this will mostly be a pictureless blog until I am able to acquire a new one.  Any pictures I do manage to post will be shoddy quality, taken with my camera phone.  :(  Heres hoping I get a new one soon.

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Miss Mercy had spaghetti for dinner tonight!  She's had it once or twice before, but I always would hand her a noodle at a time.  This time I made her a little plate, set her up in her bumbo and let her have it. 

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I have a small group of ladies that I met online, that must love me.  I sure do love them back.  I haven't met most of them, we've mainly only chatted online or occasionally texted.  Despite only knowing eachother electronically, I'm relatively convinced we'd all confess our love of eachother to at least a small degree.  A few weeks ago I recieved physical evidence of that love. Several of

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I just wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out in Blog World!  This is my first attempt at a turkey so wish me luck! 

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After our last salad fiasco, I decided from now on I'd make Mercedes her own salads to eat from so she wouldn't keep trying to thieve mine.  A few days ago Miss Mercy and I went out to lunch with my dad.  We went to a buffet, and my favorite part is by far the salad bar.  Having learned my lesson I made Mercy her own salad with all sorts of good stuff on it like cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower,

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My sisters and I took a little road trip early the other morning.  We had to take my big sister to the airport, which is a two hour drive away.  We left around 3:30 and stopped at a McDonalds around 4:30 for breakfast.  It was a pretty hilarious stop. McD: "I can take your order whenever youre ready" Me: "Can we get a number 4 with an orange juice, and a small latte?" McD: "Any flavoring?" Me: "

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There is a giveaway over at My Boho Baby is Hippie Chic, for a wet bag from The Nappy Shoppe, go check it out and enter!

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